This badge bit (BB) is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the iron badge in
textiles.
In this project, you start with raw fiber grown/raised by you and make 1 bath towel and 1 washcloth. Please demonstrate a good choice of materials and methods that are appropriate for the goal.
Minimum requirements:
- Plant the seed: either animal feed seed or a fiber seed like cotton or
flax
- Harvest the plant or animal material that came from those seeds
- Process that material into yarn and fabric
- Construction technique must be appropriate for the project
- Minimum bath towel size - 25" by 48"
- Minimum washcloth size - 10" by 10"
To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pics or video (< 4 min):
- The seeds you are planting
- The plants growing or animals eating the plants
- Harvesting the plant or animal material or hide
- Processing the material into yarn/thread
- Making the yarn/thread
- Making the fabric
- Making the towels and washcloth
- Your completed towels and washcloths (perhaps with a tape measure)