From sheep to shirt — the entire cycle can happen in one house.
Spinning
Wool sheared → washed (remove lanolin) → carded (two toothed paddles) → spun on wheel. Foot-powered spinning wheel (no electricity): pedal turns wheel, wheel turns spindle, hands feed wool. Result: yarn. 500 g wool → 4-6 hours spinning → ~500 m yarn.
Weaving
Loom: frame with warp threads (vertical). Shuttle with weft (horizontal) passes back and forth. Treadles raise different warp threads — creating pattern. Plain weave: 2 treadles. Twill: 4. Damask: 8+.
What They Weave
Wool fabric for clothing. Linen towels and tablecloths. Rag rugs (from fabric scraps). Blankets.
Economics
1 sheep → 3 kg wool → ~15 m fabric → 1 shirt + 1 pair pants. Cost: $0 (own sheep, own hands). Store fabric: $10-20/m. Handspun yarn: $30-50/skein at market. Weaving — slow but economical and therapeutic.