This handmade yarn winder is made of maple. It is as simple as possible - a rod that turns to wind the yarn. It sold at Tom Harris Auctions in Marshalltown, Iowa, for 4. Spinning and weaving is a ...

What’s a weasel? It’s an animal, of course, but in some parts of Montana you might put weasels on your ice cream, because some Montanans call M&Ms “weasels.” And in the 1700s, when the nursery rhyme ...

I bet you pictured a monkey and a weasel chasing each other as you read this well-known ditty, but you’ll be surprised to learn this rhyme is not about animals at all. It was recited by children as ...

Question: My mother bought this unusual wooden object when an Ocean City storage company went out of business some years ago. Sold as a "skein winder," she believed it was used by knitters but never ...

Spinning and weaving is a popular hobby right now. Some people are even trying to use old methods and old tools to design their modern creations. Natural dyes can be made from onion skins (orange), ...

Spinning and weaving is a popular hobby right now. Some people are even trying to use old methods and old tools to design their modern creations. Natural dyes can be made from onion skins (orange), ...

In the 1700s, when the nursery rhyme Pop Goes the Weasel was composed, everyone knew the “weasel” of the title referred to a yarn winder. In the past, when women would spin and weave at home, they ...

For knitters and crochet enthusiasts, winding yarn balls has been an arduous, time-consuming and physically taxing process. It has usually involved, with a few exceptions, cranking a machine by hand ...

As part of our commitment to accessibility and transparency, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art is placing its collection records online. Please note that some records are incomplete ...