They enlisted the help of Yonit Kristal, an acknowledged expert in traditional craftmaking, to see if she could successfully spin yarn using a replica of one of the prehistoric pebbles.

One man could spin 50 strands of yarn using this machine. This machine was made at the loomshop of the Rhodes family of Diggle near Saddleworth, and was used at Helmshore Textile Mill for spinning ...

He teamed up with a clockmaker called John Kay and by the late 1760's they had a workable machine that could spin four strands of cotton yarn at the same time. Arkwright paid for a patent in 1769 ...

With shelves stocked with fine yarns, from simple cottons to imported cashmeres, plus Skacel crochet hooks and Addi-Turbo knitting needles and a constantly updated supply of new patterns ...

“My mom and I both learned how to spin, weave and knit. When I got out of college, I started my business ‘Spindle, Shuttle and Needle’, which is a yarn shop. I was only one year into my ...

One man could spin 50 strands of yarn using this machine. This machine was made at the loomshop of the Rhodes family of Diggle near Saddleworth, and was used at Helmshore Textile Mill for spinning ...