"The warp-weighted loom she used stood upright on a rickety wooden frame in a large workshop building. The stuffy, cramped workshop was filled with several dozen other girls who were all weaving fabric as well. The frame of Kisandra’s loom was leaning against the back wall of the workshop. Bundles of threads were tied to a series of dangling loom weights which kept the thread pulled tight. The lengthwise yarns were called the warp, and the yarn that she inserted over-and-under the warp threads were called the weft. Kisandra enjoyed doing this type of work at home because the labor was exercised for the sake of her family. Being forced to do this by a stranger made the labor nearly unbearable."
-- Kisandra at work
from Time Trip #1 (Chapter 11)
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| Working on a standing loom. |
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| Artwork from a Greek vase depicting weavers at work. |
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Female slaves at work in Ancient Greece.
KILLING FOR COUNTRY
TIME TRIP ADVENTURE 1
THE JOURNEY TO ANCIENT GREECE
A RIDE ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
TIME TRIP ADVENTURE 3
WITNESS TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
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