Spinnrock dubbelhjul in Swedish, or double wheel/rim spinning wheel in English.
It occurred to me recently that these pages have been scanty on spinning wheels. To make up for the absence, I give you these extraordinary Finnish and Swedish wheels.
Finnish Wheel (Click to embiggen)
I love how the inner spokes are aligned with the outer finials rather than with the outer spokes
Swedish Wheel (Click to embiggen)
Swedish Wheel (Click to embiggen)
And the most amazing wheel of all:
Finnish Wheel (Click to make huge)
Can you imagine the momentum you could achieve with this wheel??
My best attempt at a name for this wheel in Finnish would be "rukki [spinning wheel] kolminkertainen [triple] pyörä [wheel]". If this is incorrect, please let me know. (And you can blame Google Translate.)
It is a wonder to me that an object can appear so sturdy and delicate simultaneously. If you look closely at the last three wheels, you will see that each has teeny tiny semi finials inside the inner wheel. Since such small finials could hardly add an appreciable weight, they must just be for beauty.
Could any of you resist trying to count the spokes on the first spinning wheel above? I couldn't. What? That doesn't surprise you? I made it 48 outer spokes and 24 inner spokes.
Absolutely wonderful wheels, but "embiggen"?
Posted by: Gail Maki | September 06, 2010 at 11:03 PM
They are all gorgeous wheels, but I really want that last one!
Posted by: Charleen | July 17, 2010 at 11:18 PM
Pretty amazing. I agree with Lynn.
Posted by: Laurie | July 05, 2010 at 08:51 PM
Jatta's is the only Finn blog I follow. {jattasoheltaa, blogspot) She might know the correct terminology.
Lovely wheels!
Posted by: Sylvia | July 02, 2010 at 03:13 PM
Stunning!!!!!
Posted by: Jean | July 02, 2010 at 11:47 AM
Those are beautiful. Thanks.
Posted by: Elizabeth | June 28, 2010 at 12:49 PM
I think I would really like the last one - I spin so fast that most wheels can't keep up. That one would give me a run for my money!!
Posted by: Laura | June 28, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Beautiful wheels!
That last one carries momentum just standing still...amazing...yes.
Posted by: cyndy | June 28, 2010 at 08:28 AM
Oo, pretties!
I'm not sure if these have an official Finnish name. You could go with something descriptive: "rukki, jossa on kaksin- tai kolminkertainen pyörä" (spinning wheel with a double or triple wheel) - Google translated the Swedish literally. For some reason I keep wanting to say "spinnrock med dubbelhjul" with a preposition, as the form without sounds like it's from a list of items, but I'm not a Swede so you should take that with a grain of salt.
Posted by: Reetta | June 28, 2010 at 06:19 AM
Oh how I wish my Swedish grandmother had left me one of those!
Posted by: Nancy | June 27, 2010 at 04:40 PM
WANT.
Posted by: Lynn | June 27, 2010 at 02:16 PM