How to Rescue Antique Spinning Wheels

Gretchen Bartels-Ray

A broken maiden must be mended with care: never fix her with glue, as she might fly off. Delicate as gossamer and sturdy as walnut, each antique wheel has survived for centuries. Each knows her own mind. And to mend her, you must mark her, hear her story, and birth her anew.

When restored, she hums a singular melody, nearly forgotten under dusty cobweb years, waiting for others to join. Feel the foot of each woman who has spun on this wheel. Transform the straw years spent roving to gold of memory and kinship. She will know when she finds her home. You will too.