Double-flyer flax wheel in action!

Amanda demonstrating how to spin on a double-flyer flax wheel. The wheel, and expertly dressed distaff, were borrowed from Ineke vd Heijden during a spinning weekend with the Dutch Spingroup at Mennerode, Oct 2008. The clip was video’d by Magreet Ward. I managed to keep it going for all of 3 minutes, and it looks really impressive, providing you don’t look too closely at the thickness or quality of the thread I’m producing. As you will probably hear from the soundtrack, I wished I had a third hand to dip in the water pot to smooth the threads!