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At Last

October 27, 2008 By Carole

I think the first Schacht Matchless I ever saw belonged to Laurie.  Or perhaps Cheryl.  It could have been Monica’s but I don’t think so.  I know it wasn’t Kathy’s or Manise’s because they got theirs much later.  In any case, it was at SPA in 2006 and I was immediately taken with the wheel.  I hadn’t seen very many spinning wheels at that point and I seriously fell in love with that wheel.  Of course, I bought my Reeves that weekend but that story is old news.

My point is that I have wanted one of these wheels for nearly 3 years.  Those of you who know me know that I don’t generally wait that long for something I want.  But I have plenty of wheels at home and the idea of bringing in another wheel seemed silly.  It wasn’t about the money, it was about space and time and overload of spinning wheels.  I kept reasoning that if I found a used Schacht then I would sell the Lendrum.  Every time I thought that through, though, I realized that I really didn’t want to part with the Lendrum.  My Lendrum is all set up with a Woolee Winder (a significant investment) and its a truly portable wheel.  I guess what I’m saying is that even though I would occasionally look at eBay for the Matchless and I kept my eye on Craig’s List and Ravelry the opportunity to buy one just never came up.

Last weekend at Rhinebeck I was discussing my yearning for the Matchless with Kathy and Cheryl.  Kathy kept insisting that I should definitely not sell the Lendrum and Cheryl agreed with her.  That’s when it dawned on me that the wheel to sell would be the Kromski Polonaise.  I bought her from Adrian and I honestly never use this wheel.  While she’s great for reeanctments, well, I hardly ever reenact anymore.  And when I do I can certainly use the Canadian Production Wheel.  So, there you have it – multiple wheel problem solved.  The only thing left to do was find a Schacht Matchless.

On Wednesday, just for laughs, I checked eBay.  I was shocked when I found one.  I was even more shocked when I realized the selling location was only 30 minutes from where I live.  And I was completely shocked when I bid $600 and became the high bidder.  Long story short?  I won.

Meet Millie.

As in Thoroughly Modern Millie.

A wheel that was meant to be mine.  A love story that was meant to be.

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  1. Chris says

    October 27, 2008 at 8:33 pm

    Feels great when it all comes together like that, doesn’t it. Congrats and have fun with her!

  2. Leah says

    October 27, 2008 at 9:54 pm

    She will become your favorite. I have two wheels, but my Rose hasn’t seen any action since my Matchless came home. They are well named wheels!

  3. vanessa says

    October 27, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    whoohoo!

  4. claudia says

    October 27, 2008 at 10:42 pm

    True love.

    🙂

  5. michelle says

    October 27, 2008 at 11:39 pm

    What a great deal! I’m even feeling a bit jealous – what’s up with that. I’ve been longing for the same wheel for awhile now too, and now I’m wondering if that came from you? Enjoy! You know now it was meant to be 🙂

  6. Wanda says

    October 28, 2008 at 12:49 am

    Looks like a perfect match Carole!

  7. Kim says

    October 28, 2008 at 8:11 am

    Beautiful wheel! I would love a matchless as well someday…but I agree with you, I wouldn’t sell my lendrum either. Both are nice wheels with different purposes.

    Good going grrl!

  8. maryse says

    October 28, 2008 at 9:01 am

    it was meant to be.

  9. elizabeth says

    October 28, 2008 at 10:14 am

    Oh wow! You got the cadillac of wheels!!!! Congratulations!

  10. Teyani says

    October 28, 2008 at 11:18 am

    what a great story!!
    Congrats on having Millie arrive at your home – I can’t even believe she used to live only 30 miles away. Wow.
    My Schacht is absolutely my favorite wheel, over any. I just know that you’ll be lovin’ Millie for a long long time.

  11. Risa says

    October 28, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    YAY!!! I love my Matchless. Awesome bidding job there.

  12. Martha says

    October 29, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    I hope you’ll be bringing your new wheel next week!

  13. Nell says

    October 30, 2008 at 7:03 pm

    Congrats! I have the single treadle version and I LOVE her.

  14. anne says

    November 1, 2008 at 7:46 pm

    oh congratulations! i LOVE my schacht wheel and i hope you’ll love yours as much!

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