Comments on: Antique Yarn Winder http://seabreezespinners.com/2009/06/20/antique-yarn-winder/ The Spinner's Source for Advice, Ideas, and Help Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Stuart http://seabreezespinners.com/2009/06/20/antique-yarn-winder/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Stuart Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:20:48 +0000 http://seabreezespinners.com/?p=2847#comment-238 The origin of "Pop Goes the Weasel" is not the cobbler's bench story as is so often told. A "weasel" was a yarn winder. On my wife's 1840's yarn winder, the "monkey" in the nursery rhyme is the metal pin on the wooden gear. It slowly "chases" its way around and when 100 yards of yarn have been wound, the "monkey" crawls underneath the long wooden strip and when it releases, Pop!! goes the weasel. It scares the daylights out of you when it happens and you could see how kids would find the mystery of when the Pop!! was going to happen to be quite interesting. Stuart The origin of “Pop Goes the Weasel” is not the cobbler’s bench story as is so often told. A “weasel” was a yarn winder. On my wife’s 1840′s yarn winder, the “monkey” in the nursery rhyme is the metal pin on the wooden gear. It slowly “chases” its way around and when 100 yards of yarn have been wound, the “monkey” crawls underneath the long wooden strip and when it releases, Pop!! goes the weasel. It scares the daylights out of you when it happens and you could see how kids would find the mystery of when the Pop!! was going to happen to be quite interesting. Stuart

]]> By: elain http://seabreezespinners.com/2009/06/20/antique-yarn-winder/comment-page-1/#comment-237 elain Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:24:13 +0000 http://seabreezespinners.com/?p=2847#comment-237 hi.. i have been searching 'clock reel' and came up with your post. I have an antique, working clock reel... larger than yours, that stands on the floor. I bought it many years ago when I was spinning almost full time, but i no longer use it and am planning to sell it. I am curious to know how much you paid for your. elain victoria b.c. hi.. i have been searching ‘clock reel’ and came up with your post. I have an antique, working clock reel… larger than yours, that stands on the floor. I bought it many years ago when I was spinning almost full time, but i no longer use it and am planning to sell it. I am curious to know how much you paid for your.
elain
victoria b.c.

]]> By: M. Kei http://seabreezespinners.com/2009/06/20/antique-yarn-winder/comment-page-1/#comment-202 M. Kei Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:54:06 +0000 http://seabreezespinners.com/?p=2847#comment-202 My mother had a much simpler clockenhen when I was growing up -- no 'clock'. It just clicked and you had to count the clicks yourself. I have wondered for years what the English word was, but could never find it. Not even Google knows 'clockenhen.' How disappointing to find out it is merely called a 'yarn winder' in English! But at least I could show this picture to explain to my friend what I was talking about. My mother had a much simpler clockenhen when I was growing up — no ‘clock’. It just clicked and you had to count the clicks yourself. I have wondered for years what the English word was, but could never find it. Not even Google knows ‘clockenhen.’

How disappointing to find out it is merely called a ‘yarn winder’ in English!

But at least I could show this picture to explain to my friend what I was talking about.

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