Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; . Illustration Wheel. tion 37.—Scottish SpinningWheel. accumulated during the process of spinning, and was consideredan additional feature of usefulness in a well set-up wheel. In Illustration 38 we have a typical auld wifie sitting ather wheel spinning. By her side is to be seen the reel onwhich the wool was wound after it had been spun.* Illustration 39 represents two Scottish lasses spinning andcarding ; the riffans are lying between them on the ground. * I am very greatly indebted to a friend for having taken the p
Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; . Illustration Wheel. tion 37.—Scottish SpinningWheel. accumulated during the process of spinning, and was consideredan additional feature of usefulness in a well set-up wheel. In Illustration 38 we have a typical auld wifie sitting ather wheel spinning. By her side is to be seen the reel onwhich the wool was wound after it had been spun.* Illustration 39 represents two Scottish lasses spinning andcarding ; the riffans are lying between them on the ground. * I am very greatly indebted to a friend for having taken the photographsfrom which Illustrations 38 and 50 have been Lacis It will be noted that the wheel has the rather unusualfeature of two bobbins, while the distaff with which it is pro-vided indicates that this wheel was used for spinning Illustration 3S. — Auld Wilie spinning. The same kind of distaff, although the upper part of itseems to be missing, is to be seen in Illustration 38. I know that to a certain extent spinning has been taken Flax up again by some people, and I think it might become apleasant occupation for more, in view of the very soothingeffect it has upon ones mind and temper. An old Highlandspinner with whom I had much twit-twat told me that ifever she sat down in a bad temper to spin—and her spinning
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