Reminiscences of Newcastle, Iowa, 1848; a history of the founding of Webster City, Iowa . imated would lengthen to the desired size for yarnat the one drawing. A quick turn of the wheel, and thesoft wool stretched as the spinner stepped backward twoor three paces. When the rotation of the wheel had twistedthe roll to the desired size and firmness, the operator brisklyretraced her steps as the yarn was wound upon the section of the wool-roll was taken between the fin-gers as before, and the process repeated. The reel, as its name indicates, was used to skein theyarn from the spi
Reminiscences of Newcastle, Iowa, 1848; a history of the founding of Webster City, Iowa . imated would lengthen to the desired size for yarnat the one drawing. A quick turn of the wheel, and thesoft wool stretched as the spinner stepped backward twoor three paces. When the rotation of the wheel had twistedthe roll to the desired size and firmness, the operator brisklyretraced her steps as the yarn was wound upon the section of the wool-roll was taken between the fin-gers as before, and the process repeated. The reel, as its name indicates, was used to skein theyarn from the spindle. If pressure of work would not per-mit use of the ungeared wheel for the winding, or if vis-itors made extra implements necessary, the home-madeniddle-noddle—a hand-winder with center bar and a crosspiece on either end—was used, and yarn was skeined fromend to end crossing in the middle and knotted with the usualloop of yarn into so many threads each. When a skein was finished it was placed on the swiftsor winding-blades and quilled—wound on headless spools. WOMENS WORK 191. 192 REMINISCENCES OF NEWCASTLE, IOWA or sections of pithless elderwood—ready for the woof-weaving shuttle; or the yarn was wound on larger spoolsor corncobs ready for the warping-bars, as the case re-quired. For immediate use yarn was skeined from handto elbow and hung from the arm while being knitted. \^ caving. Loom-frames and ordinary fixtures were made by themen folks. The frame was about five or six feet, with sixfoot posts. Ihe corners were fitted and pinned with woodenpegs which could be driven out and the loom removed whennot in use. Our loom often was lent to the neighbors. Webrought with us from the East the cloth and warp-beams,reeds, shuttles and other parts which required nicety ofmechanical execution in making. Reels, swifts and winding blades were susceptible ofmore or less modification in form and material. Theywere rigged with gearing, or with hand-cranks; with mov-able joints,
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