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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BettyRubble, post: 9915559, member: 85146&quot;]Long time fiber arts geek who lurks on this blog. At core, a spinning wheel is a complex tool, requiring considerable training to use (you actually start out with a prehistoric tool, the drop spindle, but that’s another blog). An antique version is usually only decorative. There isn’t even a flat surface to rest a cup of coffee, or a beer. Few antique spinning wheels have all the fiddly parts, bits, and bobs to make them operational. All of them are hand made, so whatever is missing was custom designed and made for just that wheel; which means that the bobbin or spindle from some other wheel won’t fit. A working wheel is a joy and delight to any experienced hand spinner. If you have all the parts, they can always be repaired and tuned. A missing flyer-the key bit of spinning wheel tech-on a hand made spinning wheel means it is inoperable. Oh sure, you can spend a year of your spare time reverse engineering it in a shop full of wood and metal working tools, but you are not likely to make the wheel work. Antique wheels from Scandinavia, the Baltic area, and many parts of Slavic speaking countries have beautifully built wheels, with lovely paint work. I recall many photos of black paint with winding, lush floral designs, enhanced with birds and small animals. They are quite deserving of wall space in any home. So, use your eyes, and you will see what I have seen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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