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Person at a loom with a partially finished piece of patterned fabric. Caption: Spanning and weaving wool by hand takes a lot longer

One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. Begins at the ranch, where sheep and angora goats are sheared of their woolly fleece. Demonstrates the wool as it is sorted, carded, stretched, and spun into yarn before it is finally woven into fabric on a loom.

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Runtime: 10 minutes 19 seconds

Topic: Business, Science
Subtopic: Agriculture, Animals, Consumer Education
Grade/Interest Level: K - 3
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Release Year: 2003
Producer/Distributor: Phoenix Learning Group
Series: Farm To Market
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Closeup of ripe cotton plant. Caption: Every day, we use cotton in countless ways.

Closeup of a sunflower. Caption: A large sunflower head might produce 1,000 seeds.

Closeup of an ear of corn on a dried-out cornstalk. Caption: corn is used as a major source of livestock feed.

Closeup of dried bean pods still on the plant. Caption: Beans grow inside pods that come in various shapes, sizes,

Closeup of green wheat. Caption: A wheat head forms at the top of each stem of the plant.

Seed pods growing on tree trunks. Caption: There are different varieties of cacao that vary in color

Closeup of a red, ripe strawberry surrounded by a few unripe strawberries. Caption: When the strawberries have achieved the proper color,

Closeup of a green, speckled fruit with a crack down one side. Caption: Like the almond, the walnut grows until the hull is split.

Closeup of a cluster of red, oval shaped berries. Caption: These fruits grow in clusters on small trees,

A line of cows with their heads poking through a feeding grate while they eat fodder. Caption: the nutrition it needs to produce all that milk.