Countryside Scenes of Breaking Hemp, 1900
‘Countryside scene of women breaking hemp on a dual hemp brake while a young girl spins hemp’ (la Corrèze illustrée types et scènes champêtres broyage du chanvre), postcard from Corrèze, France early 1900
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The Spinner, 700-550BC
‘The Spinner’ Relief/Carving. Young woman spinning and servant holding a fan. Found in Susa, present day Shush, Iran between 700-550 BC
Irish Wheel, early 1900’s
An Irish family outside a thatched cottage while a woman spins at the wheel, Ireland, between 1900-1920
Christmas Eve Hemp Carol
Christmas Eve Hemp Carol In many hemp growing regions of Europe it was very bad luck for the women to spin or work on their hemp starting Christmas Eve and lasting until “Distaff Day” (January 7)… Much like in my Read More …
Winter’s Most Important Venue, 1900’s
“During the winter, the most important venue for community life was spinning.” Hungary, early 1900’s
Factory Hemp Spinning, 1890
Men working in a factory spinning hemp onto spools, Victoria, Australia 1890
Filant le Chanvre, 1900
“Filant le chanvre.” = “Spinning hemp.” Postcard from Brittany, France around 1900