Twirling Collection

Wind turbines on Bodmin Moor, near Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Star trek over Monument Valley, tracing stars moving round the North Star, Monument Valley, an area in Utah and Arizona, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Micawber & Copperfield
Young David Copperfield with swaggering Mr. Micawber, twirling his walking stick!

Machines in the textile factory of the brand "La Lanera Espanola" in Sabadell, near Barcelona, Spain, c
AIS5380086 Machines in the textile factory of the brand "La Lanera Espanola" in Sabadell, near Barcelona, Spain, c. 1920 (b/w photo); © Iberfoto.

Jeanne A Domremy Avec Sa Mere (colour litho)
8629389 Jeanne A Domremy Avec Sa Mere (colour litho) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeanne A Domremy Avec Sa Mere)

Spinning (colour litho)
8651966 Spinning (colour litho) by Nesbitt, Frances (1864-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spinning. Illustration for Algeria and Tunis painted and described by Frances E Nesbitt (A&C Black)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673197 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

Ancient Germanic dwelling (engraving)
8626218 Ancient Germanic dwelling (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Germanic dwelling)

Spinner nuns, 18th century (oil on canvas)
8678365 Spinner nuns, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Magnasco, Alessandro (1667-1749); 45x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painting by Alessandro Magnasco); Luisa Ricciarini.

The spinning of Oakum threads, 1850
3359231 The spinning of Oakum threads, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the spinning of Oakum threads for caulking ships. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A pair of wire 'cards'
3480147 A pair of wire 'cards'; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a pair of wire 'cards' which are used in the process of making woollen cloth)

Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, 1843
3478862 Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, 1843; (add.info.: Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, Derby, England, 1843.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Carding machine, 1845
3479128 Carding machine, 1845; (add.info.: Finishing - card. The second machine through which cotton was passed for fine spinning. After passing through the breaker - card with coarser teeth)

Silk spinning machine, 1843
3480176 Silk spinning machine, 1843; (add.info.: Silk spinning machine: in this process the threads from the cocoons were joined into a continuous thread: Lombe's silk mill, Derby)

Evening gathering, c.1850 (print)
8698474 Evening gathering, c.1850 (print); (add.info.: Agriculture. Evening gathering in the stable. Epinal print , France, ca 1850.); © Archives Charmet.

Joan of Arc spinning the cattail, 1493 (engraving)
8822186 Joan of Arc spinning the cattail, 1493 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan of Arc spinning the cattail near her father ploughing a field with a plow harnessed to two horses)

Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho)
8677331 Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q for quenouille (spinner). Woman or girl with a distaff used in spinning

Wallflowers, Quechua, distaff and quay (chromolitho)
8677353 Wallflowers, Quechua, distaff and quay (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q for quarantaine (wallflowers), Quechua, quenouille (distaff) and quay

In the spinning room. A scene from the Middle Ages, 1909 (engraving)
1000963 In the spinning room. A scene from the Middle Ages, 1909 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs)

A silk spinning workshop, 19th century, 1864
7125180 A silk spinning workshop, 19th century, 1864; (add.info.: A silk spinning workshop, 19th century. From Le Savant du Foyer ou Notions Scientifiques Sur Les Objets Usuels de la Vie)

Woman spinning with a Jersey Wheel, 1836
3479122 Woman spinning with a Jersey Wheel, 1836; (add.info.: Woman spinning with a Jersey Wheel - used for wool and cotton)

Side elevation, diagram of a silk spinning machine, 1851
3480175 Side elevation, diagram of a silk spinning machine, 1851; (add.info.: Side elevation, diagram of a silk spinning machine, English 1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A young boy and woman spinning silk, 1850
3478721 A young boy and woman spinning silk, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young boy and woman spinning silk. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Distaff and Spindle (engraving)
8658511 Distaff and Spindle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distaff and Spindle)

Carpet manufacture, 1843
3479017 Carpet manufacture, 1843; (add.info.: Carpet manufacture, Glasgow: combing wheel which brought the fibres parallel to each other ready for spinning, London)

A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850
3478144 A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn)

Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, 1843
3478863 Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, 1843; (add.info.: Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, Derby, England)

Past & Present: The Spinning-Machine (colour litho)
8668701 Past & Present: The Spinning-Machine (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spinning-Machine. Spinning-Wheel)

Ferrabee and Co's wool lap machine, from "The National Encyclopaedia
6428142 Ferrabee and Co's wool lap machine, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge", published c. 1890 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh

Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia. 1885 (engraving)
6947907 Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia. 1885 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia)

Carding engine, 1845
3479127 Carding engine, 1845; (add.info.: Carding engine incorporating an early improvement which brought off carded cotton in a continuous sliver)

