Spindle (textiles)
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spindle-textiles-301-4690700
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Spindle (textiles)
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A spindle is a straight spike, usually made from wood, used for spinning, twisting fibers such as wool, flax, hemp, cotton into yarn. It is often weighted at either the bottom, middle, or top, commonly by a disc or spherical object called a whorl; many spindles, however, are weighted simply by thickening their shape towards the bottom, e.g. Orenburg and French spindles. The spindle may also have a hook, groove, or notch at the top to guide the yarn. Spindles come in many different sizes and weig
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Spike used for spinning fibers into yarn
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_(textiles)
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2024-01-20T19:43:52Z
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