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Fashioning the Viking Age 2018-2023

Fashioning the Viking Age consists of three parts that are interlinked. Viking Age Textile Production, Viking Age Male and Female Clothing, Viking Age Clothing and Textile Catalogue. Written sources, Vikings, Viking Age.

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When you unite the spindle stick and removable whorl, you'll have to ponder where the whorl will fit best. Many spindle sticks have their tapered ends at the bottom. This is where the whorl will slide on. I suggest using a tiny hair rubber band to fix below the whorl to 'encourage' the whorl to stay in place. Whorls with tapered holes should be firmly jammed onto the bottom taper, but can still loosen in spinning mode. When they loosen they act rather like a curved ball, spinning out in a…

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Great Scot! The Return of the Scottish Spindle

I look for unusual spinning tools at every festival, and Scott Snyder had a table full at Convergence 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Beside his impressive array of Turkish spindles stood a tool I’d never seen before: a Scottish spindle.

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Spindle Whorl | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Spindle Whorl | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Spindle whorls aided in the making of thread by maintaining the momentum of the spindle. This semi-spherical bone spindle whorl was excavated at Nishapur. The area surrounding the central hole is incised with triangular motifs, arranged radially

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Penn Museum on Instagram: "STRINGing you along for another #AncientEssentials. 🧵

Emily Hirshorn, Associate Director of School Programs, shares some fun facts on her favorite artifact in the Middle East Galleries: spindle whorls.

These small weights with a hole in the middle were used to create string for textiles. Although we have more modern technologies to make string today, there are still a lot of contemporary fiber artists who prefer to still use the drop spindle.

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Penn Museum on Instagram: "STRINGing you along for another #AncientEssentials. 🧵 Emily Hirshorn, Associate Director of School Programs, shares some fun facts on her favorite artifact in the Middle East Galleries: spindle whorls. These small weights with a hole in the middle were used to create string for textiles. Although we have more modern technologies to make string today, there are still a lot of contemporary fiber artists who prefer to still use the drop spindle. Stay tuned for…

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