>But i don`t think bedouins here use wheels [ unless they were taught by >some one] Tradional they use a spindle .
That is what I suspect also. Though some of us here may remember that picture Ashford used to have in their advertizements of a group of Bedouin women spinning on their wheels. I think that was introduced. Spinning wheels themselves are not foriegn though. Someone here first told me about its use for plying and I have seen other references to that use since, but that was in town workshops, not neccesarily among the Bedouin. >I will see if i can get you the site of the Beduin Museum, in Rahat or the >Lakiya ladies ,,,, I am googleing as I type. Looks interesting, Thanks for the direction. >I don`t know what Bedu women are ? if you mean Beduin please use their >full name. Bedu means the same as Bedouin and is listed in my Websters dictionary. I used it because it is what was familiar to me. The history and anthropology of the Middle East I have been reading use Bedu in preference to Bedouin. My Arab friends also preffer Bedu as it is closer to the arabic. Actually they wonder just what are the Bedu being put in? I apologize for confusing you. >No i haven`t been to Amman , some Israelies were , but i wasn`t. >mirjam O well. I was hopeing for a fiber savy person's opinion. Some day I hope to go to all these places and satisfy my curiousity, more likily add to it. Turan PS, I have a large cloth bag I use as a purse. It usually has mittens or some knitting in it. My best knitting times are waiting through children's music lessons. To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
