{"id":686,"date":"2018-01-01T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T16:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=686"},"modified":"2018-01-17T15:19:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T14:19:01","slug":"spinning-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/spinning-in-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinning in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I found a few videos of people spinning in Nepal. First off is a woman spinning suspended on a bottom whorl spindle. I think there is a notch at the top of the shaft. She spins wool from a ball of what I think is pre-drafted roving. She pulls out a length first and butterflies it on her spinning hand and starts the spindle between the palm of her hands.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/tUodkNJ4lqI?showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the second video two women are spinning\u00a0on similar spindles with the same technique and the balls of roving attached to their belts. They also lead the thread over the top of their heads. As a bonus, the third woman is carrying her child in a sling on her back, something that brings back sweet memories from when we carried our youngest in all sorts of slings.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wLnzfvy0hk0?showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the third video, a man is spinning on a spindle that looks the same as in the first two videos. He has arranged his roving (yak?) around his wrist and spins in-hand style.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/NqfMqify8CY?showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Eventhough all the spinners are standing, the videos show spinning arranged for mobility. The tools and techniques are adapted to a moving life. 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Usually my left hand is my spinning hand and my right hand my fiber hand. 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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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