SPA is always a lovely weekend away with friends and I'm going to tell you…
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So, ummm, what did you do last night?
I went shopping and bought an original Canadian Production Wheel. You just never know what you’re going to find on sale, eh?
ETA: I didn’t mean to be so cryptic! Here’s what happened. Last week there was an email sent to the listserve of a local spinning guild on behalf of someone selling a Canadian Production Wheel. While I’m not an official member of this guild, I do belong to the listserve and I have some friends in the guild. The woman who sent the email actually owns the wheel that Dave Paul used as his prototype for his CPW reproductions. And this woman, who I know and trust, said that the wheel being sold was beautiful and in wonderful working condition. She also said that if she didn’t already have the wheel she bought from Dave she would be buying this one.
To make a long story short, emails were exchanged and last night Dale and I went to look at the wheel. I checked it over and spun on it and found it to be exactly as described. The price was very fair and she came home with us. I have named her Abigail because the woman I bought her from is a docent at the Abigail Adams house. And I cannot wait to get home from work today and start spinning!
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Hey, good find! I’ve finally got mine up and running too, I was just posting my post about it! Where did you find it?
Congratulations! What’s that – a wheel for every person in the family? LOL! I’m trying to justify my second.
ANOTHER WHEEL!? Lucky Grrl.
Are you KIDDING ME?????? Where did you find that????
Hmm…I think I feel a spin-together coming on….
omg. goregous.
Hot damn that’s gorgeous!
Wow. I just went out to dinner!
Pretty pretty. Well done. I think you should have a CPW spin-in, and we can bring along ours and introduce them all to each other.
Holy sh*t! Where did you get THAT? It’s beautiful! You just stumble on these things??
Gorgeous. Drooling.
Very nice! More details please…..
WHAT??? And on sale no less? Truly beautiful. Did you get it like Maggie did from an antique shop on the Cape?
Lovely wheel. And on sale too? Lucky.
So, 6 now? You are gonna need to buy a lot of roving to keep all them thar wheels busy. (Not like you need encouragement there either, eh?)
*speechless*
And it’s beautiful.
Beautiful! And on sale too? You are a lucky woman!
Your family just keeps growing, Carole. You are a lucky woman indeed.
WhooHOO! You collect wheels like other people collect sock yarn!! I can’t wait to see it, you lucky duck you 😉
Jeez Carole! share the wealth 😉
I am positively green with envy and I don’t even spin…yet;)
Congrats!
Well lucky you! I hope you and Abigail spin happily ever after :o)
Congratulations! Can’t wait to see it.
That is gorgeous, Carole! I can’t wait to get a report on how spinning on it goes!
So when are you opening your house up for tours??? Carole and Dale’s House of Wheels
Congrats on scoring another gorgeous wheel!
What a delightful turn of events! I will be looking forward to the spinning update.
Carole, it’s beautiful!! Talk about your lucky day!
Perfect name..thanks for the extra details.
You lucky thing you! Great wheel! Enjoy!
She’s gorgeous! Could you please post a close-up of the flyer assembly? Always pleased to see a venerable wheel make a smooth transition to a welcoming home.
OMG OMG OMG
it’s BEAUTIFUL! 🙂
Any idea about its age, provenance, etc? Can you give us some specs like wheel diameter, ratios, etc? Can you get bobbins for it?
What a score! She is beautiful of course, and can’t wait to see some fiber spun up on her!!
Wow! Hey, all I did was go out for dinner and ice cream.
Jaysus woman, how many freakin’ wheels do you have now?!?!
Okay I’m jealous. Officially. I managed to hold it off until now but I can’t anymore.
;o)
Oh Carole…she’s lovely.
Congratulations on the NEWEST wheel! It’s a real beauty.
So, um, how many do you have now?
oh mygod i looked at the same wheel you beat me to the punch
Wow! Fantastic! So neato to have so many wheels to choose from, all in your home. I must know, WHERE do you keep them all?
What a lucky girl! That’s a beautiful wheel.
Wow, she’s beautiful, congratulations!
Abigail is beautiful! 😀
How awesome!!! You are going to have so much fun!
(Hey, BTW, the Bead Soup bracelet is one fun little project. Thanks for the recommendation!)
What a romantic tale 🙂 Congrats!
Gorgeous wheel! May she spin beautiful things for you!
Gosh. I know this is redundant but what a beautiful wheel!
I knew you’d do it! Good Girl! Abby looks exactly like mine…what I remember anyway.
what a beauty!!!
It’s quite lovely! very photogenic too 😉
That wheel is gorgeous!! Congratulations on the new addition to your family 🙂