Queen Berta instructing the girls to roll the linen into spindles using spins, Albert Anker, 1888. Spinning with spindle: (a) spindle; (b) spindle; (c) steering wheel. For other uses, see Spinning Machine.
A spinning wheel is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to fasten the frayed fibers, keeping them free of knots and facilitating the spinning process. It was commonly used to make flax, and sometimes wool, but could be used for any type of fiber. The fiber is wrapped around the spinning wheel, and is tied at the end with a piece of tape or string. The word comes from rokko in Low German, which refers to a bunch of linen, linked with a spinning wheel. Shapes Alsacian spinner with spinning machine and a spinning wheel, late 19th century. Spinner with spindle and spindle. Russian Ruins on display at the Folk Craft Museum in Ferapóntov Monastery.
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