Author Topic: history of the wheel (Read 3280 times)

Fleecewife · « **on:** November 02, 2012, 04:20:01 pm »

I love this take on the history of the spinning wheel

http://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/spinning_wheels_history.html

jaykay · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2012, 04:33:02 pm »

Good grief, imagine spinning a sail on drop spindle

Bionic · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2012, 04:45:26 pm »

I definitely wouldn't have that much patience

Sally

MikeM · « **Reply #3 on:** November 02, 2012, 05:39:56 pm »

this sort of thing is fascinating. I was watching that kevin mcloud series the man made shed. He wanted a dressing gown made from llama wool (can't recall what that's called) and he went to a spinning circle. To spin and weave enough cloth for what he wanted would've taken a team of about 8 people 2 weeks (I think). We kinda forget in this day and age how even simple long things used to take. THis is why when you read old wills (pre ind revolution) you see references to people leaving shirts, or table linens or bedsheets. That's because back then, these items had a real, intrinsic cost. It took time to make them, time cost money.

deepinthewoods · « **Reply #4 on:** November 02, 2012, 06:03:01 pm »

my ex.s family dates back to the same farmhouse for over 300yrs, they have a picture with an old will in it listing as well as the house, every item of clothing and to which son it was to go to . amazing to read. humbling.

jaykay · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2012, 01:50:21 am »

Isn't it. Once, ordinary folk like most of us had one set of outer clothes, if lucky a couple of shirts/chemises. Amazing just how much better off we are materially.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #6 on:** November 03, 2012, 08:13:45 am »

Quote from: Fleecewife on November 02, 2012, 04:20:01 pm

I love this take on the history of the spinning wheel

http://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/spinning_wheels_history.html

I'm not so sure I'm happy about my lovely gentle useful hobby being an enabler for war, rape and pillage!

deepinthewoods · « **Reply #7 on:** November 03, 2012, 09:51:17 am »

and democracy, and the transfer of education oh and religion....

cor you spinners have alot to answrr for

Fleecewife · « **Reply #8 on:** November 03, 2012, 11:26:44 am »

Quote from: deepinthewoods on November 03, 2012, 09:51:17 am

and democracy, and the transfer of education oh and religion....

cor you spinners have alot to answrr for

I couldn't help but notice that the recently awarded Bigot of the Year had the most beautifully embroidered goonie on

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #9 on:** November 03, 2012, 11:22:54 pm »

My favourite fact about the history of spinning is that the term 'spinster' comes from the fact that it was the unmarried daughters in the family who did the spinning. On that basis, I must have been one of the few women who was married to a spinster.

jaykay · « **Reply #10 on:** November 04, 2012, 01:06:01 pm »

I'm assuming it was spinsters who spun, as they had time? Since they weren't in charge of feeding the 5000, which is what my farmers' wife neighbours seem to spend a large proportion of their day doing!