Jul 8 2012 old quilt frames.
Quilting frames that hang from the ceiling.
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When the frame is lowered you and any others who want to work on the quilt will be sitting around the frame and quilting along the edges.
Old quilting frame hung from ceiling question.
The original frames might have stretched across the backs of chairs when in use.
They would hang it from the ceiling and when they needed it out of the way they would pull a rope to pull it up to the ceiling.
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Hanging quilt frames use a small ceiling mounted pulley and cord at each of the four corners so the quilt can be lowered to work on and raised close to the ceiling and out of the way when other.
Reply 05 29 2011 05 42 pm.
Other methods involved hanging the frame from the rafters of a home using ropes and pulleys.
Pioneer women are credited with being the creators of hand quilt frames.
I m in the process of making a quilt for someone in exchange for an old wooden frame that i plan to hang on my livingroom celing just like they were back in the day.