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"ILovemyDoggie." wrote:


A Niddy Noddy is a center piece of wood or dowel, and at each end
there is
a cross peace of dowling. These two pieces sit opposite to one and
other. Now when you have spun a full bobbin on your wheel, you skein
it
with your niddy noddy. It has two heads but one body, and when you
use
it, it sort of nids and nods....LOL A Niddy Noddy is used for
Skeining. I
have a big one, you can find in Keep me Warm One Night. Otto copied
it
out of that book and each turn is 2 yards in length. I also have a
smaller one that colapses so I can take it with me to spinning meets.

Els

I did a *Google picture search* for niddy noddy,
and there they was! Lots of them!
http://images.google.no/images?q=niddy+noddy&hl=no
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"ILovemyDoggie." wrote:


A Niddy Noddy is a center piece of wood or dowel, and at each end
there is
a cross peace of dowling. These two pieces sit opposite to one and
other. Now when you have spun a full bobbin on your wheel, you
skein it
with your niddy noddy. It has two heads but one body, and when you
use
it, it sort of nids and nods....LOL A Niddy Noddy is used for
Skeining. I
have a big one, you can find in Keep me Warm One Night. Otto copied
it
out of that book and each turn is 2 yards in length. I also have a
smaller one that colapses so I can take it with me to spinning meets.

Els

.... and look at her... isn't she sweet?!!
http://www.kipar.org/baroque-costume...-NODDY_DOU.jpg
AUD ;-)

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"spinninglilac" wrote:

Wonder if - Mother of All, - Lazy Kate, and - Maidens -feature in it
somewhere as well...lol
Back to my hackling, have three colours dark green, mauve, and dark
red Gotland Curls I'm teasing out on the hackle then I'll blend
them into three
stripes on the hackle and spin for socks I think...
cher


I would think so Cher. although do not forget that knitting, and
spinning and weaving was very often done by men as well. I know the
shepherts, while to walked over the moores in Holland, alwasy had
knitting on the go. They used a beautifully carved knitting stick,
that was pused behind there belt. One of the knitting needles was
stuck in the end so they only used one hand for knitting. That left
one hand free for other tasks.

The seamen in the Scottish Isles used to knit and their special
patterns denoted which island and family they were from.. in case
they were found

In Ireland, too, I believe.

Katherine

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The seamen in the Scottish Isles used to knit and their special
patterns denoted which island and family they were from.. in case
they were found

In Ireland, too, I believe.

I was taught that too, Katherine, but I recently read Alice Starmore's book
on Aran knitting and she thinks that, in Ireland at least, that story was
made up........

Eimear

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The seamen in the Scottish Isles used to knit and their special
patterns denoted which island and family they were from.. in case
they were found

In Ireland, too, I believe.

I was taught that too, Katherine, but I recently read Alice
Starmore's book on Aran knitting and she thinks that, in Ireland at
least, that story was made up........

Well, I don't care. She probably doesn't believe in leprechauns, either. g

Katherine

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The seamen in the Scottish Isles used to knit and their special
patterns denoted which island and family they were from.. in case
they were found

In Ireland, too, I believe.

I was taught that too, Katherine, but I recently read Alice
Starmore's book on Aran knitting and she thinks that, in Ireland at
least, that story was made up........

Well, I don't care. She probably doesn't believe in leprechauns, either.
g

Katherine

Aaaah. that's shockin'!!! How can one not believe in the little people?
Leprechauns, fairies, elves, etc.... if they don't exist, then who paints
the rainbows, or sprinkles about the morning dew on the flowers, and who
makes those fairy rings (no, not crop circles)?

My Mom would not allow anyone with a baby to push the baby away from our
door at night without a slice of bread at the foot of the buggy, so if the
fairies came for the baby they would take the bread and leave the baby
alone.

Peace!
Gemini, the superstitious! ;o)

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The seamen in the Scottish Isles used to knit and their special patterns
denoted which island and family they were from.. in case they were found

Books on the history of traditional knitting say the following on this
"misconception". Aran patterns were not written, but passed from mother to
daughter. For example, Mrs. Smith and her daughters used certain patterns
passed down for generations in the Smith family. Sweaters from different
families would have had different patterns, but not be unique enough to make
a positive identity.
On the other hand, traditional fisherman's ganseys were often knitted with
the initials of the owner knitted in just above the welt. In cases of
drowning, the victim would be identified by the initials knitting into his
gansey.
DA

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"Katherine" wrote in message
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The seamen in the Scottish Isles used to knit and their special
patterns denoted which island and family they were from.. in case
they were found

In Ireland, too, I believe.

I was taught that too, Katherine, but I recently read Alice Starmore's book
on Aran knitting and she thinks that, in Ireland at least, that story was
made up........

Eimear

I do not know about Ireland's fishermen and the sweaters they were
wearing, however I have a nice book about the Dutch fisher men and their
sweaters with the names that go with each one. It also stated that the
women would knit their hair in with it as well for good luck.

Els

Gosh our children used to sing that one...there are a few more verses but I
can't remember them now..I thought the end was
Point to the Ceiling
Point to the floor
Clap your hands
One Two Three

Wonder if this song came about when children worked in the spinning mills,
and it was a way of keeping them warm in winter, or as a drill for older
women who needed to release tension in their hands or something? Cher


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Aud wrote:

[snip]
I Googled and tried to find out, because this is interesting!
We have a song in Norway, and I wondered if there was a song in English.
I am sure there is! There is an answer thet leads to a news/discussion
group;
and there is a message:

When my kids were at playgroup, they were taught a song that went:

Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap
(and repeat verse)

Point to the ceiling, point to the floor
Point to the window, point to the floor

Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap

The woman who introduced the song, said she had amalgamated several
different versions.

--
Penny Gaines

WIP: waistcoat for dh, crotchet blanket, spotted fake fur cushion cover,
6x6
After that... jumper for ds, cushion for dd,
And then ... throw for sitting room, jumper for me

thnx Aud for posting this url....cheers...Cher

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"ILovemyDoggie." wrote:


A Niddy Noddy is a center piece of wood or dowel, and at each end
there is
a cross peace of dowling. These two pieces sit opposite to one and
other. Now when you have spun a full bobbin on your wheel, you
skein it
with your niddy noddy. It has two heads but one body, and when you
use
it, it sort of nids and nods....LOL A Niddy Noddy is used for
Skeining. I
have a big one, you can find in Keep me Warm One Night. Otto copied
it
out of that book and each turn is 2 yards in length. I also have a
smaller one that colapses so I can take it with me to spinning meets.

Els

... and look at her... isn't she sweet?!!
http://www.kipar.org/baroque-costume...-NODDY_DOU.jpg
AUD ;-)