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By: holmpage

holmpage — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:10:21 +0000

In reply to Erin T. Aardvark. Sounds like you're having a lot of fun with it - and your cats. Or despite your cats. Nice to hear!

By: Erin T. Aardvark

Erin T. Aardvark — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:49:54 +0000

I never had a Spirograph as a kid. I never asked for one is the reason why. I just bought a small set to play around with last week, and I am shocked at how easy it was to use. I thought I’d be making all kinds of mistakes with it! That’s not to say I haven’t made mistakes. I have accidently shifted gears, took the pen out of the hole and lost track of which hole I was using, and made the mistake of doodling Spirographs when one of my cats decided to get up on the table when he knows he’s not allowed on the table, and rubbing up against the pen (one of the other cats would try to grab the pen). Though I haven’t used the paper that came with my set. I refuse to use it until I feel comfortable with it, so I’ve been using printer paper. That, and I’m using printer paper as “guides” to see what patterns the holes make on their own, and use the paper from the set for my own combinations, as opposed to the ones they give you in the instructions.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:27:09 +0000

In reply to Jamie M.

I made a series of videos about using the two bars or racks. Here’s a link to the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga06ft-HWro&list=PLAkN3L7a4VuMzBX-T0fWLEQlPUB1JyADS

By: Spirographing | Raising Jane Journal

Spirographing | Raising Jane Journal — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 07:12:09 +0000

[…] only toy I still have from growing up is a Super Spirograph,” shares Heather Holm of Spirographic Art. “I was already a teenager when I got it, so that would have been in the early 1970s. My sister […]

By: Heather Holm

Heather Holm — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 16:53:16 +0000

In reply to Paul Anderson. Thanks for sharing. The soothing aspect of Spirograph is an interesting one. There's good therapy in it. Enjoy.

By: Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:33:15 +0000

I too played with a spirograph as a kid, but it was lost in the ensuing years. Just recently I bought one of the new sets, and have fallen completely in love with it! There’s something very soothing about it I find.

I’m working on branching out into making art with it myself, though I’m just a beginner. I post my spirograms on tumblr:

http://andersonloco.tumblr.com/tagged/spirograph

I hope you find them interesting.

By: Wendy Sprakes

Wendy Sprakes — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:12:12 +0000

I’m from the UK and have owned a Spirograph since 1973. I’ve always wanted a Super Spirograph set as it was included in the instructions of the set I had (clever Denys Fisher) and I’ve just managed to get hold of one. It has a few pieces missing.
I’ve tried ebay with some success – does anyone else know of another route I can try to get hold of the missing pieces I need?
Thanks in advance

By: Heather Holm

Heather Holm — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 14:21:02 +0000

In reply to Jamie M. That's great that you're rediscovering it. The double bar is a configuration I really haven't explored at all. Good idea though. I'll make a note of it for future exploration.

By: Jamie M

Jamie M — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 07:15:00 +0000

Heather,

I recently get back into Spirograph with the new basic set. I received an upgrade for Christmas to the super set. I forgot how much fun this set was!!

I am trying to figure out how to work the double bar set up. Do you have, or know where to find, a video for a how to with the double bar set up??

By: Dhaval Shah, Solapur (India)

Dhaval Shah, Solapur (India) — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 05:00:39 +0000

Thanks for visiting & commenting …
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