{"id":1455,"date":"2025-07-24T00:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T22:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:02:12","slug":"interview-with-franz-niederkappel-upper-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/interview-with-franz-niederkappel-upper-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Flax Spinning Demonstration – Niederkappel \/ Upper Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Karin Altmann and Nana Opoku<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Since it was so difficult to find women in the M\u00fchlviertel who were still able to spin flax and do an interview with us, my flax partner Christiane Seufferlein, who lives in Upper M\u00fchlviertel, had the wonderful idea of placing an advertisement in the local newspaper Tips…the best medium to reach out to elderly people in that region.

After the first week, there was no response. In the second week, Franz contacted me. He called and introduced himself as follows: \u201cHello, I\u2019m Franz from the M\u00fchlviertel region, and I\u2019m 88 years old. Have you found a spinner? I saw your ad, and since it\u2019s in the newspaper for the second time, I thought I should call you. I know you are looking for a female spinner, but I used to spin with my sister back then, and I think I still remember how it\u2019s done.\u201d

For our visit, Franz was looking for his old spinning wheel. It was badly broken, but he had repaired it two days before our visit and had also practiced a little spinning. It\u2019s like riding a bike… once you\u2019ve done it, you\u2019ll never forget it. Thank you, Franz!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n