Round piece located at the base of the spinning spindle that serves as a counterweight so that it rotates better on itself thus forming the strand. This piece can be made of wood, ceramic, bone or stone and has a hole in its center in which the spindle on which the thread is collected in mace. According to the sites to this piece they call tortera, steering wheel, winch, walnut or fusayola. The latter especially in archaeological literature.
Counterweight of stone, metal, bone, ceramic or glass used in loom textile manufacturing to keep the threads taut and separate from one another, avoiding entanglement or confused between. Also used to keep tight and flat on the loom already woven fabrics, avoiding deformation or the appearance of wrinkles.
