La Crosse Tribune

Across the Fence: The Old Spinning Wheel

After our father died in 2000, we went through the old farm house, sorting and cleaning, getting ready for an auction. It’s a sad time to sort through all your parent’s possessions that had been ...
MutualArt.com

An old woman seated by a spinning wheel

Property from the SØR Rusche Collection FOLLOWER OF ADRIAEN JANSZ VAN OSTADE AN OLD WOMAN SEATED BY A SPINNING WHEEL oil on oak panel unframed: 18.6 x 15.3 cm.; 7⅜ x 6 in. framed: 44 x 40 cm.; 17⅜ x ...
HeraldNet

Yarn winders are central pieces of spinning fun

Spinning and weaving is a popular hobby right now. Some people are even trying to use old methods and old tools to design their modern creations. Natural dyes can be made from onion skins (orange), ...
EurekAlert!

12,000-year old stones may be very early evidence of wheel-like technology

Spinning methods. (a) Manual thigh-spinning [64]; (b) Spindle-and-whorl “supported spinning” [68]; (c) “drop spinning” [66]; (d) the experimental spindles and whorls, the 3D scans of the pebbles and ...
La Crosse Tribune

Across the Fence: Caring for the old spinning wheel

After our father died in 2000, we went through the old farm house, sorting and cleaning, getting ready for an auction. It’s a sad time to sort through all your parent’s possessions that had been ...