North American Indian Weft Twined Bag Anita Hart
Native Americans unraveled and re-spun wool trade cloth to make weft twined bags. These bags were constructed with yarn twined on loose warps tied to a header cord stretched around two springy stakes driven vertically into the ground. Twining is slow work, but the technique makes a very sturdy bag.

Materials: Cotton carpet warp, handspun wool yarn and handspun mohair, Wash Fast Acid dyes, button, beads, Valkyrie mini combs, Ashford spinning wheel, inkle loom, knitting bobbins

 
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