According to this web site of Kathleen Jenks, PhD, from Dept of Mythological Studies, Pacifica Graduate Institute:

Myths of weaving exist around the world as metaphors for creation. The spindle is often an axis mundi and its whirling whorls serve a cosmogonic function. Many goddesses are spinners and weavers.

Weaving Arts and Lore — Mythology's Myth*ingLinks