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Spinning in the Era of the Spinning Wheel aims to provide a comprehensive history of hand spinning in England from 1400 to 1800. The project explores the material, technological, economic, and cultural aspects of hand spinning, highlighting its significance in women's lives and the textile industry.
From the introduction of the spinning wheel to England during the later Middle Ages to its eclipse by the powered spinning machine early in the nineteenth century, hand-spun yarn was vital to the success of the textile industries that dominated English manufacturing.
Indeed, hand spinning of wool, flax and ultimately cotton became the principal income-generating activity pursued by women.
For many of those women, it was also an essential means of furnishing their own families with textiles.
Yet…
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