Continue the educational fun back at the classroom with our Teachers Pack. Everyone watches a sheep gets its spring shearing. Learn what they eat and how they are cared for. Prepare freshly sheared and washed wool for spinning. Use hand cards and a drum-carding machine to align the fibers.
Students keep samples of their carded wool.
See how a spinning wheel works. Feel samples of different kinds of wool products, make a wool tassel and learn how to dye it back in class. Continue the educational fun back at the classroom with our Teachers Pack. Living off the land as the Lenape did required ingenuity and a mastery of skills for daily survival. We'll take you through a hands-on tour of a Lenape dwelling, games, hunting, and gardening.