(apparently spindles sharp enough to actually prick one like that aren't the sort of thing actually common anywhere in Europe in the historical eras that generally inspire the generic medieval white-people fairytale setting? I need to either research this or pretend madgastronomer never told me it. but going with how it is in my head right now:)

domestic thread production is gonna drop. there is no way around that.

not without diverting mages from other tasks. which idk if I am gonna do: it could go so entertainingly wrong, but is that a bug or a feature?