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John that would be brilliant if you could email me a copy with the instructions. I am sure I will not be able to produce something as precise and lovely as that which you have produced. As you say it is a very delicate. However I would love to have a go and should be able to produce something...

Hi John, great to hear from you. I really like the design and, of course , the article as made and finished by you. I would be really grateful if you could let mr know the edition number etc. and I can look out for it on ebay. Does this design come on a loose free design, or is it included ii...

If your machine needs a new belt look on you tube for "How to make a sewing machine belt", I have followed these instructions and have made a belt for my Hobbies Little Gem and it works a treat.

John to John and new-found friends. Great story and a lovely interesting photo of you and the stall selling your fretwork articles. The only fretwork I have left, which I made are a Gothic clock and a Romany caravan made from matchsticks which I altered by adding furnishings inside and did...

Hi. I lost all my Hobbies Weekly(s) and annuals when the roof of my shed was damaged in bad weather. I am now buying what I can on ebay and refurbishing a new garden shed/workshop. I am overhauling my Little Gem fret machine and giving it a new coat of paint. I am hoping that treadling the...

Hello all. I have been trying to get on this forum for weeks. Apparently I could not activate my membership for some reason. Now on and am truly interested in this topic. I started fretwork in the 40s, when I was 12 yrs old. I am now in my eighties. I had the Hobbies Weekly on order for...