Scutching flax
3478865 Scutching flax; (add.info.: Scutching flax. Engraving after Daniel Nicolas Chodowiecki (1726-1801). Scutching is a step in the processing of cotton or the dressing of flax in preparation for

A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850
3478145 A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn)

Hindoo woman reeling (engraving)
8658508 Hindoo woman reeling (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindoo woman reeling)

A scene in Medieval England
3329502 A scene in Medieval England; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting a scene in Medieval England. Dated 15th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Hand spinning, carding and roving, 1848
3479121 Hand spinning, carding and roving, 1848; (add.info.: Hand spinning, carding and roving. The wire 'cards' or 'combs' are in the left foreground)

Women textile workers in a cottage in Wales, 1820
3479123 Women textile workers in a cottage in Wales, 1820; (add.info.: Circa 1820. Woodcut illustration of two women textile workers in a cottage in Wales)

Spinning and weaving in 17th century. (print)
7419879 Spinning and weaving in 17th century. (print) by Vliet, Jan Gillisz van (1605-85) (after); (add.info.: A weaver at work on his loom and a man spinning in the 17th century)

Presumed Portrait of Francoise-Marie Pouget, second wife of Chardin, c.1760 (oil on canvas)
902380 Presumed Portrait of Francoise-Marie Pouget, second wife of Chardin, c.1760 (oil on canvas) by Aved, Jacques Andre Joseph Camelot (1702-66); 91.5x78.5 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

Clothing Fashion 1956: These are pictures of Miss Pat Laurence aged 17, a member of the Ada Foster School, wearing a Rock N Roll skirt which is designed in flock, printed on sailcloth

Four pretty young Austrian girls spin wildly in happy dance
Four pretty young Austrian girls spin wildly in a happy dance on the banks of a lake or seashore. circa 1908

The Dancing Lesson. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
The Dancing Lesson. Stereoscopic card detail

Hula hooping JLP01_08_053753
Goodwyn Hall, Mill Hill, Barnet, Greater London. A crowd of people watching men and women hula hooping at a New Year Party

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The Spinner by Francisco Laso (1823-1869), Museo de Arte de Lima
UIG5325038 The Spinner by Francisco Laso (1823-1869), Museo de Arte de Lima by Laso, Francisco (1823-1869); UIG

Witchcraft or the allegory of Hercules, 1540-42 (oil on canvas)
7146885 Witchcraft or the allegory of Hercules, 1540-42 (oil on canvas) by Dossi, Battista (c.1490-1548) & Dossi, Dosso (c.1486-1542); 143x144 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Winter, 1721-1727, (oil on canvas)
7128847 Winter, 1721-1727, (oil on canvas) by Gambarini, Giuseppe (1680-1725); 47x70 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Winter, 1721-1727, Giuseppe Gambarini, oil on canvas)

Madonna and St Anne, roman school, attributed to Tommaso Salini, 1622-25, Spada gallery, Rome, Italy
7128871 Madonna and St Anne, roman school, attributed to Tommaso Salini, 1622-25, Spada gallery, Rome, Italy by Salini, Tommaso (1575-1625); Galleria Spada, Rome, Lazio

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"Captivating Twirls: From Wind Turbines to Majorettes, Art and Dance" The wind turbines on Bodmin Moor gracefully twirl in harmony with the breeze, harnessing nature's power for a sustainable future. Star Trek takes us on an intergalactic journey over Monument Valley, where the mesmerizing landscapes seem to twirl like celestial bodies in space. Micawber and Copperfield waltz through our imagination, their lives entwined in a literary dance that keeps us captivated page after page. Festival majorettes dazzle the crowd with their synchronized twirling batons, showcasing skill and precision as they bring joy to every performance. Francisco Laso's masterpiece "The Spinner" at Museo de Arte de Lima captures the essence of motion as a woman elegantly spins thread, weaving tales of artistry and craftsmanship. In "Witchcraft or the Allegory of Hercules, " oil paints swirl on canvas depicting mythical figures engaged in a mystical dance between good and evil. Winter comes alive on canvas as frozen landscapes twirl under its icy spell, creating a serene yet enchanting scene that evokes both awe and tranquility. Tommaso Salini's attributed work "Madonna and St Anne" showcases delicate brushstrokes that depict motherly love intertwined with religious symbolism—a visual representation of devotion spinning through time. Four young Austrian girls spin wildly in a joyful dance, their laughter echoing through picturesque meadows as they embrace life's exuberance without inhibition. The American Stereoscopic Company immortalizes the beauty of movement in "The Dancing Lesson, " capturing graceful steps frozen in time—an everlasting tribute to the artistry found within human expression. Hula hooping becomes an infectious rhythm as JLP01_08_053753 transports us into carefree moments filled with laughter, twirling hoops creating a colorful spectacle of joy and playfulness.