Snuneymuxw spinning
This is from the Snuneymuxw exhibit at the Nanaimo Museum: The Salish used the same technique to spin all fibres. While spinning the spindle whorl is pointed upwards and the fibres are drawn down onto it. As the spindle rotates, it creates tension and a twist in the fibres, producing yarn. When the spindle is [...]
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