Roman Style Handmade Glass Distaff- Multi Colored Blue top Fan

This is a hand formed glass roman style distaff. It has a cobalt blue staff and finger ring and multi colored fan top and ring.

Made of borosilicate Glass by Michael Ernst. It is kiln annealed for extra strength.
The distaff is 11” in length.
Last image is a distaff in use.

A 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 pulled through the sliding ring to facilitate the spinning on to a drop top spindle or spinning wheel.