The spinning wheel had to go — nothing could have been more obvious. I had discovered it in a dusty upstairs bedroom of my childhood home in Pennsylvania, the one my mother was leaving behind after 40 ...

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Here’s a gem from the MOTHER EARTH NEWS archives: How to make a spinning wheel with common items. This DIY spinning wheel uses an old bicycle wheel and a little bit of grit. One day Barbara–that’s my ...

Build your own collapsible spinning wheel for spinning your own cotton thread. Print your own parts with the Thingverse plans below and learn how to make a charkha spinning wheel. After buying my ...

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