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Photos: Spinning yarns

Jerry McBride

Herald Photo Editor

Saturday, Feb 7, 2026 12:13 PM MT

Updated Saturday, Feb 7, 2026 2:41 PM MT

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Members of the Wild Woolly Spinners of the West from left, Lynn Hughes, Paula Seay, Pam Dyer and Suzanne Swickard, spin yarn on Saturday at Animas Museum. The group, made up of as many as 80 people, meets the first Saturday of the month at the museum. They share ideas and information and welcome people who don’t know how spin and offer to to give lessons on the various ways of spinning all kinds of fiber. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Members of the Wild Woolly Spinners of the West from left, Lynn Hughes, Paula Seay, Pam Dyer and Suzanne Swickard, spin yarn on Saturday at Animas Museum. The group, made up of as many as 80 people, meets the first Saturday of the month at the museum. They share ideas and information and welcome people who don’t know how spin and offer to to give lessons on the various ways of spinning all kinds of fiber. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Lynn Hughes, a member of the Wild Woolly Spinners of the West, spins wool using an Electric Eel, a small, portable spinning wheel, on Saturday at Animas Museum. The group, made up of as many as 80 people, meets the first Saturday of the month at the museum. They share ideas and information and welcome people who don’t know how spin and offer to to give lessons on the various ways of spinning all kinds of fiber. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Lynn Hughes, a member of the Wild Woolly Spinners of the West, spins wool using an Electric Eel, a small, portable spinning wheel, on Saturday at Animas Museum. The group, made up of as many as 80 people, meets the first Saturday of the month at the museum. They share ideas and information and welcome people who don’t know how spin and offer to to give lessons on the various ways of spinning all kinds of fiber. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Paula Seay, a member of the Wild Woolly Spinners of the West, uses wool carders to condition fiber for spinning on Saturday at Animas Museum. The group, made up of as many as 80 people, meets the first Saturday of the month at the museum. They share ideas and information and welcome people who don’t know how to spin and offer to give lessons on the various ways of spinning all kinds of fiber. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Paula Seay, a member of the Wild Woolly Spinners of the West, uses wool carders to condition fiber for spinning on Saturday at Animas Museum. The group, made up of as many as 80 people, meets the first Saturday of the month at the museum. They share ideas and information and welcome people who don’t know how to spin and offer to give lessons on the various ways of spinning all kinds of fiber. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

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