tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post1392461242856451338..comments2024-03-26T00:10:40.751-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: The String Dispensers of DarlingtonReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-70654770803062787962013-11-21T15:21:24.002-05:002013-11-21T15:21:24.002-05:00That is SUCH a good idea ! Fell off chair laughing...That is SUCH a good idea ! Fell off chair laughing !Daisy Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105828820178399476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-31935779189067417712010-11-02T14:40:51.690-04:002010-11-02T14:40:51.690-04:00You have a very nice collection of an unusual item...You have a very nice collection of an unusual item. I have seen ceramic sting holders, but never the older ones. The wooden holders are beautiful.SKY PRINCESShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754246852792388695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-62371964210216357182010-08-08T14:06:23.651-04:002010-08-08T14:06:23.651-04:00Fantastic essay! I found you essay because I am p...Fantastic essay! I found you essay because I am presently looking for a good twine/string dispenser hopefully with a built in cutter (I know, I ask a lot in this day and age.) I am only looking for an antique one because the very few current ones I have found are dismal. Where have all the good tools gone?!? I so often find myself looking for antiques not to simply collect as so many do, but because I cannot find what I need being produced today. I love your philosophy of using green alternatives "without going to lunatic extremes" LOL! Me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-4277542106919077762010-03-19T18:14:45.935-04:002010-03-19T18:14:45.935-04:00I love the idea of using something that makes sens...I love the idea of using something that makes sense in the same way as it did a hundred years ago.The dispensers are good looking and fun way to finally bind the newspapers you recycle, wrap a present in Victorian style and enjoy the object itself. This should set off a hunt for similar objects that save us from so much plastic and add pleasure.<br />A design for past and present. I am sure you have found creative uses for other old things, n'est-ce pas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-20947174560882582132010-03-18T12:34:48.435-04:002010-03-18T12:34:48.435-04:00My very first sewing project was a string dispense...My very first sewing project was a string dispenser. It was a little hessian house with a felt roof, windows and doors and the string curled out from the chimney like smoke. I don't know what happened to it. Now I only have a Shaker drum dispenser. It's alright but not as good as the one I made.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-65010908709386533462010-03-17T10:21:43.689-04:002010-03-17T10:21:43.689-04:00Wonderful photographs! I gave one to my mother two...Wonderful photographs! I gave one to my mother two Christmases ago...a little cast-iron bird-cage looking one that hangs by the stove. Perfect for string to tie up roasts or dress poultry.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348849115235899670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-80354306233275768382010-03-17T08:20:20.552-04:002010-03-17T08:20:20.552-04:00T&CM: I too have found myself the surprised ow...T&CM: I too have found myself the surprised owner of auction treasures, such as your friend; one really can't have too much twine... <br /><br />LA: I have never seen one made out of tole, it must be marvelous...want!<br /><br />Andrea: Finding one at a thrift store qualifies as a score, indeed. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-77020031229933066632010-03-17T02:38:26.897-04:002010-03-17T02:38:26.897-04:00Once at a thrift shop I bought a funny looking bla...Once at a thrift shop I bought a funny looking black, cast iron, round "cage" looking thing, about the size of a large apple, that opened up at the circumference on a hinge. I could not figure out what it was, but I liked it and had to have it. I found out months later that it was a string holder. I've never seen ones like yours--they are wonderful! Thanks for the "show and tell".Andreahttp://andreayaya.typepad.com/rookie_cookery/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-79231790324172623612010-03-15T20:20:35.372-04:002010-03-15T20:20:35.372-04:00Reggie, oh my Granma had one, where or who has it?...Reggie, oh my Granma had one, where or who has it? much like the black one on left with embossing or gold (her's was green tole) Love string and am always winding bits up to stash away. I will have a stringy mathingy and an old one too.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-72341921053393547892010-03-15T18:19:13.771-04:002010-03-15T18:19:13.771-04:00Oh, the wooden ones are especially lovely! Funny,...Oh, the wooden ones are especially lovely! Funny, I was talking with a friend today who told me that once at an auction, she bought an entire bolt of twine! Ever clever, she used it for extra seating on the porch until she'd used up all the twine in the garden. Green, indeed!Town and Country Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842299632895569707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-74938331276619821882010-03-15T13:10:58.570-04:002010-03-15T13:10:58.570-04:00What an inspiration - heading to Hell's Kitche...What an inspiration - heading to Hell's Kitchen Flea Market & Chelsea Garage this weekend to start my treasure hunt! Love the idea of wrapping sandwiches with paper and twine!central bark designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365975454775517040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-26254534893654445632010-03-14T16:10:11.911-04:002010-03-14T16:10:11.911-04:00I LOVE that green one. !!!I LOVE that green one. !!!Jason Hudson Dot Comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965851459263413830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-49037782437278671342010-03-13T21:10:54.725-05:002010-03-13T21:10:54.725-05:00...well, you got me thinking of my grandmother - f......well, you got me thinking of my grandmother - farmor (in danish) - as she NEVER used tape, every gift tied with string! And then my other grandmother...somtimes we couldn't get past the tape, to get to the Gift......<br />Hmmm, perhaps I will look for a twine dispenser next time I'm out and about!<br /><br />Northern Light.<br /><br />PS. Thank you for stopping by NL the other day, much appriciated.Natasha @ Northern Light Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059475901507980212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-62329478309307772032010-03-13T16:41:38.316-05:002010-03-13T16:41:38.316-05:00Brown paper packages tied up with strings... These...Brown paper packages tied up with strings... These are a few of my favourite things! David.xLord Cowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022567039394790375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-38908307972872938952010-03-13T10:54:26.345-05:002010-03-13T10:54:26.345-05:00Rats! I thought I had found the perfect birthday g...Rats! I thought I had found the perfect birthday gift for you on Etsy. I'm going to keep it and find something else.<br /><br />SisterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-75814489068774423682010-03-13T10:54:26.346-05:002010-03-13T10:54:26.346-05:00Beautiful--green living before all the plastic --i...Beautiful--green living before all the plastic --is now more appropriate then ever. The dispensers are beautiful, especially the green one. Strings are different textures as well. Well--sorry for bad pun--as usual you are not "stringing us along".Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502598839290385634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-72534958874732090662010-03-13T10:20:02.254-05:002010-03-13T10:20:02.254-05:00These are amazing. I had never seen anything like ...These are amazing. I had never seen anything like this. I wish they made them big enough for garden hoses.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.com