Sarah the Spinner and the Spindle Whorl

[JohnUK]

Spindle whorls are objects that have been used by people in the past. The problem facing archaeological interpretation is that when an artefact like a spindle is found, there is no one alive today (and hasn’t been for thousands of years), who made, used or saw the object in operation …

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[Leslie Sarkany]

That seems to be a dieing art for fabric. Interesting article John!

[Leslie Sarkany]

That seems to be a dieing art for fabric. Interesting article John!

[JohnUK]

The Spindle Whorl - Part 2

… they are sometimes tossed casually into the finds bag … or even the nearest hedge! What a pity, for they are good finds, some of them dating back to the Iron Age.

www.johnwinter.net/jw/2014/10/the-spindle-whorl-part-2/