The wooden spinning wheel is a copy of an C18th wheel. This would have been used to spin woollen yarn. The spinning wheel was replaced by machinery - firstly the Spinning Jenny and then the ...

This might sound like we're spinning you a yarn but this week's Everyday Artist ... My husband bought me my wheel about two years ago, with some redundancy money. They can cost hundreds, but ...

This project explores the functional/aesthetic possibilities of e-textiles that emerge from hand-spinning custom e-textile materials. The yarns and swatches we have created look to demonstrate a ...

The Wolcott Mill Fiber Fair on March 30 was an opportunity for people to see the entire process of making wool into yarn. Beginning with the shearing of the sheep, to spinning the yarn and creating ...