these ancient spindle whorls might be seen as the great-great-grandparents of not just modern spinning wheels but of all rotational technologies we use today. From the humble beginnings of ...

The wooden spinning wheel is a copy of an C18th wheel. This would have been used to spin woollen yarn. The spinning wheel was replaced by machinery - firstly the Spinning Jenny and then the ...

The most memorable of them all is the image of the vice of Inconstancy: a vaguely addled lady dizzily trying to maintain her balance whilst perched atop a giant spinning wheel. I can think of no ...

While there are many great Mac apps, chances are you've had to "Force Quit" a few from time to time. Force quitting an app is one of the easiest ways to get rid of the spinning rainbow wheel and ...