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Article: SPIN DOCTOR MAKING YARN CAN BE THERAPEUTIC AS WELL AS ENJOYABLE.(LIFESTYLE)
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- The Capital Times
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- February 3, 2004
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Byline: Mary Bergin The Capital Times
Four generations ago, a man who could handcraft a good-looking and functional spinning wheel most likely had no problem finding a wife.
The huge "walking wheels" or "great wheels" turned raw wool into yarn for knitting. It was a device of necessity, and the average woman would walk four or five miles a day as she persuaded fibers of fleece to become skeins for sweaters, mittens, rugs, blankets.
Life has changed in all kinds of ways since then, but the art of spinning is far from obsolete. And the type of materials that can be spun seems unlimited: It's not just fibers from sheep or, for that matter, ...