A short column from Minnesota Weaver in which Pat Boutin Wald presents a guest piece by Wausau, Wisconsin spinner Sue John about her fear of new equipment ("neomechanophobia"), including her spinning wheel and a contramarche loom that takes months to warp. The page also announces a study manual on color and spinning for the Range fiber guild, and closes with a question-and-answer section by Tony Glaski on the best woods for spinning wheels and looms (black cherry, red oak, walnut).