Thrift shop find: Hand mangle. Lacking its roller, as they often do, because people have used them for wall decorations. So I need to find a longish dowel or pipe at least 5 cm (2″) in diameter to be able to try it out, but for a couple of bucks I thought I just had to get it. And a horse! I don’t know if it’s old or just a copy either, but it’s the first time I see one out of a museum.
I’ve just begun spinning the wool I dyed with my sock yarn. It’s going to be, tada! sock yarn. My neck and arms are hurting a bit at the moment, so we’ll take it slow.
I finally figured out why I dislike sewing – no lipstick!
Colour Cottage 
Sjovt nok har jeg også set indtil flere manglebrædder (-brætter?) på loppemarkeder og lignende steder for nyligt. Jeg har dog ikke købt noget, og ja, de har også alle sammen manglet den der rulle. De ruller jeg har set (hvor de har været i brug), har dog været meget tykkere, nærmere 10-15 cm i diameter. Prøv med en kagerulle 😉
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En kagerulle er bare lidt kort, men ja, noget i den stil.
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Jamen, der findes da nogle kageruller, der bare er en lang pind, ikke de der med kuglelejer i maven.
Den der symaskine-brugsanvisning har jeg også og den har jeg faktisk ogs grint lidt af – og sat mig til at sy i nattøj og uglet hpår som en slags protest 😀
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så må jeg kigge i nogen kagerulleforretninger. 😉
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Faktisk gætter jeg på det er for hårdt for mig at bruge den, men så har jeg spenderet en 20’er, og den kan jo altid – hihi – hænges op på værkstedsvæggen!
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That mangle is amazing! I don’t really understand mangles but I know they’re used to finish handwoven linen–is that right? And the advice about sewing makes me laugh out loud. If I had to go to all that trouble of dolling myself up, I’d NEVER sew!
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Yes, they are for cold pressing linen, the last finishing process after weaving. Makes the shine come out in the fiber.
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Basically you use the board to add leverage instead of using your hands, I believe you are also supposed to rol the fabric around the dowel (I thought this video would show it and didn’t finish it in the first viewing)
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That looks like hard work! Thanks for the link. Do I understand that this is done on slightly damp fabric?
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yes, damp, cold cloth
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Whatever you included as an attachment in this comment is not viewable. 😦
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ought to be a photo, I had to edit the comment, it shows for me on the blog page – but perhaps not in the pop out message thing.
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I see it
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that is a great find! I love old things like that.
And the spinning looks lovely as well.
As for lipstick and sewing and doing all that prep work, it must be why I am not into sewing right now. I don’t own a lipstick. 🙂
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Neither do I! And I wonder what the chalk is for, sweaty fingers? (also don’t have that)
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not sure…?
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How wonderful.
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The ad is so bizarre. I would never put dirty dishes ahead of sewing or weaving. And lipstick … is there even a tube in the house? The good old days!
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I wonder what an ‘urgent household chore is’?!
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Good point! Around here that would be something like cat vomit in my shoe perhaps. I rather do like to get those out of the way quickly.
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Det mangletreet er da festlig! Hesten ser såpass slitt ut at det virker som det er brukt, og ikke bare laget som en kopi. Er det initialer og årstall på det? Det ble ofte, i alle fall her på berget, brukt som festegaver. Altså ved forlovelse, en gave fra ham til henne som også skulle vise hva han var god for…
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Og 20 kr er jo et røverkjøp! Selv om den mangler rullen. Har du en tredreier i nærheten, kan du få laget en som er helt glatt. De rundstokkene man får kjøpt er dessverre sjelden det. De er jo heller ikke dreid.
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Jeg kender ikke nogen trædrejer, men det var da en mulighed. Rundstokke fra trælasten er også max. 3 cm i diameter, det er for tyndt tror jeg.
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3 cm blir får lite. Her er 5 max, selges ofte som håndløper. Men de er også ofte gran, jeg vil nok heller ha bjørk…
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Jeg så en stok på 5 cm af mahogni men den koster så lige 400 kr….
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Åfyda! Ja det var stivt. Dessuten er det regnskogsvirke…
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