Textiles and clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson (1914)
Watson, Kate Heintz, American School of Home Economics · Chicago, American School of Home Economics · leaf 22
and so on. A spindle containing a quantity of yarn was found to rotate more easily, steadily and continue longerthan an empty one, hence the next improvement wasthe addition of a zvhorl at the bottom of the spindle.These whorls are discs of wood, stone, clay, or metalwhich keep the spindle steady… … SPINNING WITH CRUDE WHEEL, AND DISTAFFDistaff Thrust Into the Belt.
Textile fabrics · Sewing · Dressmaking
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