{"id":661,"date":"2017-12-22T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T16:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=661"},"modified":"2018-01-17T15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T14:20:28","slug":"spindle-stick-and-distaff-spinning-in-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/spindle-stick-and-distaff-spinning-in-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Spindle stick and distaff spinning in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A short clip of a Romanian woman spinning with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ShSIOF0o5js&amp;list=LLLBBuYv4kff8RQ_oY-PNEqg&amp;index=11\">spindle stick and distaff<\/a>. She is holding the spindle stick horizontally and spins it into a bulky and low-twist yarn by tossing and turning the spindle in her hand. 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I did actually make a short video in the cold winter, but it was a great challenge to work with cold lanolin and stiff hands.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Videos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Videos","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/videos\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Josefin Waltin spinning with a spindle and distaff, dressed in medieval costume","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1946.jpg?fit=832%2C750&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1946.jpg?fit=832%2C750&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1946.jpg?fit=832%2C750&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1946.jpg?fit=832%2C750&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3302,"url":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/antique-french-spindle\/","url_meta":{"origin":661,"position":5},"title":"Antique French spindle","author":"Josefin Waltin","date":"August 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier this summer I got a antique French spindle from a follower. It is the first antique spindle I have and I'm childishly happy about it. Today I share a video where I spin on my antique French spindle. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fav0k6yKsho A French spindle is held in the hand. 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