This video shows an old favorite triangle design from early Spirograph, done at full page size, using Wild Gears. In this case, the gear has 140 teeth and the ring has 210 teeth. Both are part of the Full Page … Continue reading →
I followed a link from the Wikipedia article on Spirograph to this user manual for Super Spirograph. It’s in French, Dutch and German. Thanks to Stephanie Molina who posted it on Scribd. It’s 39 pages of vintage goodness, including many … Continue reading →
The bar is the oddest “wheel” that comes with Spirograph sets. This video is just an introduction to it, demonstrating hole 1 in both rings. With ring 144/96, the bar produces a 12-pointed pattern. With ring 150/105 it makes 21 points. So using … Continue reading →
I made a video to demonstrate a design from the Spirograph instruction booklet that uses the oval wheel in ring 150/105. Hole 13 is off-center and makes an asymmetrical pattern, but when you flip the oval wheel over, it makes … Continue reading →
I made another video demonstrating how to make a 5-pointed pinwheel design. This design is not for beginners – I’ve labeled it “Intermediate”. See more tips below the video. You can use this technique with other wheel and ring combinations. It works … Continue reading →
I love playing with color with my felt pens, using gradations of color, sometimes in a limited color scheme, sometimes playing with the whole spectrum. One day, I was drawing with Spirograph ring 144/96 and wheel 84, the biggest one, using the … Continue reading →
Kahootz Toys, which has resurrected the original Spirograph, is now coming out with a Super Spirograph. As I’ve mentioned on this site, I still have my Super Spirograph from the 1970s. The extra parts in this picture look the same as in my … Continue reading →
What came in the set? In response to a reader’s question, I’ve started this comparison table of the different Spirographs that have been produced over the years.
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