Originally Posted by
flybreit
My grandmother had a frame very similar - she was born about 1888, married about 1908...my grandfather could easily have made them but I have no idea. I have one aunt still alive - she may know.
Also, my grandmother's could be pulled up to the ceiling using simple eye bolts and ropes so it wasn't in the way. Quite innovative I think :-)
When we lived in the larger house with a huge craft room for my wife, we saw the idea of a pully system from the ceiling and thought about doing that, but then we downsized and moved to a much smaller rancher and her craftroom is nothing more than a 12 X12 spare bedroom.