Aurora Colony Handspinners Guild

Spinning Saturday was held for the Aurora Colony Handspinners Guild. There were a number of classes, fiber galore and a huge spin circle. It was a lot of fun looking at the interesting projects which were going on. Wonderful knits, hooked rugs, felted objects and, of course, spinning. There were quite a number of spinning wheels, by a number of manufacturers and styles. I found out something about the reproduction chair wheel that I had. It was made in 1977 by a woodworker in Vancouver, Washington. He made a number of wheels and this was one of his later wheels with a lot of differences from the one I saw which was number 13. Mine is number 57. By looking at these, one can see the development of the design of the wheel. But the one thing is the incredible woodworking. The finish is wonderful and the wheel is true and balanced.

I know that I will be returning to the Aurora Colony Handspinners Guild again because the people that I met and the ideas they were willing to share. Good people, good fun and all in all, a good road trip.