Spinning (textiles) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic fibers are twisted together to form yarn. For thousands of years, fiber was spun by hand using simple tools, the spindle and dis...
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This drawing shows a woman spinning fleece into thread using a distaff and spindle; to the right of the drawing are reconstructions of these implements, with actual spindle whorls below. A clump of fleece was attached to the wooden distaff, which was supported in the left hand.
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www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/spinning.html
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In the sculptures of ancient Egypt are representations of females spinning, who use the spindle and distaff in precisely the same manner as represented in the illustrative print; and in the Bible record, frequent allusion is made to this manual occupation, as one of the most excellent of female qualifications.
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www.electricscotland.com/history/home/chapter13.htm
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New International Version (©1984); In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers. ... New American Standard Bible (©1995); She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hands grasp the spindle.
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bible.cc/proverbs/31-19.htm
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The Distaff and Spindle - the logo of the British Columbia Folklore Society - what it represents. ... The Society Logo: The Distaff and Spindle.
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www.folklore.bc.ca/Logo.htm
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The spindle is a universal symbol of womankind. Within most cultures, the spinning of wool, flax, cotton and silk traditionally has been a woman's task. ... The pictures on this page will help you see how the distaff and spindle are used. Which is the distaff, which is the spindle, and where is the whorl?
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www.womeninworldhistory.com/sample-03.html
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The spindle, used for spinning wool by hand, generally consists of a weighted shaft which when spun draws out and twists the wool. Here, the lady is also holding a distaff on which the wool for spinning is held.
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www.scran.ac.uk/000-000-474-950-C?
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I’ve read several places that it is useful to have a wristaff/wrist distaff for spindle spinning. A wrist distaff is a tool which sits on your wrist and hangs down, on which you can coil your strip of roving or fibre.
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expatknits.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/distaff-for-spindle...
expatknits.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/distaff-for-spindle-spinning/
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the top of the stick is just a neat fork: The spindle is also one he made me, this is in slate, and its my favourite spindle; Overall, the distaff is the perfect length to tuck in my jeans pocket, but it also wedges into the sofa cushions perfectly for spinning in front of the tv. :)
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wickedwoollens.blogspot.com/2009/04/distaff-and-spindle...
wickedwoollens.blogspot.com/2009/04/distaff-and-spindle.html
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