What the heck is a distaff?

What the heck is a distaff?

Wool and mohair yarn (© Jurate Buiviene/Alamy)

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Today in History

Jan. 7, 2024Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia
Jan. 7, 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
Jan. 7, 2026Old Rock Day

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Apr. 15, 2024World Art Day
Jan. 7, 2024Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia
Jun. 15, 2024International Surfing Day
Sep 3, 2026Winding road of Julier Pass, Switzerland
What are these colourful insects?
May 27, 2024Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
Postcard from Italy
Jan. 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
Aug. 24, 2025European fallow deer in England
Mar. 24, 2025African elephants in Namibia
Dec. 14, 2023Boreal owl
Farewell, Ma’am
Apr. 8, 2024Total solar eclipse
A sea of humanity
The grass looks greener on this side
May 11, 2024World Migratory Bird Day
Jul. 8, 2024Blueberries growing in the wild
Aug 29, 2026Aerial view of surfers, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Nov. 6, 2025Celebrating Yi Peng
Sep. 15, 2025Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia
Nov. 3, 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
Dec. 10, 2024Lands End, Cornwall, England
Whats blooming so brightly?
Jan. 15, 2026The fishing village of Reine, Norway
Rugged coasts and temperate rainforests
Mar. 8, 2024International Womens Day
Feb. 9, 2025Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, Utah, United States
Aug 10, 2026Joshua Tree National Park in California, United States
Jul 28, 2026World Nature Conservation Day
The rivers run through us