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Uploaded by on Jul 9, 2006

Mrs Helen Maddrell (Isle of Man) demonstrating carding and spinning wool.

(This was definitely filmed in 1938 - I have a letter written by her inviting my Grandfather to tea. And a letter from him in which he refers to the film of her spinning.)

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  • Wow, what a beautiful bit of the past caught on film. Does anyone else wish they were out spinning wool in the garden with her?

  • Thank You! For those of us who try to preserve "the old ways", it is wonderful to actually see techniques used - not just to learn from modern methods. Marty Mc

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  • Beautiful video! Am helping my daughter research spinning for a colony project and came across this. Very neat. I wish I could be there with her. Thank you! :0)

  • Such a great video. Thanks for putting it up! :)

  • Cool old video Thanks

  • sweet!!!

  • sweet!!!

  • Awesome old video, this is so cool and I am spinning on an old ashford spinning wheel,

  • This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.  I also found it really informative, as I'm learning to card!

  • thank you! a very athmospheric video and one whch also gives the real technical details. From when is it and from where?

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