Pinkie Spinning Wheel - Single Treadle

Babe's Pinkie Spinning Wheel was born April 22, 2001. It was conceived to be a spinning wheel for children. However, after the first show it went we found because it only weighed 4 pounds that it would have a lot of other uses. It was named Pinkie because it was light enough to be picked up with your little finger. Some are keeping just to do the plying of yarn on it.

Pinkie is made with 3/4" Furniture PVC and uses a 12" OD wheel chair wheel which has two ball bearing so it turns very easily. The orifice is 20-1/2" from the floor. It comes with 3 Babe standard bobbins whose ratio is 3 1/4:1, 2 lazy kates, Spinning Babe's Booklet, a 1/4 pound of Brown Sheep roving and Babe's Sure Foot to keep it from sliding on the floor. The wood treadle is for the smaller foot, measures 4" wide X 9" long; however, I found the larger foot will work if you turn the wheel so your foot will be on the diagonal of the treadle. Measures 15" X 10-1/2" X 22-1/2". Have fun spinning yarn on your Pinkie.

Optional items for the Pinkie:

Plying Bobbin which will hold 8 ounces of fiber.

Two Speed Bobbin with ratios of 4 1/4:1 and 11 3/4:1  (It is in the parts department list -  this is the 21:1 high speed bobbin.)  This is being used a lot for spinning angora.

For Questions please E-mail Nels Wiberg.