We offer a wide range of spinning wheels from beginner wheels like the Ashford Kiwi and Kromski Prelude to the Kromski Symphony and ultimate Schacht Matchless! We stock nearly all of the wheels we sell so they ship same day! Bill here at the shop does all the wheel tune ups and assembles all the looms and wheels for display and use. We support what we sell and can give you any setup help you need over the phone or in person at our shop in Spokane. Unsure of which wheel is right for you? Call the shop and ask for Billy, he has a fine eye for helping folks find the wheel that suits them best at 1-888-320-7746.
We carry a huge selection of Spinning Wheels for handspinning as well as handspindles from the United States, Canada, New Zealand and around the world! If you can't find the spinning wheel you're looking for call us anytime at 1-888-320-7746 we probably have it.
How to choose the right spinning wheel...
The choice of handspindle or Spinning Wheel is quite personal and depends upon need and circumstance. Spinning wheels provide the most convenient and efficient way of twisting fiber into yarn. Handspindles require one to stop and store the spun fiber before continuing the spinning process. A spinning wheel, however, stores the spun yarn as it is spun thus simplifying the entire process. Handspindles are more portable than a spinning wheel and for some spinners this may be an important factor. Some spinning wheels fall easily out of adjustment if they are moved and other styles of spinning wheels (large castle or walking great wheels) are just too large and heavy to transport easily. A person who enjoys attending spinning guild meetings, fiber fairs and historical reenactments (all of which welcome spinners and their spinning wheels) would do well to consider whether a handspindle would be a more suitable choice. Price is often another consideration when choosing between a spinning wheel and a handspindle. Spinning wheels are obviously more costly than a simple handspindle. However, if a handspindle is made of a rare wood and beautiful carved and finished it can rival the price of a used spinning wheel in need of simple repairs. But will the yarn spun by a handspindle be as perfect as that spun on a spinning wheel? The answer depends upon the proficiency of the spinner even more than on the use of spinning wheel or handspindle. An excellent handspindler can rival the production of an average spinning wheel spinner and the yarn will be of equal quality. In fact there are fibers which are better spun on a handspindle. Fine, short fibers such as cotton are an example. In choosing between a handspindle and a spinning wheel many factors come into play. Lifestyle plus budget considerations need to be added to personal preference in order to make a good decision. But more and more spinners are not making an either/or choice at all. They own both a handspindle and a spinning wheel in order to have the full range of spinning possibilities!
