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Walking Wheel, c.1860.
The large spinning wheel or "walking wheel" was a common sight in many Quebec homes in the 18th and 19th centuries. The large wheel, used to spin wool, required the spinner to walk back and forth as she wound the woollen thread on to the spindle. It was said that a spinner could walk 20 miles during one day's spinning.
(Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
The large spinning wheel or "walking wheel" was a common sight in many Quebec homes in the 18th and 19th centuries. The large wheel, used to spin wool, required the spinner to walk back and forth as she wound the woollen thread on to the spindle. It was said that a spinner could walk 20 miles during one day's spinning.
(Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)