Norwegian spinning wheel

Title

Norwegian spinning wheel

Creator

Richard Nicol

Date

1815/1979

Description

This wheel was brought to Seattle by early Norwegian immigrant. Housewives spun wool in yarn on wheels like this, to knit into caps, scarves, sweaters and mittens. The immigrating Norwegian woman who carefully preserved this household tool, bringing it halfway around the world, would have used it in Washington just as her mother had used it in Norway.

Source

Northwest Digital Heritage

Relation

http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/kccollects/id/499

Type

image

References

http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/ref/collection/kccollects/id/499

Citation

Richard Nicol, “Norwegian spinning wheel,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 19, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/40181.

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