Spinning-and-Weaving-5.01

Spinning-and-Weaving-5.01

Long ago, people had to spin their own thread and use that thread to weave or sew clothes and other fabric items. Here, a reenactor at the Longfellow Evangeline State Historic Site demonstrates to a group of children how people made their own thread for weaving in the old days. (Photo courtesy Louisiana Office of State Parks)