Yesterday, Year 4 embarked on our last school trip of the year! We visited Armely Mills; the museum was full of amazing, old machines that take wool from a sheep and make it into fabric.
Each class had a weaving workshop where they carded wool to make it smooth and straight. This used to be done by hand or, in the later years, by machines! Back in Victorian times, children as young as 7 were working on the machines… We decided that we’d much rather be in school learning!
Finally, we had a go at weaving ourselves. When we weave, there are two threads called a weft and a warp that go in different directions. The weft goes from left to right and the warp goes from top to bottom. We weaved a variety of fabric to create some beautiful weaves!
We spent the rest of the day exploring the other parts of the museum and the gardens.
A fun-filled day had by all!
Help at home by watching this BBC Bitesize video about weaving. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0015x4s/bitesize-daily-79-year-olds-art-89-year-olds-3-weaving
