Spinning wheel

Common name
Spinning wheel
Dialect name
filarel
Material
wood

Description

The tool was used to unravel skeins during daily activities. It was equipped with a wheel that, connected by a belt to the reel, gave rotation to the spool on which the yarn was wound and to the flaps that distributed it evenly.

Use

Areas of use
economy and domestic rituals
Specific use
spinning and weaving
Craft
domestic use

Preserved specimen

Wooden device equipped with a wheel connected to a foot pedal and on which the wire is wound

Cataloging

SIRBeC
7s030-00042

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Association “Storia Natura e Vita”
Piazza Camozzi, 2
22010 Grandola ed Uniti (CO) –
Italy

VAT ID: IT 03290790132
Tax ID: 93007310134

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