tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post3519511151878212480..comments2024-01-10T22:28:03.045-05:00Comments on riverrim: Beardsley Sanford double flyer spinningcyndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-4728432912297673562011-11-23T18:37:23.275-05:002011-11-23T18:37:23.275-05:00Hi!
My mom has a wheel that looks very much like ...Hi!<br /><br />My mom has a wheel that looks very much like yours. She has been a spinner and weaver since 1976. She needs to get a replacement bobbin for her spinning wheel. Do you know where she could look to get one? I have tried searching on the internet but am hitting a brick wall. If you could point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it. Thanks!<br /><br />P.S. nice spinningHelennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-7230951211487481422008-10-06T11:50:00.000-04:002008-10-06T11:50:00.000-04:00I showed this post to my daughter over the weekend...I showed this post to my daughter over the weekend. She was truly impressed. Her training is in process improvement, so I listen when she makes a suggestion. Her suggestion to wet the flax was to have something that would remain wet in the palm of your hand. Since we could not think of a way to get that something to 'stick' to your hand, I came up with the idea of wrapping wet rags around YSThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178136856755972648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-16727152602008028152008-09-16T08:59:00.000-04:002008-09-16T08:59:00.000-04:00I would imagine that if one wanted to spin flax we...I would imagine that if one wanted to spin flax wet on that wheel, that's what child labor was for!<BR/><BR/>A young girl who hadn't yet become proficient at spinning would watch and learn and wet her fingers to smooth the flax to let it wind on to the bobbin.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09877902724477340655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-36326821913038384952008-09-10T13:19:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:19:00.000-04:00Very interesting! Thanks for such good photos. I...Very interesting! Thanks for such good photos. If you learn anything more, please post it for the rest of us!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-8679864603123029672008-09-09T19:32:00.000-04:002008-09-09T19:32:00.000-04:00You might not want to hear this, but here it is......You might not want to hear this, but here it is...I've heard tell that some spinners leaned over, spat on their fingers, and used that to "wet" the flax. You could do that without removing one hand.<BR/><BR/>A more ladylike (and less gross) approach would be to stop treadling, hold both threads in one hand, use the other hand to wet things, and start again. I don't think, in any case, that Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028506404055347307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-3862676957531196822008-09-09T15:14:00.000-04:002008-09-09T15:14:00.000-04:00The editor of the Spinning Wheel Sleuth said the "...The editor of the Spinning Wheel Sleuth said the "milking the cow" motion is the way she has heard it was done, but no one can figure out how to wet the flax and smooth it since you can't let go of the fiber with either hand.finnsheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544634711495494842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-19435166736756063312008-09-09T14:47:00.000-04:002008-09-09T14:47:00.000-04:00Perhaps, in a world with fewer distractions, in a ...Perhaps, in a world with fewer distractions, in a simpler time. I'll bet the answer is practice. <BR/><BR/>How did they let go to wet one hand then the other?judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230862540962531293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-63155176730031363762008-09-09T13:49:00.000-04:002008-09-09T13:49:00.000-04:00Wow! That's incredible- 2 bobbins at the same time...Wow! That's incredible- 2 bobbins at the same time. One eyeball on each?? The top photos look like someone is spinning their own hair. Is that your recently harvested flax you are using?Manisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095470993838863913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-14323207062471293292008-09-09T13:31:00.000-04:002008-09-09T13:31:00.000-04:00I see that your keeping things going at a fast pac...I see that your keeping things going at a fast pace :o)<BR/>Also wanted you to know I gave you a blog award on my site today. GinnyGingerbreadshouse7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285484153508538882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-77229220599044613222008-09-09T11:45:00.000-04:002008-09-09T11:45:00.000-04:00Two at a time off of one distaff? I would have to...Two at a time off of one distaff? I would have to really get in the zone to even attempt such a thing! And dry? Wow.<BR/><BR/>Although - your post has me wanting to get out my tow flax, blend it with some wool and spin it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-19868578638550379782008-09-09T10:46:00.001-04:002008-09-09T10:46:00.001-04:00I can't imagine how well I could spin two at a tim...I can't imagine how well I could spin two at a time. I find when I multitask I do a half-*ssed job on at least one thing. I wonder if these were actually more of a novelty than a production tool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193296386078239896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-20153032383937725162008-09-09T10:46:00.000-04:002008-09-09T10:46:00.000-04:00I can't imagine how well I could spin two at a tim...I can't imagine how well I could spin two at a time. I find when I multitask I do a half-*ssed job on at least one thing. I wonder if these were actually more of a novelty than a production tool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193296386078239896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-53224488441462275922008-09-09T10:29:00.000-04:002008-09-09T10:29:00.000-04:00Amazing! I always learn something new from you!Amazing! I always learn something new from you!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08733284959927260751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-26610033867933430822008-09-09T08:02:00.000-04:002008-09-09T08:02:00.000-04:00Yikes! TWO hands going at once?!??? I would love...Yikes! TWO hands going at once?!??? I would love to see someone with that proficiency today. Any of those bast-type fibers and I'm all thumbs. :PAnne Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594949556583604315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-1605100451905593532008-09-09T08:00:00.000-04:002008-09-09T08:00:00.000-04:00hee, i did think it was a crystal bowl :-)hee, i did think it was a crystal bowl :-)vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320959567844355825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-57524232609709554702008-09-09T07:11:00.000-04:002008-09-09T07:11:00.000-04:00This is a great looking wheel Cyndy. This fellow m...This is a great looking wheel Cyndy. This fellow made something beautiful as well as functional. What fun to be able to spin on history.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-43753682089224722742008-09-09T06:34:00.000-04:002008-09-09T06:34:00.000-04:00It is a beautiful wheel and as I told Grace, I am ...It is a beautiful wheel and as I told Grace, I am sorry I missed seeing it used the way it was made to be used. Glad you had a fun weekend.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647798372172407775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-63996316691947594612008-09-09T00:21:00.000-04:002008-09-09T00:21:00.000-04:00Wow, two at one time? Crikey, I bet that took som...Wow, two at one time? Crikey, I bet that took some doing, but it would definitely speed up production.pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.com