Spinning

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SPINNING

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SPINNING STOOL -

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FIRST SPINNING WHEEL

CURRENT COLLECTION OF WHEELS FEATURING CANADIAN PRODUCTION WHEEL - SWEATER HANDKNIT OF HANDSPUN YARNS, COLORS VEGETAL DYED

AT LEFT, THE LEFT-HANDED ASHFORD TRADITIONAL

AT RIGHT, THE 1978 HALDANE NORWEGIAN WHEEL, NOT QUITE AN ANTIQUE, BUT A LOVELY WHEEL FOR DELICATE YARNS

BOSWORTH ATTACHE CASE CHARKHA - PATTERNED AFTER THOSE FROM INDIA WITH SOME HIGH-TECH STAINLESS PARTS - SPINS COTTON AND SHORT FIBERS EXTREMELY WELL. CARRY BAG HANDWOVEN FROM FOX-FIBRE YARN WITH INKLE HANDLE.

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Around 1978 I received this wheel as a free gift from a German neighbor with the suggestion to plant geraniums in it ( we love to have lots of flowers around the house).

Deciding that the wheel looked too good for a planter, I ordered a drop spindle, hand cards, and a pound of wool - and started out.

Several wheels and spindles later, I have a lovely collection of equipment and fiber.

In 1980, after falling in love with making yarn, we were lucky enough to purchase a small home on the edge of a North German farming village with a small stall and rent enough additional land to keep a registered herd of East Frisian dairy sheep (yes, milk and cheese were great) until 1990 when we returned to Wisconsin. During these years and for the first years in Fond du Lac, most wool yarns were spun from the wool of our own sheep.

My wheel collection now includes 6 - the great wheel, two Ashford Traditionals wheels (one right handed and one left handed), a lovely Haldane Norwegian table wheel from the late 1970's, a Canadian Production wheel from Fr. Bordua, St. Hyacinthe, Que. from ca. 1895. This wheel spins quickly, quietly and has wonderfully easy action - especially nice for a wheel purchased from a picture on eBay.

My newest toy is the Bowsorth Charkha purchaseD at the Wisconsin Spin-In in 2001 - lovely portable spinning device.

I spin most any fiber available, making nearly all knit and crochet yarns and a good portion of weaving yarns. Below are some photos of various yarns and fibers.