Final Project 2024
Electric Spinning Wheel
My final project is an electric spinning wheel that will spin wool fibers into single ply yarn of different thicknesses.
The aim of my spinning wheel is to be an opensource design for a electric spinning wheel and has a cohesive final design.
There is a disconnect in the ability to transform raw fleece into washed, carded, and spun wool. You either must have a massive factory machine to do it efficiently or labor intensive by hand using expensive equipment due to it being quite specialised.
There are hobbyists who enjoy the process, but the price barrier is a bit of an issue.
A FabLab should easily be able to make these machines, however there are few designs available, especially not digitalised files. Therefore, I plan to explore making a full line of equipment starting with an electric wool spinner.
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