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[susandennis]

I got no sewing done but I spent a very productive afternoon in the sewing room. Organizing. I had needles in 5 different places and stuff stashed here and there and now it's all tidy and methodically put away so that I can find shit!

There were pretty pictures of snow falling all over town today but I missed it. I did grab this screenshot for posterity.



My yarn got here. And, as always, I'm not entirely sure I got enough. Once I get one skein worked, I should get a better picture. It's really nice, expensive stuff and my hands love it.



Cheap yarn (like I use for bears and other stuff) always comes in pull skeins. It's in an organized lump. You find an end in the middle and pull and get going. Tidy. Expensive yarn comes in hanks.



You have to wind these into balls or you will soon have a tangled mess. I hate winding into balls. Hate it. But, alas, I love the yarn. It's the price ya gotta pay.

But, I started a bear last night I do not want to ignore him. I think I'll crochet one skein and then stop and finish the bear. OR if my hands get tired of one, I'll flip to the other.

Now I think I'll watch Project Runway.

Comments

[howeird]

Have fun in the snow. :-)
Since you are the techno person, I leave you this suggestion:
https://www.amazon.com/KnitPicks-Yarn-Ball-Winder/dp/B015HR7X9G

[susandennis]

yeahbutt then you need something like this to hold the yarn and then you need a place to store it and then ... but, you're right. i should just get them and shut up about it.

https://smile.amazon.com/Cutehill-Umbrella-Operated-Knitting-Winding/dp/B00VGD39O4/ref=pd_sim_201_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00VGD39O4&pd_rd_r=B1KSC6YPTPYMP5J5JRWE&pd_rd_w=h36my&pd_rd_wg=SsL9v&psc=1&refRID=B1KSC6YPTPYMP5J5JRWE

[tilia-tomentosa.livejournal.com]

My great-grandmother had a much more primitive "device" that we called "the "carousel". It looked more or less like this, but was even more primitive; she would put its wooden axle into an old-time clay water pitcher with a narrow neck and use spindles instead of those vertical sticks. And of course she would still wind the ball by hand. This thing got lost somewhere, and my mother and I miss it.

[susandennis]

My Mom used to use my hands. She's sit on the couch and make me stand in front of her, hands out with the hank around them while she wound.

[tilia-tomentosa.livejournal.com]

The water pitcher in question was something like this:
http://www.namaistora.com/product/358/

[susandennis]

amazon is bringing me both today.

[howeird]

:-)

[fauxklore]

You need a swift and a ball winder. Good yarn shops will wind balls for you.

Or join a knitting group with someone who brings the gizmos to meetings.

[susandennis]

yeah, my shop down the street will but since i didn't buy the yarn there (i tried, they just didn't have anything i liked), i think it would be way too tacky to even ask.

but, you are right. amazon is bringing me both today.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

But, I started a bear last night I do not want to ignore him

Good plan. Bears can get ornery if you ignore them.

[mindyklasky.livejournal.com]

I see my suggestion has already been made and taken :-)

Enjoy your winder!

[susandennis]

Yeahbutt having to wind is having to wind... I'm not at all sure these things will be any better than hand winding or at least not $50 better but i'll give 'em a try.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I had stopped watching Project Runway, but picked it up this season again for a specific reason. The models, ranging in size from 2 to 22 made for compelling watching this year. I feel like we got to know them a bit and how they felt about what they were wearing.

I must admit ... once the twins were gone, I have really enjoyed the mix of designers.

[opakele.livejournal.com]

Yeah, swift and winder...

I mount my winder on a 12" x 4" piece of wood. Sitting in a chair, I can stick one end of the board under my leg and wind off the swift. It works great.

I just looked for a demonstration video with no success. It does depend on the kind of winder you purchased...

Have fun.

[susandennis]

Yeah, I need to come up with a scheme like that. I have a couple of ideas. I understand how it's done, I just am not convinced it's easier but I'm totally hoping I'm wrong :)

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