Spinning Wheels – Making and Maintenance Johnny Shiels

11/09/2021 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Johnny Shiels website is: Spinning Wheels. He is a third-generation spinning wheel maker. His grandfather, Johnny, was making spinning wheels back in the 1940s, using timber washed ashore on the beaches around his native Inishowen. Like his grandfather and father, Johnny makes Dutch-style wheels in his workshop in Bridge Street, Carndonagh, not far from Ireland’s most northerly point, Malin Head. These Dutch wheels were introduced to Ireland in the 18th century and used for spinning flax. Johnny will be talking about repair and maintenance of spinning wheels and is
happy to discuss wood turning and production, should members wish to take
the discussion in that direction.