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Hand spinning

Method of turning fiber into yarn or thread using a spinning wheel or drop spindle

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  • A woman sits working at a spinning wheel as a man works at the table making a violin. Wood engraving by C & H after H. Herkomer.
  • A woman sits working at a spinning wheel as a man works at the table making a violin. Wood engraving by C & H after H. Herkomer.
  • A man spinning string helped by a small boy. Photograph, 1900/1920 (?).

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    A man spinning string helped by a small boy. Photograph, 1900/1920 (?).

    | Date: 1900-1920 | Reference: 580026i
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    A woman sits working at a spinning wheel as a man works at the table making a violin. Wood engraving by C & H after H. Herkomer.

    Hubert von Herkomer | Date: [1872] | Reference: 33784i

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