Too tired to say much tonight! We had a great "Days of the Pioneers" at the Museum of Appalachia, in Norris TN. Lou Ann manned the Rocker Beater Loom in the loom house, and I sat and spun wool and flax on the porch of the Peter's Cabin.
This is the first time I have used the little red Mayville wheel for flax. I realized last weekend that unlike a lot of my old wheels this one loves to spin in the counter clockwise direction, which is wonderful for spinning flax! I brought the freestanding distaff for it's Museum debut, it performed wonderfully!
There were many antique dealers on hand plying their wares. There was furniture and all sorts of tools, and old wooden bowls in all sorts of sizes. But I was looking for textile goodies, and I found some!
Flax
Hackles galore!
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| two sizes on this one |
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| this one has a cover |
Then there were the coverlets!
Old clothes, take a peek at those baby socks!
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| linen shift |
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| baby socks |
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| skein winder |
Finally a sampling of the fiber tools I saw.
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| broken down table loom |
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| bobbin winder |
There was a really old bobbin winder and super old sitting great wheel. Plus I saw a couple of tow distaffs earlier in the day that I did not get pictures of.
I am tired as tired can be, but I wanted to share the fun!
The next big event at the Museum is the Homecoming in early mid October. Ya'll Come!
Until next time, happy crafting, Tina
This is the first time I have used the little red Mayville wheel for flax. I realized last weekend that unlike a lot of my old wheels this one loves to spin in the counter clockwise direction, which is wonderful for spinning flax! I brought the freestanding distaff for it's Museum debut, it performed wonderfully!
There were many antique dealers on hand plying their wares. There was furniture and all sorts of tools, and old wooden bowls in all sorts of sizes. But I was looking for textile goodies, and I found some!
