Spinning wool and flax fibres on the spinning wheel was practised widely in the Slovene rural regions in the past, in particular in winter when there was not much to do in the fields. After further treatment the spun yarns were used for knitting and weaving of clothes and other textile products.

The woman spinner shows the museum visitors spinning and simultaneous winding of the wool thread using a spinning wheel. In her right hand she holds the roll of wool yarn from which, with her left hand fingers, she twists the fibres into a long strand. Meanwhile she moves the treadle (a foot pedal) that turns a drive wheel. While the wheel is turning, spun thread is wound on a spindle.

Demonstration can be viewed with the pruchase of the museum ticket.