Saxony spinning wheels are fairly common and have become something of a cliche that is avoided by many younger collectors.

Object Details maker unknown Description Flax or Saxony (Leipsic) wheel. Late 18th century. Turned legs. Eight spokes in the wheel. A machine on which the spinning and winding of the yarn are made ...

Saxony wheels were used for flax, wool or cotton. In conjunction with a group of weavers, an elaborate spinning room was able to produce various fibers.

Robert Poli from the Colonial Spanish Quarter in St. Augustine works at his Saxony spinning wheel on Thursday in Tallahassee. Poli was at the Capitol to participate in St. Johns County Day ...

Admittedly, a spinning wheel isn’t the first thing you see in a home these days. That’s because most yarn comes from industrial machines, cranking out skeins by the millions.

This is a spinning wheel that is often called a Saxony wheel by collectors and by enthusiasts who still use such a device to spin fiber into thread and yarn. Once upon a time, most homes in the ...

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