I continue to be engrossed in genealogy research, looking for the clues that weave my ancestors together into a sturdy cloth. But lately I find myself assembling only the edges of the puzzle. I have more of the frame or boarder than the parts that fill in the center sections. So I just want to appreciate what I am learning about the history of the people who lived in those long ago times. I bet in those olden days many women did more practical weaving like cloth for their families clothes.
‘Tatua Partonun weaving Simalungun traditional woven cloth (Hiou), in her home at Purba Tongah’ by Arokh Thio Gunadi Purba on Wikimedia.org
Stream of Consciousness Saturday, #SOCS, is hosted by Linda G. Hill. Today’s prompt word is ‘frame.’
Notes Tied On The Sagebrush 
I know that in the early 1900s, my grandmother had a loom. How she found time to weave, garden, cook and sew while raising 8 kids, I’ll never know.
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Women had so many craft skills, probably as a necessity. They had to make a lot of things themselves. I hope they found some of it enjoyable. It was hard work too.
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The loom is one of the more intimidating things I’ve seen from those days. We’ve seen demonstrations up close in Williamsburg and Old Salem and all I can think is wow, there’s no way I could manage that.
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Women have done some beautiful weaving over the ages. I think you could learn how. I haven’t tried weaving. I am pretty lame with a sewing machine. My grandmother had a sewing machine she operated manually with a foot pedal.
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So beautiful, all of what you offer…thank you
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Thank you.
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