HOLDEN, Maine (WABI) - In May, TV5 covered the Mainely Spinners as they competed in the International Back to Back Wool Challenge where they had to shear a sheep, spin its wool, and knit a sweater ...

Making a natural fiber like wool into something useful like a sweater involves a lot of steps. We might be familiar with shearing the sheep, spinning the wool into yarn, or knitting and weaving ...

This machine was made at the loomshop of the Rhodes family of Diggle near Saddleworth, and was used at Helmshore Textile Mill for spinning wool until 1916. The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1764 ...