tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.comments2022-10-25T19:31:57.617+01:00Dot's fibre to fabricDorothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comBlogger921125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-48378014453927082252022-10-25T14:35:44.808+01:002022-10-25T14:35:44.808+01:00Thanks for sharing your knowledge of these older w...Thanks for sharing your knowledge of these older wheels.<br />I've just aquired an S70 with a date stamp under the treadle of Jan 88. It needs a new connection for the treadle and a drive band, but I've improvised for now and very impressed with the lovely little spinning wheel. I only wanted one to ply my vast collection of thin machine knitting yarn upto a DK weight and I was Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735180787285407774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-26262915670286221662022-05-02T09:58:46.182+01:002022-05-02T09:58:46.182+01:00Hi Rose, it's great to know people are still r...Hi Rose, it's great to know people are still reading my blog. Thank you for telling me about the 1990 publication. I didn't find any copies for sale in the UK, but have now ordered one from the USA via Amazon, the cost including the postage across the Atlantic is under £10. I hope you get lucky in your search for the 1973 copy! Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-77493746978463713652022-05-02T09:19:29.553+01:002022-05-02T09:19:29.553+01:00Hi there! I found your blog post because I'm l...Hi there! I found your blog post because I'm looking for the 1973 BBG publication. You didn't mention the 1990 one, edited by Rita Buchanan, so I want to make sure you're aware of it. It's terrific, and I enjoyed thinking of how thrilled she must have been to edit it. Since it's more recent, there are inexpensive copies of it floating around. Cheers! -- RosaRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006419654160908273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-60247743514553412892022-04-14T18:14:00.437+01:002022-04-14T18:14:00.437+01:00Thank you so much, Dorothy, I'm going to enjoy...Thank you so much, Dorothy, I'm going to enjoy experimenting! And huge thanks for the pointers to Andrews videos and Anne's book. This has opened a whole new world for me and I can't wait!Cleland/Downiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861605459273861723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-20808102446225665212022-04-14T12:28:23.620+01:002022-04-14T12:28:23.620+01:00Hi Cleland/Downie, I have just updated this post i...Hi Cleland/Downie, I have just updated this post in response to your comment. I hope you find the new information helpful. Have fun with your little loom! You can weave all kinds of beautiful cloth with this simple loom, they should not be underestimated, no modern 4 shaft will enable you to create cloth this loom could not produce. I recommend Anne Dixon's Handweavers Pattern Book for Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-88240178548732134242022-04-13T20:09:25.136+01:002022-04-13T20:09:25.136+01:00Hi, and thank you for all the helpful info on here...Hi, and thank you for all the helpful info on here. I've never done any weaving before but <br />I've just been gifted a 4-shaft Wood Weavemaster. It's in reasonable condition for its age but the heddles are showing some corrosion. However, the gift included a bundle of shiny new ones! I'd love to have a go at replacing the old ones. Do you know of any literature I could buy to Cleland/Downiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861605459273861723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-78345826731995108812021-12-18T08:38:11.026+00:002021-12-18T08:38:11.026+00:00I have just acquired one of these looms at a local...I have just acquired one of these looms at a local auction and so found your article very helpful. I am looking forward to working with it. Stephanie. Designer Weaving Company.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-29040317657977424232021-11-22T10:05:18.809+00:002021-11-22T10:05:18.809+00:00I just picked up a wee two shaft weave master loom...I just picked up a wee two shaft weave master loom at a garage sale - $NZ20. It is a bit rusty and there is a little borer in one cog but these are easily fixed. I am looking forward to getting it cleaned up and into working order. It was too cute to leave behind!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-30556340977527645782020-12-02T18:22:05.583+00:002020-12-02T18:22:05.583+00:00I am a new weaver (15 months) and I too disliked C...I am a new weaver (15 months) and I too disliked Chandler when I was trying to teach myself at home - I gave mine away first chance. I did much better with the online Jane Stafford course videos. But since I live in North America now, I found The Big Book to be like manna from the heavens with regard to counterbalance looms! So much here is jack loom this and jack loom that - often authors/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-44401058605145251272019-08-06T23:24:17.430+01:002019-08-06T23:24:17.430+01:00I have attended two of Mabel's workshops at th...I have attended two of Mabel's workshops at the Gwent Guild, have all of her books, most signed & used to have her lap cloth, also signed by Mabel.<br />I am attending The Association of Guilds Summer School atm and many people are talking about Mabel & her spinning methods, in such a positive way.<br />I would love to own a lap cloth once again, it was so useful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123512087781370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-10043052599781309542019-05-17T23:53:13.260+01:002019-05-17T23:53:13.260+01:00THANK YOU SO MUCH! They've always said it coul...THANK YOU SO MUCH! They've always said it couldn't be done... spending hours on the floor is daunting... again, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Can't wait to get to it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070647909254995243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-57519645491214083582019-05-17T23:35:24.814+01:002019-05-17T23:35:24.814+01:00Still inspiring people eleven years later! Thank y...Still inspiring people eleven years later! Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070647909254995243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-58597711223158182062019-04-11T10:02:51.779+01:002019-04-11T10:02:51.779+01:00There is a loom at the Hancock Shaker Museum in Pi...There is a loom at the Hancock Shaker Museum in Pittsfield MA, that looks similar, but with no seat.