Fiber tools: flax distaff
Dublin Core
Title
Fiber tools: flax distaff
Subject
Flax spinning
Spinning -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Textile fibers
Textile machinery
Description
This is a modern example of a very old fiber tool called a flax distaff. There are many variations on distaffs, but they all sit upright beside a spinning wheel to hold the flax fibers waiting to be spun. This distaff would fit like an umbrella into a holder. The four dowels spread out to support the unspun flax. This example was created between 1940 and 1980; the name of the creator is unknown.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Permanent Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1940/1980
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg
artifacts (object genre)
Type
StillImage
Identifier
16168
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16168
Date Created
2009-06-24
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Southern Highland Craft Guild Archives, Asheville, NC 28815;
Spatial Coverage
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
19.5" x 4.5" x 3"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Fiber tools: flax distaff,” OAI, accessed May 5, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16168.