Pioneer Textiles describes the tools, techniques, and historic-era traditions of processing flax and wool into yarn and fabric in eastern Kentucky. Viewers learn how archaeological and archival sources document textile use and production, providing insights into the region’s roots in Western European textile traditions. Living Archaeology Weekend demonstrator JoAnn Oborski, a spinner and weaver, describes the methods and materials Kentucky’s pioneers and their descendants used to turn flax and wool into textiles using spinning wheels and looms. Archaeologist Wayna Roach explains how archaeological and archival sources document textile use and production, providing insights into eastern Kentucky’s textile traditions.