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[Drop Spinning]

Description: Black and white photograph of a couple of teenage girls at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival using drop spindles to spin fiber into yarn. The girl on the left is elevated on a small stool upon which she is standing. Between the girls is a chair.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Brett, Rope Maker]

Description: Black and white photograph of Bill Brett, a man who makes ropes from horsehair; he is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is seated on a lawn chair, hand spinning fibers into workable material for making ropes -- some of which are hanging on a rope to the right.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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