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![Spain, Zaragoza, double whorl spindles Spain, Zaragoza, double whorl spindles](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_zaragoza_double-whorl-spindles.gif)
![Spain, Valladolid, Lleida_spindles Spain, Valladolid, Lleida_spindles](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_valladolid_lleida_spindles.gif)
![Spain, Zaragoza, spindles Spain, Zaragoza, spindles](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_zaragoza_spindles.gif)
![Spain, iron spindle Spain, iron spindle](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_iron-spindle.gif)
![Spain, Zaragoza, miniature spindle Spain, Zaragoza, miniature spindle](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_zaragoza_miniature-spindle.gif)
![Spain, Galicia, spindles Spain, Galicia, spindles](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_galicia_spindles.gif)
![Spain, distaff, spindle Spain, distaff, spindle](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_distaff_spindle.gif)
![Spain, distaff Spain, distaff](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_distaff.gif)
Cotton mill spindle
Bobbin/spindle used to spin cotton yarn at a textile mill. Detail from a patent drawing. Patent #: US003199283. US Patent with drawings and full specifications that explain how these bobbins are/were used. (21.07.2016).
![Spinner in Vivian Cotton Mills Spinner in Vivian Cotton Mills](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spinner-in-vivian-cotton-mills.gif)
Title of photo: “Spinner in Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryville, N.C. Been at it 2 years. Where will her good looks be in ten years? Location: Cherryville, North Carolina.”
![Spain, Almudévar, spindles for spinning and plying Spain, Almudévar, spindles for spinning and plying](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_almudevar_spindles-for-spinning-and-plying.gif)
Different spindles are used for spinning and plying. The distaff consists of a wooden or bamboo pole split at the top and the wool fibers are clamped into the gap.
A: spindle for spinning, B: distaff for spinning C: double-whorl spindle for plying.
Images from a Video on YouTube:
![Spain. Almudévar. plying from a pole Spain. Almudévar. plying from a pole](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_almudevar_-plying-from-a-pole.gif)
Woman from Almudévar, Huesca province, is plying from a pole. 2009.
Images from a YouTube-video: hilanderasdealmudevar
Bild aus einem Video auf YouTube: Las hilanderas de Almudévar, Huesca. Sin Ir Más Lejos
![Spain, Catalania, spinning and plying Spain, Catalania, spinning and plying](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_catalania_spinning-and-plying.gif)
Woman from Catalonia spins and plies yarn with two different spindles. A: spindle for spinning, B: top-whorl spindle for plying. The distaff consists of a wooden or bamboo pole split at the top and the wool fibers are clamped into the gap. Before plying yarn from two spindles is wound together to a ball. During plying the spindle is rubbed down the thigh. Images from a YouTube-video: Filar la llana al Maestrat, la Sénia 18 6 2001
Mallorca (Spain)
Balearic Islands
![Spain, Mallorca, Pollensa, woman spinning Spain, Mallorca, Pollensa, woman spinning](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/spain_mallorca_pollensa_woman-spinning.jpg)
Woman from Pollensa spinning.