Lost skills
I can only imagine even if we get major plasma blast that cause global forest fires and melting metal and with flooding that they’re still going to be a remnant of a lot of various types of cloth and clothing to be had for the first 3-15 years or maybe a little longer, depending on available resources after the flip. I wonder how long it will take before much of our modern clothing soon becomes threadbare and falling off our shoulders and hips. At what point do we revert back to animal skins furs, and homespun clothing made with scavenged threads or wool? Would it not make sense to keep within your library various books on farming, both animal husbandry for animal hairs that could be woven and turned into clothing, as well as books regarding the various types of plant fibers and how to make them into clothing, or possibly weapons like slings and bowstrings.
I’d imagine those skills and abilities would make someone a welcome addition to any community. Collecting the skills and books required to identify and forage for your natural dyes should also be considered as beneficial. If you survive and become a refugee and cannot bring your books with you, at least having the knowledge could gain you a foothold or step up above others.
I think it wise to also consider methods used by our ancient forefathers. Besides skins and furs, homespun cotton, wool or other media could not only be made into clothing but also blankets, rugs, sleeping mats and so on.
Looms
Our ancestors made very primitive looms using the resources they had at hand. A loom can be made with simple branches from a tree. Or anything scrounged to make a square or rectangle. Please consider the simple looms made by the Dineh/Navajo tribes and the ancient Puebloan cultures or early Neolithic Warp Weighted Looms.
There are probably many reasons why mankind switched from animal skins and furs to simple homespun linens . At the end of things, we will be challenged enough to be able to grow our own food let alone raising crops for clothes. To clothe ourselves, there’s going to need to be an ample supply of either animals alive that we could utilize their skins or having the ability to grow the crops needed to create clothing. But again, who knows the circumstances afterwards, and the soil conditions or the environmental conditions that may limit that growth. Nonetheless storing the knowledge needed to relearn what the ancients knew and did, might prove beneficial and wise for those that follow in our footsteps. Even more importantly is putting those skills and knowledge to the test now so that you become that ancient repository of knowledge that you can teach to others!
Here are some books from my library I’d like to recommend. If you already have the skills knowledge and experience, please feel free to share your recommendations.
Please forgive the technical photo disfunctional lack of upright conjunction…
I can only imagine even if we get major plasma blast that cause global forest fires and melting metal and with flooding that they’re still going to be a remnant of a lot of various types of cloth and clothing to be had for the first 3-15 years or maybe a little longer, depending on available resources after the flip. I wonder how long it will take before much of our modern clothing soon becomes threadbare and falling off our shoulders and hips. At what point do we revert back to animal skins furs, and homespun clothing made with scavenged threads or wool? Would it not make sense to keep within your library various books on farming, both animal husbandry for animal hairs that could be woven and turned into clothing, as well as books regarding the various types of plant fibers and how to make them into clothing, or possibly weapons like slings and bowstrings.
I’d imagine those skills and abilities would make someone a welcome addition to any community. Collecting the skills and books required to identify and forage for your natural dyes should also be considered as beneficial. If you survive and become a refugee and cannot bring your books with you, at least having the knowledge could gain you a foothold or step up above others.
I think it wise to also consider methods used by our ancient forefathers. Besides skins and furs, homespun cotton, wool or other media could not only be made into clothing but also blankets, rugs, sleeping mats and so on.
Looms
Our ancestors made very primitive looms using the resources they had at hand. A loom can be made with simple branches from a tree. Or anything scrounged to make a square or rectangle. Please consider the simple looms made by the Dineh/Navajo tribes and the ancient Puebloan cultures or early Neolithic Warp Weighted Looms.
There are probably many reasons why mankind switched from animal skins and furs to simple homespun linens . At the end of things, we will be challenged enough to be able to grow our own food let alone raising crops for clothes. To clothe ourselves, there’s going to need to be an ample supply of either animals alive that we could utilize their skins or having the ability to grow the crops needed to create clothing. But again, who knows the circumstances afterwards, and the soil conditions or the environmental conditions that may limit that growth. Nonetheless storing the knowledge needed to relearn what the ancients knew and did, might prove beneficial and wise for those that follow in our footsteps. Even more importantly is putting those skills and knowledge to the test now so that you become that ancient repository of knowledge that you can teach to others!
Here are some books from my library I’d like to recommend. If you already have the skills knowledge and experience, please feel free to share your recommendations.
Please forgive the technical photo disfunctional lack of upright conjunction…
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