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A Finnish woman spins yarn on a green traditional spinning wheel in a rustic wooden cottage.

A Finnish woman spins yarn on a green traditional spinning wheel in a rustic wooden cottage.

A Finnish woman spinning yarn on a traditional slanted spinning wheel (viistorukki). The spinning wheel is turned so that its side faces the woman, showing the structure clearly: the large green-painted wheel on her left, the angled body, and the flyer and spindle pointing toward her. She sits upright on a wooden chair, leaning slightly forward, with her right foot firmly on the treadle and her left foot on the floor for balance. Both hands are at chest height, drafting wool fibers into yarn that leads to the spindle. She wears a long simple dress, white apron, and headscarf, in the style of 19th-century rural Finland. The atmosphere is warm and intimate: a rustic wooden cottage interior with handwoven striped textiles on the walls and bed, woven rugs on the wooden floor, soft daylight from a window, and a basket of unspun wool at her side. See more