Pinch the fibers and leader yarn together, thereby allowing the drop spindle to suspend, then spin the drop spindle in a clockwise manner to start spinning. The fibers from the wool will start to draft right onto the leader yarn. You will then create the first thread of homemade yarn. More on the Approach As soon as the fibers are already spun together for a foot or so, you can stop then take out the tie from the leader yarn found on the spindle hook. At present, many have already adopted new styles and kinds of dyes, weaving techniques, and fabrics that allow researchers to study a very wide variety of Salish weavings. Use of blankets Back then, people used blankets because of ceremonial purposes. Whenever Salish blankets are worn by a certain person, that person is identified as someone who is very civic and religious within the community. They had to spin the clothes they had to wear by themselves from cotton, flax or wool. At present, people do not have to spin or weave fabric just so they could have something to wear. They probably cannot even imagine having to knit their clothes or their socks from cotton and spin it into threads. People have the freedom to decide if they want to learn how to spin yarns and knit them for beautiful scarves or sweaters that are made of wool. Some particular places in China were actually quite popular for the production of some distinctive woven bamboo products, such as Hubei provinces, Shengxian, Dongyang, Jiang an of Sichuan province, Hunan, and Anji of the Zhejian province. Based on the records found in the Republic of China which date back to the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese place that was richest in bamboos and its products was Rui an County. Tie a single end to the wooden weaving loom, then stretch the length down, allowing the string to run down the long side, similar to a guitar. Tie the end of the string around. Make sure that the string is stretched and secured very tightly. Repeat the process until the loom gets full. Repeating the Process The one end of the color yarn rolls to the top at the far right or the far left side of the bottom. You do not need a distaff to spin flax. A distaff is generally used for long line flax. The flax fibers are very long, reaching 1 yard or so, and will need meticulous preparation and dressing on a distaff before you spin. You can spin commercial flax top without using a distaff. This can be spun dry for a hairy result.