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- 2021
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QuiltCon Bag, 2021
- Flax Wheel, Made by James Gregg, 1800-1819 - Spinning wheels come in a rich diversity of sizes and shapes depending on where and when they were made and the fibers they were intended to spin. This Saxony-style wheel, as its name suggests, was developed in northern Europe but was widely used in America. Intended for spinning flax fiber into linen yarn, these wheels often featured a built-in upright distaff to conveniently hold the raw flax fibers for the spinner.
- 1800-1819
- Collections - Artifact
Flax Wheel, Made by James Gregg, 1800-1819
Spinning wheels come in a rich diversity of sizes and shapes depending on where and when they were made and the fibers they were intended to spin. This Saxony-style wheel, as its name suggests, was developed in northern Europe but was widely used in America. Intended for spinning flax fiber into linen yarn, these wheels often featured a built-in upright distaff to conveniently hold the raw flax fibers for the spinner.
- Flax Wheel, Made by Joseph Gregg, 1765-1803 - Saxony-style spinning wheels allowed the operator to turn unprocessed fiber into thread. The distaff--a stationary rod at the front missing on this example--held the flax as the flier, powered by foot using a treadle, spun it into thread. The bobbin near the flier held finished thread. Major Joseph Gregg (1741-1804), a New Hampshire-born Revolutionary War soldier, made this spinning wheel.
- 1765-1803
- Collections - Artifact
Flax Wheel, Made by Joseph Gregg, 1765-1803
Saxony-style spinning wheels allowed the operator to turn unprocessed fiber into thread. The distaff--a stationary rod at the front missing on this example--held the flax as the flier, powered by foot using a treadle, spun it into thread. The bobbin near the flier held finished thread. Major Joseph Gregg (1741-1804), a New Hampshire-born Revolutionary War soldier, made this spinning wheel.
- Flax Wheel, Made by Joseph Gregg, 1765-1803 - Saxony-style spinning wheels allowed the operator to turn unprocessed fiber into thread. The distaff--the stationary rod at the front--held the flax as the flier, powered by foot using a treadle, spun it into thread. The bobbin near the flier held finished thread. Major Joseph Gregg (1741-1804), a New Hampshire-born Revolutionary War solider, made this spinning wheel.
- 1765-1803
- Collections - Artifact
Flax Wheel, Made by Joseph Gregg, 1765-1803
Saxony-style spinning wheels allowed the operator to turn unprocessed fiber into thread. The distaff--the stationary rod at the front--held the flax as the flier, powered by foot using a treadle, spun it into thread. The bobbin near the flier held finished thread. Major Joseph Gregg (1741-1804), a New Hampshire-born Revolutionary War solider, made this spinning wheel.
- Flax Wheel, Made by Joseph Gregg, 1765-1803 - Saxony-style spinning wheels allowed the operator to turn unprocessed fiber into thread. The distaff--the stationary rod at the front--held the flax as the flier, powered by foot using a treadle, spun it into thread. The bobbin near the flier held finished thread. Major Joseph Gregg (1741-1804), a New Hampshire-born Revolutionary War solider, made this spinning wheel.
- 1765-1803
- Collections - Artifact
Flax Wheel, Made by Joseph Gregg, 1765-1803
Saxony-style spinning wheels allowed the operator to turn unprocessed fiber into thread. The distaff--the stationary rod at the front--held the flax as the flier, powered by foot using a treadle, spun it into thread. The bobbin near the flier held finished thread. Major Joseph Gregg (1741-1804), a New Hampshire-born Revolutionary War solider, made this spinning wheel.