>> I don't know that modern shetland fleece will be too much different than that from the 1800's and since the spinning wheel arrived in Europe before AD 1500, I'm sure they had at least a few on the islands by the 1800's. <<
If they were going to spin about 58 grams, would they need a wheel? wrnk d2 (who rather likes the idea of people spinning, while tending their flock <g>) To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
