and cranked the spinning wheel with the other hand. Not only could you spin yarn eight times faster with the spinning jenny, ...

From there you’ll want to move on to spinning the wool into yarn, which you can do with either a wheel or an electric motor.

This project explores the functional/aesthetic possibilities of e-textiles that emerge from hand-spinning custom e-textile materials. The yarns and swatches we have created look to demonstrate a ...

This might sound like we're spinning you a yarn but this week's Everyday Artist ... My husband bought me my wheel about two years ago, with some redundancy money. They can cost hundreds, but ...

There's a new haven for knitters in Downtown Bennington, Vermont. The ribbon was cut at King's Knit Wit at 520 Main Street at ...

Ancient India developed the decimal system and the concept of zero, transforming mathematics. India produced Wootz steel, ...

Spindle whorls form a device similar to the wheel and axle to help the spindle rotate faster and longer, allowing people to efficiently spin natural fibers such as wool or flax into yarn.

An engraving showing how yarn spinning wheels were used in the home before the Industrial Revolution. Under this system, local textile manufacturers would have deals with individual families.