Making Rope
A vary nicely done festival was put on in northern Oregon over the weekend. Free admission and free food were just some of the unexpected novelties of this small fair. As a long time fair goer this was the first fair I have ever attended that didn't get into my wallet just to enter the grounds, and a free diner, well... what can I say!Sheep, Goats, Lamas, Alpacas, and the softest angora rabbits I have ever felt were some the critters on display. Lots of spinning wheels and other fiber equipment and displays in the main building.
Walt & Joyce from Windward were there, Joyce to show spinning and some fine fabrics, Patrick to make rope. I had a nice visit with them and learned more about Windward .
The following are a few pictures from the event:
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Six strands of fiber twine are spun to produce rope. Walt conscripts members from the audience to help in this three-person endeavor. The person on the right turns the crank, the conscriptee on the left is the anchor, with a belt around their waist they hold tension as Walt guides the strands into place.
Walt is getting those strands just right.
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