tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post9082379662793722260..comments2024-03-29T01:22:31.114-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Pop! Goes the WeaselGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-49908799893452356302016-01-19T14:15:03.148-05:002016-01-19T14:15:03.148-05:00I like the spinning story best, and it seems most ...I like the spinning story best, and it seems most plausible, too.<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-30866188218372783482016-01-19T01:46:17.569-05:002016-01-19T01:46:17.569-05:00I will go back and read my dear father's writt...I will go back and read my dear father's written description and will see what I find out. But, yes, there was "Pop" to let you know how many yards or skeins or feet that had been processed. But Yes, my dad knew why the women folk sang "Pop goes the weasel!"<br /><br />Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526258792227541799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-63397455269748073102016-01-18T07:53:19.814-05:002016-01-18T07:53:19.814-05:00That's fascinating, Nance! So they knew that v...That's fascinating, Nance! So they knew that version, and that seems to me the most logical explanation. I read two different ideas on the length it marked. One said 200 yards, one said 80. I imagine it depended on the size of the weasel.<br />Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-2675303315256725402016-01-17T23:18:36.181-05:002016-01-17T23:18:36.181-05:00My g.g. grandmother's Weasel is in the local h...My g.g. grandmother's Weasel is in the local historical museum. My dad and his cousin reworked it many years ago but this is what they told us -- that the Weasel was the yarn winder and it counted the revolutions and when it came to a certain number, a gear or device 'popped' so that the woman knew to mark the skein (or some portion). <br />Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526258792227541799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-28007271086958203302016-01-17T09:31:24.517-05:002016-01-17T09:31:24.517-05:00Very interesting! You gave me more verses than I&...Very interesting! You gave me more verses than I've ever heard before.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-22492102516787529622016-01-17T00:34:23.549-05:002016-01-17T00:34:23.549-05:00It all amazes me when you trace back the origins o...It all amazes me when you trace back the origins of folk talk, you never know where you might end up. This was a very interesting post, I like the weaver one best too.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269208573774815462noreply@blogger.com