The "rueca" or spinning wheel is a tool used in the past to make thin cords with your own hands. It had the shape of a wheel and it was usually made of wood or steel. This is composed of various parts. which one of the parts is the object that we were investigating:

     A.  Wheel: Is what turns when you pedaland it makes the other parts work.
     B.   Belt: Cord that sorrounds the wheel and the flyer whorl.
     C.   Flyer: This is our investigation object. It's a tool that has an U shape with hooks in each of his
            extremities.
     D.   Flyer whorl: It's a pulley that it's attached to the flyer and it's moved by the belt.
     E.   Maidens: Sticks that support the flyer and the spool.
     F.   Mother-Of-All: A long bar where all the upper elements are hold.
     G.   Tension switch: It's function is to regulate the tension of the cords.
     H.   Stool: It stores the wool before being used and spins because of the flyer.
     I.     Pedal: Spins the wheel.
     J.     Footman: Bar tha connects the pedals and the wheel anc by this connection when the pedals are
            pinned the wheel spins.
     K.   Hole: Is the name given to the hole that has the flyer so that the wool coul get through.


Web page used for this post:
Hormiguica.blogspot.com.es. 2011. Hormiguica: Teoría de la rueca. [online] Available at: http://hormiguica.blogspot.com.es/2011/05/teoria-de-la-rueca.html [Accessed: 7 Apr 2014].


Daniel Casado Faulí
Javier Ayala de Miguel