Srinagar, India–It was in October that Shaista Bilal, a resident of the old quarters of Srinagar in Kashmir, first heard of a spinning wheel that works by a pedal, to yarn pashmina. The 37-year-old ...

A refinement of a spinning wheel that he made for his wife, Beth, while living aboard their sailboat, the shoe-box sized machines impressed everyone who saw them at the Hansens’ Chimacum area home ...

Perhaps you’d like to pick up an even more basic skill. If so, the Lyons Farmette has an event for you: Wool Day. The five-hour-plus experience on June 5 includes a spinning or knitting class and a ...

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) is ...

Nora Rubinstein loves to spin. She also loves a mystery and a challenge. The experience of taking raw fluffy wool and spinning and twisting it into yarn has been an anchor of her life for more than 35 ...