Spinning wheel
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| 1 | I have a Dunnachie spinning wheel made in the late 60's in CHCH.It is need of some TLC.I need to get new sliding hooks on the flyer as they are worn and the wool catches when I'm spinning.Hoping someone will know who to put me in contact with. heatherg20 - 2021-05-31 10:52:00 |
| 2 | heatherg20 wrote:
Would Ashford's in Ashburton be able to help I wonder? 342 - 2021-06-01 11:30:00 |
| 3 | Surely you have contact with either other spinners or spinning groups. voyager4 - 2021-06-01 11:34:00 |
| 4 | Your local Creative Fibre rep will know... oh_hunnihunni - 2021-06-01 12:14:00 |
| 5 | No,Ashfords can't help.I do belong to a group but no one has the same wheel.I am the local CF delegate and have spoken to National re this problem already. heatherg20 - 2021-06-02 08:14:00 |
| 6 | heatherg20 wrote:
Can you put a picture up of the part that is worn out. I am sure the tyros on this MB will say I know that fitting it is xxx from yyyy or it can be renewed by using a 'wratchit hook' (name made up) shanreagh - 2021-06-02 08:40:00 |
| 7 | Found this - 'Mr Dunnachie (pronounced Dunshee) of Christchurch made about 40 or 50 of these between the mid 1960s and 1975. It was then the most economical wheel available in Christchurch and at that time there were about 15 in use by members of the Christchurch Guild of Weavers and Spinners. Purchasers had to supply their own flywheel from a treadle sewing machine. Mr Dunnachie’s designs were influenced by Walter Morrison’s wheels; brouser3 - 2021-06-02 20:59:00 |
| 8 | Thanks for that idea brouser3. heatherg20 - 2021-06-03 08:34:00 |
| 9 | photo of part that is a problem please.. I have spun on several types of Ashford wheels and still do.. but partner & I are both diy :) urbanrefugee54 - 2021-06-05 11:03:00 |
