Using his hands, the weaver positions the weft threads via the warp while standing right in front of the loom. The warp weighted loom is now used by many weavers. The horizontal ground loom features a very basic organization of poles and sticks driven right into the ground. The weaver measures the width and length required to weave the cloth and drives the sticks right into the ground. Time to spin For those who have always dreamed of having their very own spinning wheels like in famous fairy tales they have to save hundreds of dollars. In order to save, they can always just buy some affordable drop spindles that can be found in most fiber sellers. Also, a homemade drop spindle can also be used with the help of two old compact discs and a piece of a half inch dowel rod that measures around twelve inches. This is perhaps the main reason why the number of spinners is also increasing. Back then, spinning is only regarded as an essential part of the cottage industry which kept families properly and comfortably clothed by using the fleeces that were shorn from the sheep that they, themselves, raised. But now, spinning yarn is known to be such a perfect complement to hobbies related to crochet and knitting. This is the same direction you will be using to successfully spin the yarn. You should start practicing to rotate the spindle correctly. Continue the process of spinning in the same direction until the time the leader starts to take in the twist. Leave some fiber at the end to join on more fiber. On Winding You have to maintain tension on the freshly spun yarn to let the twist run into the freshly drafted fiber. Moreover, their ancestors actually started out trying to figure everything they could with bamboo for more than seven thousand years ago. 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. Weaving Back then, weaving was regarded as one of man s common activities in most pueblos. They proceeded with the weaving processes in the kiva, which is a ceremonial room. Actually, this ceremonial room is merely a cramped space that further inspired the invention of the upright loom. From cotton to wool When the Spaniards arrived with their Churro sheep back in the sixteenth century made them decide to use wool as their weaving material instead of the usual cotton.