Hands to the Spindle
Download or Read eBook Hands to the Spindle PDF written by Paula Mitchell Marks and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Paula Mitchell Marks |
| Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0890966990 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780890966990 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Hands to the Spindle by : Paula Mitchell Marks
Book excerpt: Of the spinning wheel and the clatter of the loom provided regular accompaniment to the lives of many Texas women immigrants and their families. Producing much-needed garments and cloth also provided an escape from the worries and isolation of frontier life. One early chronicler, Mary Crownover Rabb, kept her spinning wheel whistling all day and most of the night because the spinning kept her "from hearing the Indians walking around hunting mischief." Through the stories.
