Learning the Twist and Wind

Twisting the Fringe

Carol and I got together yesterday for lunch and to learn something new.  Twist and Wind.  No, it's not the newest dance craze or exercise routine (heaven forbid), it's how to finish the fringe on our scarves and a quicker way to wind bobbins for our "weft." Carol is using a tool called a Fringe Twister. Years ago a tool like this was made by Conair as a hair twister.  Apparently that didn't work very well and they stopped making it, much to the dismay of all the weavers out there. This little battery operated twister makes short work of fringing anything.

Bobbins are ready

"Weft" is another new word for me.  It is the yarn that is used to weave back and forth across the "warp." The bobbins go into a gadget called a shuttle.  These bobbins are 4" long, nothing like the ones in my sewing machine.  Carol has a neat bobbin winder that I used to wind these bobbins.  Winding by hand is time consuming but her little hand winding machine is fast. I now have 10 bobbins ready to go so I've got to get busy. Our February weaving month is almost over and Carol has been weaving up a storm. Since our last get together she has made three dish towels and that red and blue scarf in the photo! I need to catch up!

Finished Twisted Fringe

After that we did a little shopping and came back to my house for dessert!   Fun Day!