I’ve moved into
a sweet, cozy, new house in Inland township, Benzie county, Michigan. While I
was a renter in Lake Ann for the past five years, some of my furniture and
fiber equipment was stored by various friends. In re-gathering all my stuff in
this new house, it has become quite clear to me that I HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF.
I have a small
basement (that’s where the wood stove is located) that I want to use as a
studio for sewing, weaving, and fiber preparation (my knitting and spinning
will be largely upstairs). I thought I would want to begin using my great
wheel, but it simply takes up too much valuable space. So I have decided to
sell it.
I got this
wheel from Gladys Strong, a friend and fiber artist who passed away a few years
ago. Shortly after I got this wheel, I moved and put the wheel in storage. So,
I have not actually used it. All the parts are there. I think it could really
use a new drive band, but otherwise it’s good to go.
The drive wheel
is 48 inches in diameter. The drive band attaches to an accelerator, and
another band attaches the accelerator to the quill. The drive wheel has a
groove in it for the drive band. Many of the wheel’s parts, but not all, appear
to be made of oak wood. There is a plaque on the table that reads “SPINNING
WHEEL HANDCRAFTED BY Joseph Danhoffer 1986”. Gladys lived for a long time in
Virginia and I think the maker of this wheel may have lived there.
I am asking
$150 for the wheel. PICK UP ONLY. If you are interested, please contact me: atyler@centurytel.net or amy@stonesockfibers.com
In the new year,
I will be “divesting” of other fiber stuff, including commercial yarns (I’d
like to reduce my stash by 25%), and knitting and spinning magazines, and
possibly another wheel. Stay tuned. Also, I still have three more sock patterns
to post before my 61st birthday in February.
