Spinning Tools

Dublin Core

Title

Spinning Tools

Subject

Delmarva History

Description

Photograph (left to right) flax Breaker: used to comb out knots in flax and leave long, silky threads, a pile of wool, weaving shuttle: used to hold and move yarn back and forth while weaving, wool carders: used to clean and untagle wool before spinning and embroidery hoops.

Source

Nabb Research Center

Rights

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Identifier

Flax Breaker BC089
Weaving Shuttler BC028
Wool Carders PHC089
Embroidery Hoops 2004.012

Files

HS-9.jpg

Citation

“Spinning Tools,” Nabb Research Center Online Exhibits, accessed November 5, 2024, https://libapps.salisbury.edu/nabb-online/items/show/537.