tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post2680930334103368161..comments2024-03-07T01:00:28.990-08:00Comments on Ask The Bellwether: Just how many wheels do you have?Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-88481892435531304512009-01-09T08:34:00.000-08:002009-01-09T08:34:00.000-08:00You'll love the Martha. I admit, if I had a bigge...You'll love the Martha. I admit, if I had a bigger house/less mobile lifestyle, I'd get the Marie. It treadled just a bit sweeter -- but don't get me wrong, the Martha treadles even sweeter than my Majacraft-plus-accelerator (which <I>I</I> chose after reading about on Abby's blog, so next someone will be choosing a wheel from your comments, grin!)Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-89640530542519226622009-01-09T05:47:00.000-08:002009-01-09T05:47:00.000-08:00I'm a new spinner and have been working with a spi...I'm a new spinner and have been working with a spindle while researching spinning wheels. Your blog is wonderful and has given me a lot of really useful information. I just ordered a Watson Martha wheel for myself. I must have made a good decision, since you're getting one.<BR/><BR/>LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-15252191877807348932009-01-08T13:58:00.000-08:002009-01-08T13:58:00.000-08:00Yeah, no big wheels here. I didn't get one as a ki...Yeah, no big wheels here. I didn't get one as a kid either, my little brother did. (See that Mom? scarred for life!) Our house is pretty tiny, really, and I have to cart my wheel into and out of work position to use it -- a super-sweet Reeves production wheel would be AMAZING but pretty much impossible given those constraints. Sigh. Maybe in my future (grin).Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-11102190669443146512009-01-08T13:30:00.000-08:002009-01-08T13:30:00.000-08:00Oh, dear, Amelia! You need to work harder at this...Oh, dear, Amelia! You need to work harder at this wheel thing. What about BigWheels--the big Saxonies--Lendrum, Shacht-Reeves, Jensen, etc. You need some of those. And what about a Canadian production wheel? And antiques! What about antique wheels? You haven't even started with them. Get a move on, girl!<BR/><BR/>And before you can ask, the answer is: I don't know how many wheels I have.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194778153887961831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-14870849139569831982009-01-08T09:26:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:26:00.000-08:00Yay! Yes, I'm a collector too. It's just terrible ...Yay! Yes, I'm a collector too. It's just terrible that I've gotten into weaving, the looms are the current "rabbits" multiplying in the house. It will be interesting to see how that all ends up (grin).<BR/><BR/>I was pleasantly surprised how portable the Majacraft Suzie Alpaca is; almost as portable as the Little Gem though it weighs a bit more, as the wheel folds neatly in half, with a carry Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-2209438463550791292009-01-08T01:21:00.000-08:002009-01-08T01:21:00.000-08:00Haha. You answered my question! I must confess t...Haha. You answered my question! I must confess that the reason I asked is because I'm a terrible rubber-necker and I'm an even worse wheel-coveter. At the moment I have the basic Ashford Traditional model that I bought 2nd hand from a friend last July. I love it and it's been such a great learning tool, but I've got a whole list of wheels that I want to "collect". I'm a terrible collector (Ariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397311968445694214noreply@blogger.com