This means that the drive band from the drive wheel is directly connected to the flyer via the whorl (aka pulley) - as the wheel spins the flyer spins. The Little Gem uses Scotch Tension to take up the yarn on the bobbin. The bamboo is sourced from renewable forests. The drive wheel is made of bamboo and hard board. Rimu wood grows in New Zealand and is sustainably harvested for use in Majacraft products. The majority of the wheel is hand crafted from New Zealand Rimu wood. Changed the pedal shape to standardize with the other wheels.Changed the stem lock material from brass to stainless steel to add strength (I read some Ravelry posts where this part was breaking and people were needing to replace it.Moved the stem lock bolt to the front of the wheel.They moved the tension knob so you could use the standard Jumbo bobbin and associated flyers without changing the tension knob.Per the blog post that announced the change, the some of the upgrades include the following: Majacraft completed a redesign in March of 2019. My takeaway from that is a lot of thought went into the design to ensure they achieved the goal to make a small, transportable wheel that could do everything you would expect from their larger wheels with the same precision and quality that make spinning on a Majacraft wheel an absolute dream. There is a video interviewing Owen Poad on YouTube where he says it took 3 years to design, and 3 hours to make. The Little Gem is excellent for spinning fine yarns, but is able to spin all types of yarn, just like its bigger sisters the Rose, Suzie and Aura. It is lightweight and takes up very little space.
The Little Gem from Majacraft is positioned as the travel wheel in their Spinning Wheel product lineup.
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