I stepped up from hand spindle to spinning wheel to a distaff with a motor off an old computer - you know the ones which are sometimes seen in older films with the huge reels of magnetic tape moving too and fro most unrealistically. The reduction in the time taken was quite impressive.

I expect that it is more the time taken by moving the yarn - having posted things to 'Highlands and Islands' as defined by the Post Office the time and cost proved significantly different to other parcels sent to places designated 'ordinary'.

Although I process the yarn I tend to make a lot of things on knitting machines - I have lots of them, of all kinds. If you ever want information about such things drop me a line, if I don't know the answer I'll know someone who does.

Anne the Pleater