Kyrgyzstan Spinning

The nomads of Kyrgyzstan mostly spun with spindles. Even when the Kyrgyzstani people settled down so they were mostly living in cities, they continued to spin with spindles.[1] These spindles were top whorl. Which indicates that they may have been used for drop spinning, not supported spinning.

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Kyrgyzstan has raised cashmere goats for centuries, but only recently found an international market for the soft fiber[2]

 

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The article mentions rocks being formed to make spindles, then parts of power lines. This whorl looks like it could be from a power line…[3]