Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Duties during the 1800's

Learning how to remove seeds from cotton
The seeds are very small, and the cotton is extremely soft.
I cannot imagine going this on a daily basis for long periods of time with my already aching hands.
I can see how this would've caused carpal tunnel at the time.

Help from my son
My son, Cristian enjoyed removing the seeds.  He collected a small bundle of cotton and asked if he could have it as a souvenir.  They didn't mind at all.  Did I mention, the cotton is really soft?

Washing clothes (piece of fabric) on a washboard
I remember watching my grandmother in South Korea wash clothes at the river with a washboard.
My brother and I used to play in the water while she washed clothes.  I was about seven or eight years old.

Knuckles rubbing on the washboard
The clothes-line

Hanging clothes (fabric) to dry with wooden clothes-pins


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