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Summer Camp 2009, 2010 (Grades 4 and up)
We will have 10 Book Charkhas available throughout the summer for the older children (grades 4 and up) to learn cotton spinning. Not only is this a fascinating tool to learn but Charkha spinning holds an extremely important place in Mahatma Gandhi's teachings and India's recent history. We will teach the children how to create their own poonis (cigar shaped cotton rolls) for spinning, as well as how to assemble and spin on this fantastic little machine. The key to charkha spinning is that one must learn to be calm and focus on a single point in your spinning fiber -- otherwise your thread will continously break. Very vedantic in its simplicity ...
Unfortunately, because of the sharp points on the spindles, we are offering this station only to the older children (grades 4 and up).
We truly hope that each of our campers will choose to explore this wonderful craft!
