How do you dry wet wool

Here's an answer to a question I had never thought about. When a pioneer woman finally finished the tedious process of carding, spinning and dying her wool, how did she dry it? One effective way is by making and using a wool drying basket.  A wool drying basket would have been used by the fireside. According to a workshop brochure from Old World Wisconsin "this is not your average basket! This large basket is square with handles on each side and sits atop four-inch legs.