Year 3: Natural dye wool workshop

 Well what a glorious day for a wool workshop! 

This afternoon Jo form Dorset Wool explained to the children how people from the Bronze and Iron Age would use plants such as Weld and Madder to dye their wool and linens. 

It was amazing to see the yarn change colour! 

The children even had a go at making yarn themselves by spinning wool.

And they also used a peg loom to make a small mat using Jo's wool from her Portland sheep.

Why not ask your child something that they have learnt this afternoon? 

Thank you to Jo from Dorset Wool. We will definitely be using the new techniques in our learning.