These wool cards are made out of wood and metal. They were used to comb wool.

Internet Resources: Here are some links which will get you started in your quest for knowledge. The Internet is growing at an astounding rate. This list does not include every Website on textileworking, only the best of the sites that we visited!

Museum Loan Kits: A kit is not available for the topic of textileworking. Kits can be checked out by Illinois School Teachers free of charge. For a complete list of kit topics please visit: educational loan kits For more information please contact Bob DeHoet at (618) 453-5388 or email him at: drhoet@siu.edu

Printed Resources: At this time, the Museum Explorers Library contains no books on textileworking. Please check back. Books in this special library can be checked out by Museum Explorer teachers free of charge. Please see our Museum Explorers Library Web page. The following is a list of printed materials about textileworking which may be available through your library: No materials available at this time. Please check back.

Previous Explorer Projects: This is a list of Museum Explorer Projects completed by teachers and students in the last three years. There are no previous school projects completed on textileworking. To view other school pages please visit our Museum Explorers School Pages.

This early hand operated sewing machine is called a "chain-stitch" machine because it does not use any bobbin thread and produces a stitch that can easily be pulled out if desired. The manufacturer of this machine is unknown.