Blast from the Past: Can You Name These 20 Forgotten Retro Household Items?
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What ancient wooden weighted tool was spun by hand to wind and twist raw wool fibers into yarn?
Explanation
The drop spindle is a portable tool made of a wooden rod (spindle) and a round weight (whorl). Long before industrial textile looms, weavers held the fibers and spun the tool downwards to wind and twist raw wool fibers into continuous yarn.