[MR] Tangled Yarn

[Aedan Aylwyn]

Sounds like you need bobbins for them.  My wife has some lovely sets from
the Spanish Peacock that we use for "spoon toss" braiding (don't remember
the appropriate name for it).  Find something to wind each piece of yarn
around so that you only have a small amount free at any one time.

Aedan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org [mailto:atlantia-
> bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Sharon Gordon
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:36 AM
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: [MR] Tangled Yarn
> 
> Thanks for the ideas about what to do.  Here's the part I am having
> trouble
> with:
> 
> 
> 
> Say I have 3 pieces of string/yarn that are 12 feet long.
> 
> I tie a knot in the top, secure it to something to provide tension, and
> start braiding.
> 
> The top of the string/yarn starts becoming a braid.
> 
> The 10 feet or so of string that is dangling becomes a tangled mess.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Is there some way to keep each individual string/yarn in a small skein
> or
> maybe rolled up on a spool and slip a section out of the skein/spool as
> I
> get to it?  If so how do I keep it from coming out of the skein or
> unrolling
> before I am ready for that section?
> 
> 
> 
> Sharon
> 
> gordonse at one.net
> 
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