Shapely the paper bookmark with nationally symbolic carvings, and a white card, which will be able to write a greeting or greeting a fellow, and maybe the most meaningful to write down a quote or slogan.
Distaff is a
tool used in
spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun
fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. It is most commonly used to hold
flax, and sometimes
wool,
but can be used for any type of fiber. Fiber is wrapped around the
distaff, and tied in place with a piece of ribbon or string. The word
comes from
dis in Low German, meaning a bunch of flax, connected with staff.
A
spindle is a straight spike usually made from wood used for
spinning, twisting
fibers such as
wool,
flax,
hemp,
cotton into
yarn. It is often weighted at either the bottom, middle, or top, commonly by a disc or spherical object called a
whorl,
but many spindles exist that are not weighted by a whorl, but by
thickening their shape towards the bottom, such as Orenburg and French
spindles. The spindle may also have a hook, groove, or notch at the top
to guide the yarn. Spindles come in many different sizes and weights
depending on the thickness of the yarn one desires to spin.
Spindles, or rather distaff, have become one of the Lithuanian folk characters. Various their writings, carvings surprising creativity and ingenuity. When the sun almost all cultures assumes particular importance. Lithuanians also prayed it, revered. Various wayside shrines and monuments are often decorated with old-fashioned sun motif. Lithuanian folklore sun often personified.
