tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post114369096263039636..comments2023-07-24T11:50:34.446-04:00Comments on my little kitchen: Spinning WheelsCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1143859644428451162006-03-31T21:47:00.000-05:002006-03-31T21:47:00.000-05:00Hi Rowena - yes I do remember, but it's been a lon...Hi Rowena - yes I do remember, but it's been a long time. Looks like Alice, who I know is a big fan of children's literature, figured it out for you... thanks Alice!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1143829368175370972006-03-31T13:22:00.000-05:002006-03-31T13:22:00.000-05:00Rowena...is it Rumplestiltskin?Rowena...is it Rumplestiltskin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1143825672945794012006-03-31T12:21:00.000-05:002006-03-31T12:21:00.000-05:00I've never seen a spinning wheel but when I saw th...I've never seen a spinning wheel but when I saw the pic, it immediately brought to mind that fairytale...uhm, I'm guessing the Bros. Grimm. You know, that one where the sneaky dwarf guy gives a name for the queen's daughter then asks for a favor in return? Accch, I've forgotten already, now I gotta google it.Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335673619430109527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1143775284295528322006-03-30T22:21:00.000-05:002006-03-30T22:21:00.000-05:00Hi Nupur! I didn't know that - it's fascinating t...Hi Nupur! I didn't know that - it's fascinating though. The term charkha was vaguely familiar (I probably had seen it in a catalog or something). I looked around a little and it also appears to be used in the US to refer to wheels that are used for spinning cotton - they're quite different in design from my little miniatures above. I love weaving with cotton, I wonder how hard it is to spin it?<BR/><BR/>Hi Alice - thanks!<BR/><BR/>Hi Stephanie - ah, if I only had tiny fingers!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1143735757162600752006-03-30T11:22:00.000-05:002006-03-30T11:22:00.000-05:00Perhaps you could spin really tiny wool?Perhaps you could spin really tiny wool?Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090435662350578970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1143727811513375262006-03-30T09:10:00.000-05:002006-03-30T09:10:00.000-05:00Awww, how cute! :)Awww, how cute! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-1143713169917074332006-03-30T05:06:00.000-05:002006-03-30T05:06:00.000-05:00Oh those look gorgeous! You know, spinning wheels ...Oh those look gorgeous! You know, spinning wheels always remind me of the history of Indian independence: the British who ruled India took away raw cotton from India and sold back finished cloth to Indians at exhorbitant prices. Mahatma Gandhi started a movement where he encouraged people to use spinning wheels for spinning their own cotton and making their own clothes. The spinning wheel (called "charkha") remains a symbol of Indian independence. (My parents have one in their attic from their parents' time)Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.com