Blog: Weaving Humanity Together: How Weaving Reveals Human Unity in Ancient Times
By Anika T. Prather | June 2, 2021
Blog: Weaving Humanity Together: How Weaving Reveals Human Unity in Ancient Times
To start with, she lived a respectable life, frugal and hard;
she earned her living by weaving and spinning wool.primum haec pudice uitam parce ac duriter
agebat, lana ac tela uictum quaeritans.— Terence the African (P. Terentius Afer), The Girl from Andros, 74–75
This line drew my attention because I am an avid fiber artist. When I am not reading, teaching, and writing about Classics and its connection to Black people, I am in my wool room, lost in the magical world of fiber arts. This line from The Girl from Andros has led me on a new journey of discovering fiber arts in ancient times.