Re: MR: Huswifery

[tawnyk@juno.com (SHANA M HARVEY)]

Poster: tawnyk@juno.com (SHANA M HARVEY)

On Wed, 19 Mar 1997 10:29 -0500 (EST) "Ed Hopkins" <Ed.Hopkins@MCI.Com>
writes:
> Just what is a distaff, anyway, and how does one use it?
>
>-- Alfredo

I have a very limited knowledge of spinning; however, a distaff looks
somewhat like a cone shaped-ridged cage on the end of a long stick. It
almost looks like a bundled broom with a pointed end above the bundled
portion (see very rough sketch below).  The picture that comes to mind
is of a woman with the end tucked in her belt as she used her fingers to
manipulate the thread.  I'm afraid that is as helpful as I can be on the subject, but I'm sure there are others out there with more knowledge and
a more thorough description.
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