![]() ![]() Still fearful for his daughter's life, King Stefan orders that all spinning wheels in the kingdom be burned. This causes lots of grief and sorrow on the kingdom, but Merryweather softens the curse so that Aurora would not die, but just enter an enchanted sleep that will only last until True Love's Kiss. Upset about not being invited to the baby's christening, she casts an evil spell upon Aurora that she would prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. You are welcome to download any pictures or text for your own interest and research but please ask us for permission before publishing them on the Web or in any other way.The spinning wheel plays a major role in the film because it is used by Maleficent to cause her curse on Aurora to be completed. It couldn’t have been done without your help.Ĭopyright Mary Knox and Shan Wong 2005 – 2023. In addition, we are grateful to the many groups and individuals who have let us photograph their wheels or sent photographs and patiently answered our questions. Much of the material here comes (with permission) from their file on spinning wheels in New Zealand. ![]() A special thankyou is due to Creative Fibre (the New Zealand Spinning Weaving and Woolcrafts Society) and the Canterbury Area of the Society. Lots of people have helped with information and encouragement. If you have or know of a New Zealand-made wheel that is missing from these pages, or if you have interesting information about any of the makers, do please get in touch. Nor do we include makers who have only produced one or two wheels, though we are always keen to hear about them. Current models by Ashford and Majacraft are mostly not included as details can be found on the companies’ own websites. This site deals only with New Zealand-made spinning wheels. You can read about it here.Ħ September 2021 – a new entry about saxony wheels made by John Murray Cardno. Smith of New Plymouth surfaced recently and photos are in the mystery wheel sectionĢ June 2022 – George Madigan’s aluminium wheel was finally located. The link will take you to a different site.Ħ June 2023 – upright wheel with holes cut out in the drive wheel, and photos are in the mystery wheel sectionġ1 January 2023 – one of at least 8 wheels made by R. INDEX of names of wheel models and makers. Notes on some interesting makers and their wheels: Mystery wheels and wheel mysteries – there are still many wheels whose maker is unknown, and a number of makers for whom there is little information. They are often very handsome, like this one by Ken Bartlett. The table is absolutely horizontal, and the flyer assembly is raised on a second smaller table supported by (usually) four posts. ![]() Norwegian-style or double table wheels were first made in Norway, probably in the early 19th century. They are favoured for their usually small convenient size and the fact that their central orifice is comfortable whether the spinner spins with the right or the left hand forward. Upright wheels (sometimes called castle wheels) such as this much-loved Beulah by Peacock have the flyer assembly directly or almost directly above the drive wheel. They have a more or less sloping table with the flyer assembly at the high end and the drive wheel at the other, like this attractive Nicolson wheel. Saxony wheels look like the popular idea of a typical spinning wheel, and are probably the oldest type. The wheels are divided into three groups according to their style: The aim of this site is to help you, if you have a spinning wheel you believe comes from New Zealand, to identify it and perhaps find out a little about the maker. Quite a few have been exported, or changed hands several times, and knowledge of their makers has often been lost. Over the years many lovely spinning wheels (and a few not so lovely) have been made in New Zealand. Mary will continue to blog about spinning wheels at She is now passing it on to Shan to look after. This is the new home of, which Mary Knox founded in 2005. ![]()
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