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the different types of yarn that are used for knitting

When you start knitting or crocheting, you discover a new vocabulary around yarn. Here is a visual summary of the different types of wool windings. 💬 In preparation for this post, we did some digging, and several sources diverged on the terminology to use about yarn winding formats: there seems to be some confusion around "skein" and "hank." 🤔 So if you think the information presented here needs to be corrected, please speak up! 😉

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someone is holding yarn in their hand near some crochet hooks on a wooden table

This is my go-to method for turning leftover yarn into a center-pull yarn ball. The process is fun, and it makes the leftover yarn much easier to store...

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a person's hand is wrapped in neon green string and has two fingers on it

Do you have a skein or hank of yarn that keeps getting tangled whenever you try to knit or crochet? Winding your own yarn ball can solve this crafty problem! Tidying up yarn can be a game-changer when it comes to yarn projects—it keeps...

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a hand holding a purple ball of yarn in it's left thumb and finger

To wind a centre-pull ball of yarn by hand: 1. First, unwind a skein (hank) of yarn using either a swift, or just by draping the skein over my knees, and gradually unwinding it and dropping it loos…

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four different types of thread and needles laid out on a table

A few weeks ago I signed up to an intriguing sounding workshop at the Heal's Tottenham Court Road store - "Cotton Winding". Definitely not something I'd

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there is a ball of yarn and some thread on the knitting machine with words over it

MAELI - Crochet & Knit Pattern Designer on Instagram: "Turning 🧵 thread into 🧶 yarn: Ball winding! So many people had questions on my last reel so I figured I’d show my whole process! I decided to wind my thread into a yarn ball/cake for easier dispensing! This was always the plan! I just didn’t want to do it for the test swatches in my last reel since I was unsure how the colors would look! Tips: When caking/winding your thread, I recommend going slow to make sure you have even tension on…

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four different colored boxes are on display together

Margo Selby on Instagram: "This series of miniature artworks focus on creating beautifully crafted objects, as well as colour and structure studies. Pleased to join this initiative: @artistsupportpledge Image 1: Group shot Image 2: Yarn Winding | Work 20 (sold) Image 3: Yarn Winding | Work 21 (sold) Image 4: Yarn Winding | Work 8 Image 5: Yarn Winding | Work 5 Image 6: Yarn Winding | Work 14 Please follow the link in the bio to see availability of all pieces. #artistsupportpledge #wovenst

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a bed that has been made out of pipes and wires attached to the headboard

I've discussed this before on the blog - the concept of winding up a skein of yarn on a warp device, tieing it off into separate hanks, dyeing it, placing the hanks back on the warp device and winding off into a skein. My first warp board idea was discussed in this post . My knit buddy Kristin,…

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