Dr Katie StrangIn medieval times, the fragments of fossilised crinoids (known locally as Cuddy’s beads) were collected from the shores of Lindisfarne and then strung together to make necklaces and rosaries 🖤 #StCuthbertsDay
thepoisontart@palaeokatie were they also used as spindle whorls?
Elisabeth Anderson 
@thepoisontart @palaeokatie They're generally very small, often only a few mm across.