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 is an English spinning wheel in the Flemish style. Spinning formed an important part of the Lakeland economy and Kendal's town motto, 'Pannus mihi panis' which translates as 'cloth (or wool ...

Mary bought her modern spinning wheel from New Zealand. It's called the Ashford Joy as it is named after the person who made it. It's interesting that Ashford Joy lived in Ashburton New Zealand ...