New (old) wheel

1. Hyacinthe3, 2. Hyacinthe2, 3. Hyacinthe1

Check out what is gracing my living room these days! I just want to sit and stare at her, she’s so pretty. This is a late 1800s production spinning wheel from St Hyacinthe, Quebec. The lovely lady I purchased it from said she’d found it in an antique store with string wound around the bobbin. Apparently, someone had been using it solely for decoration. She had it beautifully restored — it’s seen some good use — and it still works great.

Yes, it works great… but I need a lot of practice with it! It’s very different from my other wheel.

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