{"id":788,"date":"2015-12-30T17:13:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T01:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/?p=788"},"modified":"2021-08-31T13:48:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T20:48:41","slug":"winding-skein-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/winding-skein-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Winding a Yarn Skein into a Yarn Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a hand-spinner, I create many skeins of yarn from a variety of fibers. After spinning a bobbin full of yarn the easiest way to remove it is to wrap it onto a Knitty-noddy. However, this is not a productive way to use the yarn when knitting it into a project. That is when turning a skein into a ball of yarn becomes a necessary skill to know. 
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\"Skein<\/a>
A skein of yarn.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tales can be told of the many knitting, crochet, and other yarn projects I’ve attempted only to get stuck in the middle of the project with a knotty, rats nest, bunch of yarn which leads to enormous frustration and the ingredients for procrastination and putting the project away in the “projects-to-do-later” box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step in turning the skein into a yarn ball is to open up the twisted skein and finding the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Untwist the skein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Untwisting<\/a>
Untwisting yarn skein.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Find the center of the skein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Separating<\/a>
Separating yarn sections.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Find the yarn end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finding<\/a>
Finding the end of the yarn.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If working with a partner have them hold the skein taut in the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Working<\/a>
Working with a buddy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When I do this alone I either stretch it between two objects or place it around my feet. This is how I’ll be demonstrating the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Using<\/a>
Using your feet to unwind yarn.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

With the end of the line start to wrap the yarn around three fingers. The tension should allow your fingers to move slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Beginning<\/a>
Beginning to wrap the yarn around fingers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Wrap enough yarn around your fingers in this position so that you have a substantial amount of yarn without it overwhelming your fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Wrapping<\/a>
Wrapping foundation of yarn ball.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Carefully remove the wrapped yarn from your fingers and rotate it slightly to change the direction the yarn is going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Remove<\/a>
Remove yarn from fingers and rotate the ball to begin next section of wrapping.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Start to loosely wrap the yarn in the same direction as before. The yarn should be perpendicular to the last section of wraps you’ve done. Wrap four or five times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Second<\/a>
The second section of yarn wrapping.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Wrap<\/a>
Wrap yarn over fingers to keep the ball loose.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Continuing to wrap in the same direction adjust hand position so that the yarn is getting wrapped around your fingers holding the ball. This will create a loose ball which will keep the yarn from stretching out and allows air through the ball so the fibers can breathe (this is important for natural fibers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Second<\/a>
The second section of yarn wrapped.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Wrap until there is enough yarn built up in the center of the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Second<\/a>
Second section.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Again, rotate the ball so that the last layer is perpendicular to your fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start to wrap the yarn loosely around the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"turned<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Second<\/a>
The second section of yarn wrapping.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Build up the layer until there is enough yarn to create a thick layer without falling off either side of the yarn ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Building<\/a>
Building up the ball.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Continue this process until all of the yarn in the skein has been wrapped up into the yarn ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Wrapping<\/a>
Wrapping the last of the yarn.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The final outcome should be a neat and tidy ball of yarn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Yarn<\/a>
Yarn ball.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a hand-spinner, I create many skeins of yarn from a variety of fibers. After spinning a bobbin full of yarn the easiest way to remove it is to wrap it onto a Knitty-noddy. However, this is not a productive way to use the yarn when knitting it into a project. That is when turning …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[],"mai_display":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788"},{"taxonomy":"mai_display","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textileindie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mai_display?post=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}