Dressing the Past by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782974727
Publisher: Casemate
Published: 2013-08-29T05:00:00+00:00

Fig. 6.3: Low-whorl spindle with rod and whorl. A distaff is used when spinning. (©Eva B. Andersson)

Fig. 6.4: Reel, width approx. 30 cm. (After Grieg 1928)

The study of the spindle whorls from Birka showed that the whorl weight varied from 2 g to 134 g, but weights between 5 g and 40 g were the most common. Altogether the result indicates that the yarn produced at Birka included both finely spun thread for luxury fabrics, and coarser yarn, for instance for sailcloth (Andersson 2003, 73).

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