#distaff — Public Fediverse posts

Jan 7: Today is #Distaff Day! http://www.cute-calendar.com/42140 #DistaffDay #holiday #event #observance

Jan 7: Today is #Distaff Day! http://www.cute-calendar.com/42140 #DistaffDay #holiday #event #observance

Jan 7: Today is #Distaff Day! http://www.cute-calendar.com/42140 #DistaffDay #holiday #event #observance

Arachne. A1 charcoal drawing on 130gsm paper. #Arachne #Spinner #Distaff #Spindle

Arachne. A1 charcoal drawing on 130gsm paper. #Arachne #Spinner #Distaff #Spindle

Arachne. A1 charcoal drawing on 130gsm paper. #Arachne #Spinner #Distaff #Spindle

Arachne. A1 charcoal drawing on 130gsm paper. #Arachne #Spinner #Distaff #Spindle

Arachne. A1 charcoal drawing on 130gsm paper. #Arachne #Spinner #Distaff #Spindle

Today 15th of June is the Saints day of Germaine Cousin of Pibrac (1579 - 1601), a sheperdess. Read about her life here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaine_Cousin

#saints #spinning #distaff #shepherdess #sheep #abandoned

Today 15th of June is the Saints day of Germaine Cousin of Pibrac (1579 - 1601), a sheperdess. Read about her life here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaine_Cousin

#saints #spinning #distaff #shepherdess #sheep #abandoned

Today 15th of June is the Saints day of Germaine Cousin of Pibrac (1579 - 1601), a sheperdess. Read about her life here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaine_Cousin

#saints #spinning #distaff #shepherdess #sheep #abandoned

17 March is St Gertrude's Day.

Here she is, #spinning and surrounded by #rats in a detail from the Hours of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, painted by Simon Bening, c1523.

#otd
#onthisday
#bookofhours
#simonbening
#illuminatedmanuscript
#manuscript
#renaissance
#distaff
#spindle
#16thCentury
#16thcenturyart
#stgertrude
#history
#histodon
#histodons
@histodons
@histodon

17 March is St Gertrude's Day.

Here she is, #spinning and surrounded by #rats in a detail from the Hours of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, painted by Simon Bening, c1523.

#otd
#onthisday
#bookofhours
#simonbening
#illuminatedmanuscript
#manuscript
#renaissance
#distaff
#spindle
#16thCentury
#16thcenturyart
#stgertrude
#history
#histodon
#histodons
@histodons
@histodon

17 March is St Gertrude's Day.

Here she is, #spinning and surrounded by #rats in a detail from the Hours of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, painted by Simon Bening, c1523.

#otd
#onthisday
#bookofhours
#simonbening
#illuminatedmanuscript
#manuscript
#renaissance
#distaff
#spindle
#16thCentury
#16thcenturyart
#stgertrude
#history
#histodon
#histodons
@histodons
@histodon

17 March is St Gertrude's Day.

Here she is, #spinning and surrounded by #rats in a detail from the Hours of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, painted by Simon Bening, c1523.

#otd
#onthisday
#bookofhours
#simonbening
#illuminatedmanuscript
#manuscript
#renaissance
#distaff
#spindle
#16thCentury
#16thcenturyart
#stgertrude
#history
#histodon
#histodons
@histodons
@histodon

17 March is St Gertrude's Day.

Here she is, #spinning and surrounded by #rats in a detail from the Hours of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, painted by Simon Bening, c1523.

#otd
#onthisday
#bookofhours
#simonbening
#illuminatedmanuscript
#manuscript
#renaissance
#distaff
#spindle
#16thCentury
#16thcenturyart
#stgertrude
#history
#histodon
#histodons
@histodons
@histodon

Jan 7: Today is #Distaff Day! http://www.cute-calendar.com/40703 #DistaffDay #holiday #event #observance

@Rivikah I'm still figuring out toots, but I'm hoping to add pictures too. Your spinning is beautiful! I'm partial to natural colors, myself. the fiber? and are those #spindle and #distaff both #handmade ? 😍

@Rivikah I'm still figuring out toots, but I'm hoping to add pictures too. Your spinning is beautiful! I'm partial to natural colors, myself. the fiber? and are those #spindle and #distaff both #handmade ? 😍