This diagram shows a saxony style treadle-operated spinning wheel, approximately 3' x 3'.
Parts are essentially the same.
Very large spinning wheels, of approximately 5' in height, with a similar configuration to a saxony wheel, are called walking wheels or great wheels, and sometimes wool wheels. This is the wheel of Sleeping Beauty fame. Copyright 1998 - 2001, Apple Hollow Farm Fiber Arts Studio. Permission is required before using or reproducing material found on any of the pages on this site, regardless of whether text or images or unique ideas. Much of the art is original.