Betty Ann - Your MIL might not have thrown the directions away, 'cos my Daisy Wheel never had any to start with!
I found some instructions in a local magazine (back in approximately 1965, so I haven't a hope of locating them now!) Basically, a continuous thread is wound around the opened-out pins, making loops around each one, from one side of the circle to the pin on the opposite side of the circle, then back to the first side, but moving on to the next pin each time you cross the circle. Once all the pins have been used, the loops are anchored by weaving under and over (a bit like darning) around the circle in different patterns. When the weaving is finished, the daisy is released by turning the pins back inside the two pieces of tin. I made a baby's jacket using this device, but it was a real pain, because it was far too lacy, and the baby kept catching her fingers, indeed whole hands, in the loops... even trying to put it on her was a real struggle. I never bothered doing anything else with it. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) Clive and Betty Ann Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Gentle Spiders, I'm going through some of my late MIL's sewing things, and came upon this little box , 2x2 " square and 3/4 " deep. On the box is "Crazy-Daisy Winder for Finer Hand Weaving." It is manufactured by Ralph C. Springer Co. 11411 Joanne Place, Culver City, California. Inside the box is a brass object. Two circles sheets of metal with a knob on top and when the knob is turned, 12 pins pop out from between the sheets of brass (tin?) It looks vaguely familiar; I think my Mother may have had one when I was young, but I don't know how to use it. Dear MIL had a habit of throwing away directions to everything, so there is nothing to tell me what marvelous things I could make with this pretty little "Crazy-Daisy Winder." Anyone know? Thanks for any information. Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia where it is glorious, the mums are blooming beautifully, the nights are cool, and the chestnuts are falling to happy squirrels. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://search.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Search - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
