Historic Spinning Wheels
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Hospitality 7pm, program 7:30pm
HCAC and Zoom
Program by Heavenly Bresser
Program Overview
The spinning wheel is an ancient invention used to produce yarn from various fiber sources. Around the world, spinning wheels have been made in different shapes, sizes, and styles. The ingenuity, craftsmanship, and mechanism behind antique and vintage spinning wheels have left a long-lasting impact on handspinners for many years.
Join us as we take a look into the history and innovation behind the spinning wheels in Heavenly’s personal collection. She will provide insight into their different styles, functionality, and also share the types of yarns which can be produced on them.
About the Artist
Heavenly Bresser is an award-winning handspinner, spinning wheel restorer, and international fiber arts instructor. She is excited to share her love for fiber arts with the world. Heavenly actively teaches at a local art center in Illinois, where she is a faculty member. Heavenly has many years of teaching experience including a wide range of handspinning courses through various organizations and fiber events including the SOAR retreat, Wisconsin Sheep and Wool, New York Sheep and Wool, and Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival (online), Vogue Knitting Live and Stitches Events.
Some of her areas of passion include the love for working with color, working from fleece as well as researching historic information for antique spinning wheels. Her published works can be found in Spin Off, PLY, tinyStudio CreativeLife, and Surface Design Journal magazines. Heavenly has made it her mission to help fiber artists of all levels to expand their knowledge about their craft and to try new things.
Artist’s website: heavenlyknitchet.com
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