Perhaps this piece was owned by a spinner who sold or traded the yarn for $/goods. It was found on a farm perhaps they even owned the sheep.
Lorri But Jeri, why would they measure knitting yarn? Measuring yarn on the weasel yields that all important Yards Per Pound (ypp) that weavers need to plan the loom set up - it's the same ypp that informs our lace thread sizes. Su On Aug 18, 2008, at 6:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From the primitive nature of this all-wooden equipment, I'd say it > measured > heavy yarn that would have been used for knitting sweaters, caps, > and > mittens for men who worked in the woods or at sea, as well as for > the families of > many children. Nothing fancy. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
