Spinning wheels have been superseded by modern machines and technology, however they are still used by hobbyists who like to spin their...
Most wheels can spin wool or cotton, but flax requires a double-drive wheel with a distaff (holds the unspun fibers to keep...
Double drive spinning wheels Double drive wheels have one drive band wound around twice, or two drive bands: Both the flyer and...
Double drive spinning wheels Double drive wheels have one drive band wound around twice, or two drive bands: Both the flyer and...
The spinner wheels were invented by American inventor James J.D. Gragg of the United States who was awarded spinner patent, United States...
Spinners LOVE Merino, and it is wonderful wool, but it is not the easiest to spin for beginners. I always recommend good...
The wheel drives the bobbin and the brake is on the flyer. Double drive wheels also use one drive band but it...
A spinning wheel is a machine used to turn fiber into yarn. The yarn is then woven as cloth on a loom...
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, India (1869- 1948) The author writes in last line...
It is well known that Gandhi went on a hunger strike many times between 1913-1948. These fasts were of multiple durations, sometimes...