Apple Jack Creek

Living on a small holding in rural Alberta, raising kids and animals, growing stuff, creating things with fibre, and living with PTSD. See more at www.applejackcreek.com.

22 February 2011

The first graduate of the Apple Jack Creek Home for Aged and Wayward Wheels

The Apple Jack Creek Home for Aged and Wayward Spinning Wheels is proud to announce the first graduate from our unique program! This wheel ...

19 February 2011

Spring must be around the corner!

We have lambs! The two ‘early ewes’ (the Columbia and Columbia/Hamp cross) had their lambs this week … of course after several days of lovel...

09 February 2011

Projects

I have, to my surprise, discovered that restoring antique wheels is a remarkably satisfying and engaging activity. It’s a hobby that probabl...

Treading in ancient footsteps

Tonight, the Small People were admiring the wheels in the living room (there are quite a few at the moment…) and ended up over by the wee li...

30 January 2011

Valerija – the Lithuanian Wheel

Meet Valerija (va-LAIR-ee-ya), my new-to-me Lithuanian wheel. She is named for the lady who lived next door to my sister , in Lituania ...

30 December 2010

Part of the next century

One of the wheel wrights on Ravelry said one day, “Have you ever thought that maybe you have added another century to the life of this wheel...

20 December 2010

Wheel Alignment

When spinning, one hand is 'forward' and one is 'back' - the forward one controls the twist, and the backward one holds the ...

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