Scrolling...my favorite new hobby. I'm glad to see you making more videos about it. I enjoy your insight, tricks, and tips. Up until three years ago. I haven't used one since high school. Fifty years ago lol. As a small boy I would stand on a stool and watch my grandfather scroll in the late 50's. Thanks for this video and will be looking for your part 2. Take care!

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comments Michael. As a young boy I used to watch and 'assist' my dad doing his fretwork on a Hobbies A1 Treadle fretsaw. It was just after WWII and he had returned from the army, he made toys to sell at the RAF base where he worked, toys were scare after WWII. I still have the fretmachine, it was originally my grandfathers. I am working on part 2 which will be finished in the next week, hopefully!

Definitely more interesting than watching tele. I used to get Hobbies weekly from the late fifties right through the sixties. When I left home they all got thrown out. Ive got an Excalibur 21 now but very few patterns. No machine though in those days just a hobbies hand frame and a V clamped on the kitchen table. You are lucky John Ive tried to get my grandson interested in woodwork, fishing etc but he would rather play indoors on an x box or whatever.looking forward to part 2.....Chris

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Chris, thanks for your interesting comment. I was interested in fretwork as long ago as watching my dad making things on his Hobbies A1 machine, my dad always took the Hobbies weekly mag and I have kept most of them and the designs but after WWII they did not contain much fretwork as it had mostly gone out of favour. I have never counted my designs but it is over 1000. I plane to put many on my website so that those interested in fretwork can keep them alive. If you need a few patterns now to be going on with let me know and I can arrange to email you a few.

Wow, that looks like a heap of work on the ol' PhotoShop there! I salute your patience and diligence John. Another very enjoyable video mate, excellent pace in this one. Good job all round and I'm looking forward to Part 2.

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark, as usual you are very kind. It does take time creating a pattern from a tiny image and most I have to redraw completely, but I quite like doing them it's a bit like doing a jigsaw and is quite addictive, My wife says it's strange how I have patience to spend hours doing this but have zero patience when in a queue.

Thanks for the info most interesting, all good stuff :)

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment Charlie.

I would really like to see more how you make those old patterns "usable" again.

@scrimperuk

Жыл бұрын

Hello Pieter, Funnily enough I have been thinking of doing a video on the subject you mention, however I am not a graphic design expert and I am sure many Photoshop experts could explain it better than me, my method is probably too time consuming for most people as I mostly redraw the design over the original to get a smooth pattern. When I get the motivation I may well try doing a video on the subject. John

@pdk8

Жыл бұрын

I understand John. Thank you for your answer. I will continue to follow your KZread site. Greats from Rotterdam-Netherlands.

Hi sorry for short comment last time, more time now. Yes if your going to do/sell old designs to keep them going, I'd be most interested, no pressure as it'll take time to do, I'll keep an eye out, keep up the good work many thanks

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Charlie, When I am able to arrange downloads of the patterns they will be free to download. They are not my unique designs they are very old original fretwork designs from the Handicrafts and Hobbies companies many are over 100 yrs old. I don't have the originals so have tried to recreate them from the old catalogues, I often alter them slightly. They are long out of copyright and not many people are interested in them. My aim is to put them online for others to download and hopefully keep them alive or they will be lost forever. The Handicrafts designs are particularly rare. I have huge respect for those that created this intricate designs without all the drawing aids that we take for granted now.

Thanks for another insight into Scrimperworld, you have a wide range of skills. I wonder if fretwork will become a popular pastime again? Knitting has a rekindling interest, maybe fretwork will follow. Looking forward to part 2.

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment Colin, I am afraid Fretworking is a niche hobby, most people don't know what it is and many have little interest in it, sadly!

I'm interested in these patterns, when is your new website going live and what is it called :)

@scrimperuk

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Charlie The site is called Scrimpers The Fretworker but it's still awaiting my time to finish it.

@michaelmarchione3408

2 жыл бұрын

@@scrimperuk I need to keep track of this!