In Germanic mythology, people did not possess free moral agency. Instead, their fate was predetermined by women called Norns. They "wrote your life's plan".

The Norns were spinners who spun their yarn, weaving the fate of individuals over whom they watched, into the fabric. "His thread of life was cut short" is a phrase that described the fate of one who died.

With the image of a cozy rustic home in mind, you can imagine a spinner working at the spinning wheel to make yarn for warm and durable garments. Even the spinning wheel itself conjures the image of hearth and home in mythology.

The pattern of the knit had something to tell.

The Norse Norns could be compared to the Greek goddesses of fate. These supernatural spinning women tended the tree Yggdrasil and determined fate. Their names were: Urd (fate), Skuld (necessity)], and Verdandi (being).

There were more than three Norns. It was believed that a Norn is present at a person’s birth to determine his or her fate, much like a Guardian Angel.

How closely related are the diverse myths from many cultures? The book
Carrots Love Tomatoes, page 37, tells about the herb Elecampane (Inula helenium):

"My German heritage bids me have great respect for elecampane, sometimes called horseheal or horse alder. This herb was under the protection of the goddess Hulda, who first taught mortals the art of spinning and weaving flax. Candied elecampane, according to a 17th-century herbal, as thought to 'cause mirth'".

The Hulda Lady, the Norns, and spinning seem to have much in common.