18th May 1938

A spinning wheel stands on four-legged stool four feet long by one foot wide and a foot and a half in height. There are two sticks erected upon the stool on one of which the wheel is hung and is connected by a cord to the front of the stick to which a spindle is attached.

When you twist the wheel the spindle twists also. Then you put a little piece of carded wool to it and put it gently while working the wheel.

We have a spinning wheel at home, which we spin with in the long winter nights. We have the sheep of our own and then we have the wool of our own. First, we tease it and grease it with oil. Afterwards it is spun and made into socks stockings and jersey for the children.