Mum unearthed this great wool winder from somewhere deep in her craft room. It was made by a sister of a dear friend of ours from California (Humbolt County- Near the Oregon coast). She's a wiz at woodwork (we have several of her plates and a sweet little acorn box), and this was a real pleasant surprise. I was wondering how I was going to roll all these white balls into Skeins for dying them! (much easier than on the back of a chair or someone's hands!)
It's quite a mesmerizing and magical process. The reason for winding them into skeins is that it gives the yarn a more relaxed tension for dying the wool, which insures that the dye reaches all the length evenly.Here is a little demonstration of the magical twisting.
I've adopted this wool winder (which collapses to no bigger than a tripod) for the meantime. I'm excited to get some coloured yarns onto it!
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