This issue takes us to the British Isles, with stops in the Channel Islands and Scotland. It also includes another look at spindle wheels, a book review, and a report on a new museum that features textile tools.
Spinning Wheels from the Channel Islands
by Alan Raistrick
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Alan Raistrick of Chinnor,
England, traveled to the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey to study the spinning
wheels there. The examples he found were unlike anything he had seen before. He felt that
they could not be appreciated unless they were seen in color. Alan worked with
image-enhancing software, so we now offer our issue with a color supplement! Photo: Guernsey wheel, from the collection of the Guernsey Folk Museum |
A Small Scottish Spinning Wheel
by Jim Packham
 Photos: Scottish wheel, from the collection of Jim Packham
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Jim Packham of Toronto, Ontario, tells about a small Scottish spinning wheel that was brought to Canada by a relative. He was able to restore it with the spinning wheel information in the Manuel du Tourneur by L.E. Bergeron that we offered. |
Great Wheels - Tilts and Leans
by Doug Elliott
| Doug Elliott of Philo, CA,
continues his study of spindle wheels. This time he is studying why great wheels tilt and
lean the way they do.
Photos: Great Wheel (above) from the collection of Sun House / Grace Hudson Museum Japanese wheel (below), from the collection of Scotty Lyons; spinner: Margot Silva
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Book Review - After the Wheel, the Reel
by Susie Henzie, reviewed by Joan Cummer
| Well-known spinning wheel
collector and author Joan Cummer of Peterborough, NH, has written a review of Susie
Henzie's book, After the Wheel, the Reel. The book features the fabulous Henzie
collection of reels, swifts, and winders. Photo: Indonesian swift, from the collection of Susie Henzie
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The Home Textile Tool Museum
by Bill Ralph
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The Home Textile Tool Museum is
opening this spring in Pennsylvania. Bill Ralph of Rome, PA, describes the museum that he
and Michael Holcomb have organized. Photos: Breaking flax at the Home Textile Tool Museum (left) Weaving a coverlet on an 18th century loom at the Home Textile Tool Museum (below left) |
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