tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post6680102725308753111..comments2024-03-03T20:17:55.767-05:00Comments on Hugs For Your Head: Yarn prep: from skein to cakeMary Keenanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-47690371066222022302015-07-31T20:40:04.600-04:002015-07-31T20:40:04.600-04:00Valerie, I'm sorry for the confusion - where I...Valerie, I'm sorry for the confusion - where I live, we use the word skein for what you call a hank!Mary Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-19557846616034969432015-07-30T20:34:10.192-04:002015-07-30T20:34:10.192-04:00Yes, you CAN knit from a skein. It's a HANK t...Yes, you CAN knit from a skein. It's a HANK that you can't knit from. Skeins and hanks are NOT the same thing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551731577390910201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-56516834039869631822012-05-09T15:42:10.122-04:002012-05-09T15:42:10.122-04:00I set my swift up about 2 feet from my ball winder...I set my swift up about 2 feet from my ball winder (it's the blue kind...which I've broken once and had to replace)...and really I don't have very many problems unless I'm foolish enough to pull the wrong thread out or get something knotted up...and then I end up winding by hand...which is cool too because I do love feeling the yarn. 10 hours would wear me out though! :)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597713922641598532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-5036816448388668992012-05-08T09:39:04.941-04:002012-05-08T09:39:04.941-04:00Oh man Leslie, if you don't have these problem...Oh man Leslie, if you don't have these problems then I totally need your setup!! (but actually, in spite of everything, I quite like winding yarn too... esp. if I don't let things pile up to 10 hours worth...)Mary Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-75044976159757212172012-05-08T09:33:44.458-04:002012-05-08T09:33:44.458-04:00I, on the other hand, absolutely love winding ball...I, on the other hand, absolutely love winding balls of yarn. Aside from my 8 shaft loom, I think the umbrella swift and ball winder are my favorite tools in my studio!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597713922641598532noreply@blogger.com