<br /><br />https://www.pinterest.com/pin/468515167475281424/Reggie Delarmhttp://www.eastknollpottery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-63972880039047761642018-08-30T09:48:47.035+01:002018-08-30T09:48:47.035+01:00Thank you for your post, it helped me identify the...Thank you for your post, it helped me identify the wheel I bought from a little hidden away vintage shop for a ridiculously small price. Fell in love and looking forward to giving my Louet S71 some TLC before beginning the adventure together of spinning!Heather Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-78717465882755420932018-02-19T15:33:45.830+00:002018-02-19T15:33:45.830+00:00It is soooo good to know others have experienced t...It is soooo good to know others have experienced the same frustration and yes if only I could have got at the meccano !<br />Thank you for clarifying the countermarch tie up for the 4 shafts and 8 treadles and the treadling sequences Eureka!<br />I have just spent two hours following a basic tie up and realising it won't work!<br /><br />Thanks again <br /><br />Happy weaving ,<br /><br />JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-59314206363845988542018-02-19T03:28:03.729+00:002018-02-19T03:28:03.729+00:00Greetings from Florida! I'm bored to tears at ...Greetings from Florida! I'm bored to tears at work so I decided to check out your <br />website on my iphone during lunch break. I love the information you present here and can't <br />wait to take a look when I get home. I'm surprised at how quick your blog <br />loaded on my phone .. I'm not even using WIFI, just <br />3G .. Anyhow, superb blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-67973676484704257192017-03-26T23:57:48.379+01:002017-03-26T23:57:48.379+01:00I got a Louet S71 in January! My first, and so fa...I got a Louet S71 in January! My first, and so far only wheel. So far I have spun unintentional thick and thin,much double Knitting, aim Art Yarn, and at the moment, being perverse, I am trying to spin as fine as I can! Love her, she's fast, strong, and I can take her anywhere!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250329578328929072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-66743713444271270952017-01-29T23:35:37.366+00:002017-01-29T23:35:37.366+00:00Thank you for your post! I found one of these loc...Thank you for your post! I found one of these locally, for an affordable price (for a self employed artisan). I didn't think a spinning wheel was something I could afford at all. I found your post, and it reassured me that what I was looking at was a decent wheel. (I mostly knit and crochet with DK on up) I also consulted the Lazyweb on the Facebook Fibre Artists and Yarn Spinners, who Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250329578328929072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-61508731880314943142016-12-27T20:42:15.412+00:002016-12-27T20:42:15.412+00:00Dear Dot - So sad to read about the closure of you...Dear Dot - So sad to read about the closure of your excellent magazine. I'm trying to think of the quote about seasons for everything. JanetJanet McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880727343480118213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-8445233958882250542016-11-10T15:16:53.593+00:002016-11-10T15:16:53.593+00:00So sad, Dot! Yarnmaker will be sadly missed & ...So sad, Dot! Yarnmaker will be sadly missed & back copies treasured for many yeasr. But you deserve a life of your own; thanks for keeping the handspinning flag flying for so long.<br /><br />Angie. thriftwizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308673821187072939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-80075103225969438612016-03-02T18:00:22.210+00:002016-03-02T18:00:22.210+00:00Great to hear from you Linda, I'm glad you enj...Great to hear from you Linda, I'm glad you enjoyed this blog post. The S70 that I had has gone to another owner, because although it is beautiful to look at and to use I prefer the heavier drive wheel of the S15. <br /><br />The S70 can use standard "S10" type flyers and bobbins, and the new art yarn flyers fit too, but of course they only come in beech and don't match, so you Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-71455887465951687192016-03-02T17:22:20.967+00:002016-03-02T17:22:20.967+00:00I've had an S70 for probably 30 years and I st...I've had an S70 for probably 30 years and I still love it - it spins like a dream!!! I've had to replace a little plastic piece that goes between the foot pedal and the "drive rod." And I've had to take the drive rod off it's connector to remove lots of fiber - to get rid of an awful squeak. Other than those 2 things, it has been totally maintenance free. Fortunately I Linda CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120109752805352403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-29698269350508075412016-03-02T17:17:06.514+00:002016-03-02T17:17:06.514+00:00I have an S70 and I love it. I started out in 1978...I have an S70 and I love it. I started out in 1978 with a traditional Ashford and moved up to the S70. Fortunately, I purchased 3 extra bobbins (for a total of 6) because Louet no longer makes them. <br /><br />I have a friend who has had her S10 for much longer than I have had my S70, probably 35 years or so. Linda CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120109752805352403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-17566130802898865712015-06-25T12:49:38.120+01:002015-06-25T12:49:38.120+01:00Hello, I love the variety of braids you have done....Hello, I love the variety of braids you have done. I have tried this and manages a simple'm e pattern, but then don't know what to do with them.<br /><br />DaisyDaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022929795157075052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-32520984026969556062015-03-31T16:46:50.030+01:002015-03-31T16:46:50.030+01:00Hello Dot - your blog is so informative. I am sti...Hello Dot - your blog is so informative. I am still having trouble with my hands and now think I'll try the braiding and tools you use. Many thanks for sharing. JanetJanet McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880727343480118213noreply@blogger.com