A person who spins needs two things, in addition to time: the raw material (wool, flax, cotton) that is to be spun, and a spindle or wheel with which to spin it. Throughout history, most spinners have ...

To operate this wet spinning frame the workers would go barefoot. The machine turned flax fibres into usable yarn. The yarn produced would then be exported all round the world.

The former flax-spinning Temple Works is to be part of the planned British Library building in Leeds. The Holbeck landmark is known for its architecture and stories of sheep grazing on grass grown ...