tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26535367.post114783727974146001..comments2023-09-26T00:57:07.322-07:00Comments on Homespun Dreamings: Finally; My WheelCherizachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671839425316085387noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26535367.post-37873960335446273352014-02-17T13:53:51.748-08:002014-02-17T13:53:51.748-08:00I bought one at a resale shop. Its worn but comple...I bought one at a resale shop. Its worn but complete & has bobbin holder under moa. Any ideas on value? Or how to find value? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26535367.post-1157912307980651722006-09-10T11:18:00.000-07:002006-09-10T11:18:00.000-07:00I too have a Alfred Andresen & co wheel. It is mi...I too have a Alfred Andresen & co wheel. It is missing the footman and the bobbin assembly, although the mother of all is intact. Have you contacted anyone yet to have your's repaired?<BR/>My email is crftyspider@aol.com if you'd like to write.<BR/><BR/>VikiVikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442392215628922364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26535367.post-1148158787627714842006-05-20T13:59:00.000-07:002006-05-20T13:59:00.000-07:00Wow! Lots of info. Pictures are great. Glad you...Wow! Lots of info. Pictures are great. Glad you are involved. Showed my Bridge group my purse. Thought it was terrific. So do I. Good Luck. MOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26535367.post-1147900585373078422006-05-17T14:16:00.000-07:002006-05-17T14:16:00.000-07:00I would send the information that you have about t...I would send the information that you have about the wheel to the Minnesota Historical Society (http://www.mnhs.org/). I have been amazed at the information they have.<BR/>Good Luck!Partly Cloudy Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409402701325102102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26535367.post-1147883574718705472006-05-17T09:32:00.000-07:002006-05-17T09:32:00.000-07:00Oh my. I was curious what 'extremely expensive' wo...Oh my. I was curious what 'extremely expensive' would be so I checked Amazon. Two books listed - one at $480 and the other at $805. Inter-library loan is looking better all the time! Lovely wheel; hope you can get it working. (And tell Murphy *not* to follow Dad's example & see how fast he can spin it.*grin*)Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188826102475335601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26535367.post-1147882104635882402006-05-17T09:08:00.000-07:002006-05-17T09:08:00.000-07:00Saw your post on Spindlers. Nice Norwegian-style d...Saw your post on Spindlers. Nice Norwegian-style double-table wheel--hope you can get it back into working order!<BR/> The current issue of _The Spinning Wheel Sleuth_ mentions that the next issue (#53) will have an article on the wheels imported by Alfred Andresen. You might also want to get a copy of SWS issue #51, which focused on Norwegian wheels.<BR/> David Paul of The Merlin Tree in Vermont does spinning wheel restorations (NAYY, though he's currently making some bobbins for a vintage wheel or mine); I think Alden Amos also does restorations. Florence Feldman-Wood, editor of SWS, will certainly be able to provide names of other restorers. (As might, as you noted, the people at Village Spinning and Weaving in Solvang.)<BR/> If you or your husband are handy, or have a friend who is, you can certainly make a replica of the broken footman rod yourself (I've done it, and I'm not handy). You may even be able to make a replica of the flyer. It looks to me as if you'll have to replace the flyer or tinker with it so much that you might as well replace it. It looks as if one of the arms broke off and was glued back on in the past, minus a bit off the tip, so it's probably too unbalanced to actually spin on, and possibly so unbalanced that playing with it will break it more.<BR/> If you want to try the DIY route, see if you can get a copy of David Bryant's _Wheels and Looms_ through Interlibrary Loan--it contains detailed plans for building wheels, and may be a useful starting point. The book is unfortunately out-of-print, very-hard-to-find, and extremely expensive when you do find it, but my county library system owns it, and it seems likely that other libraries have it, too.<BR/> HTH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com