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Very clever, Wheelin. Is there a reason for the different shape of the 'u', or 'v' ends?

soth

Originally Posted by masoth

Very clever, Wheelin. Is there a reason for the different shape of the 'u', or 'v' ends?

soth

Hi Soth...........They all the same size/shape unless you mean the extended opening Fingers on one side. Thats so the shorter side allows the yarn to come off easier but not fall off the other side as when they are fully open they lay out to a great degree. I only took photo partly open

In the photo it looks like the cut outs in the ends are shaped differently, but that is just the perspective given by the angles they are it to the lens.

Peter

Yes they are top shorter one allows better removal of yarn while the steeper longer one holds it from falling off so easy. Take a look at your finger and thumb in the same way palm up thumb to the top and you'll get the idea.

Skeins become tangled and as they are wound off they are usually pulled up ward not straight out, from there either wound on a ball winder or made into a ball by hand.

When I was asked to make this one the lady used to spin quit thick, since then LOML has taught her to spin finer at least she can fit heaps on.

EDIT to add photo's

Here you can see two different shapes and sizes LOML found a Skein so its been added to show deffinition

Originally Posted by wheelinround

LOML found a Skein so its been added to show deffinition

thankyou "LOML" .... NOW I get it!

Originally Posted by fletty

thankyou "LOML" .... NOW I get it!

Hi Wheely.I remember holding the sceins on outstretched arms while my grandmother wound it into balls.I remember it well.My armsnearly dropped off after a session of that.Nice looking bit of gear you made

Interesting

great work

Wish grandma had one when I was a kid

Nice Wheelin'.

We had two types of skein holders, or winders when I was a kid. Mum's father made one that was much like a post with four arms of serial scissors.

With my aunty and my mother both being great knitters that got a lot of use.

The second skein holder was a pair of the nearest unoccupied hands.

Originally Posted by artme

Nice Wheelin'.

We had two types of skein holders, or winders when I was a kid. Mum's father made one that was much like a post with four arms of serial scissors.

With my aunty and my mother both being great knitters that got a lot of use.

The second skein holder was a pair of the nearest unoccupied hands.

You mean like one of these Arthur

I want to have go at one like this but after hearing them and the racket they make also harder to hang the scien on when starting.

Yep both grandma's, mother, LOML and others used my hands for the same thing when younger. I used to grab the first kitchen chair of course back then they used to have turned tops at the back I'd slip the scien over it and race outside

it seems that us oldies all had the job of holding the wool. My Grandmother made me hold my thumbs up to stop the wool falling off, but you had to drop the thumb when the wool was coming of that arm,
les