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In part three of these articles on choosing your first spinning wheel, a selection of questions are asked for the beginning spinner to consider when making the purchase.

Single or scotch drive and double drives, single versus double treadles, and folding wheels: what they mean and what they can do for you.

In part one of this three part series, we first look at the different wheel styles, including Saxony, Castle, Charkha, and The Great Wheel, as well as drive ratios.

Spin Control by Amy King will help spinners better understand yarns and their spinning wheels, to produce great looking yarns and take their spinning to the next level.

Spinning yarn by hand is growing in popularity as knitters and crocheters take up spindles and start treadling wheels.

Amateur genealogists, especially those who are new to the endeavor, will discover amazing variations in the spelling of their family names.

For over thirty years, the Lee Middleton company has set the standard for artistry when it comes to vinyl baby dolls.

Feeling the frenzy of the holidays instead of the fun? Still looking for unique gift ideas? Then hit the trail. North Carolina's Craft Trail can help.

Sleeping Beauty awakens from the ennui of young girlhood. Sleep is essential to brain development and emotional stability. Handsome princes are not the rescuers.

From Chopin's nocturnes to the love theme from Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy to Schubert's lieder, classical music is full of romantic songs.

Biography of Austrian composer Franz Schubert - famous for 8th Symphony Unfinished, Trout Quintet, Serenade, and numerous songs, including Ave Maria.

Follow in the footsteps of the great Mahatma Gandhi, who propagated the use of khadi, by using this tough and versatile fabric to furnish your home.

The Industrial Revolution changed the way people lived and worked in the nineteenth century, causing the rise of modern urban living.

The Porter-Phelps-Huntington mansion, built in 1752, reports numerous paranormal experiences. Some say the original owner still walks within the walls of her home.

Forty years ago the village of Teotitlán was just dirt streets and basic houses with earth floors, outdoor kitchens and outhouses and very little electricity.

English palace some consider the most haunted building in the UK. Six ghosts are contemporaries of Henry, House of Tudor. One ghost, identity unknown, recorded on film.

A 1999 Cadillac Deville with an ABS problem and a 1996 Nissan Pathfinder that shifts rough in cold weather.

This is the first in a three-part series on Web retailers that reliably deliver knitting products of terrific quality for a manageable cost.

Need a great holiday gift or birthday present for a child that likes cars? Kids that love race cars will enjoy receiving these car toys, movies and books.

Forbidden participation in the acceptable political arenas of their day, women of the 13 colonies created their own styles of political insurrection.

There are many beautiful yet expensive hand crafted yarns available. Some of these effects are easy to achieve cheaply at home with just a little thought and ingenuity

A drop spindle is a wonderful way to introduce oneself to making yarn. A simple one can be made from recycled materials.

The Levi Jackson State Park offers history, nature, and entertainment. It's located just off of US 25.

Find out all about the crafting skill, how to level it, and its usability in the free mmo game of Runescape.

Arguably the technological and industrial innovations developed during the industrial revolution were essential for the full development of that process.

Edward Taylor immigrated to America from England in the 17th century. Thomas H. Johnson discovered Taylor's poetry manuscripts at the Yale library in 1937.

Short biography of French composer Camille Saint-Saens, organist and pianist, known for suite 'Carnaval des Animaux' and the opera 'Samson et Dalila'.

Paris is a true city of culture with many a fascinating museum waiting to be discovered beyond the crowded venues.

Artisans, organic farmers, musicians, 2nd-hand booksellers & chefs gather from 100s of miles to sell wares, perform, meet friends & travelers and celebrate the harvest.

Visitors can experience colonial Moravians with their artifacts while exploring restored structures and gardens in a hamlet that means "house of passage."

Many Welsh craftspeople have their studios in picturesque villages. Seeking them out offers sightseeing rewards as well as mementos of your visit to Wales.

Knitting with handspun yarn is a real treat, with lots of natural variation in the color and thickness of the yarn. Flexible patterns work well with handspun yarn.

A heartwarming account of Mahatma Gandhi's life and the experiences that led him to become the world's greatest teacher in non-violence and peaceful protest.

Moving to another state can be very exciting. It can also be a little unnerving if the move means searching for a new job.

Let your imagination spin in all directions by picking one noun and one verb and creating a variety of articles around them.

While its origins are obscured by myth and legend, the history of Chinese silk shows it played a central role in the civilization of ancient China.

Was Mother Goose French, American, English, a figure from German and Norse mythology, or none of the above?

The seven major chakras at the midline of the body connect with our physical organs and systems as well as our emotions, family, past lives and our beliefs.

Demystifying the chakra system by clear and simple descriptions, including information about what chakras are and what they look like.

If you're concerned about the way our troubled economy is affecting your lifestyle, read on to find helpful tips to living better and greener with less.

Homeowners are turning to improving their existing homes to save money, but it's important to think through those improvements carefully to obtain the best value.

The holidays are here! Winter has set in, and for golfers, so has "Golf Fever." The only remedy is great golf gifts.

Wool fleece can be spun into yarn because of the special properties of wool fiber.

Running wheels for small pets like hamsters, mice, gerbils and rats cause broken legs, amputated limbs and fractured tails that require surgical amputation or euthanasia.

Brighid is celebrated at Imbolc, but there are many benefits to working with this Irish goddess throughout the year for healing, home life and creative inspiration.

The Pendulum, a divination tool centuries old, can be used in aligning the energy centers of the body. Chakra alignment with Pendulums is a new concept using old ideas.

The law of conservation of angular momentum gives physicists a powerful problem solving tool to predict the effects of changing moment of inertia on angular velocity.

Angular momentum is a vector, so conservation of angular momentum tends to keep both the direction and angular speed of a spinning bicycle wheel constant.