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Re: organizing yarn
Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:14:49 -0700
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lindacharlie wrote:
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> Laurann65 wrote:
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> > How do you organize and dispense yarn without ending up with a huge tangled
> > mess????
> Easy! Wind all yarn from skeins into balls (3rd/4th grade art helpers do
> this at lunch recess). Get carton(s) with lid like the ones copier paper
> comes in. Cut slotted cardboard dividers for the inside to make a grid
> of eight compartments. Punch a hole in the lid above each compartment.
> Drop balls of yarn into compartments and thread yarn through holes in
> lid. You can also tie a scissors to the box.
I make boxes like this, too. However, instead of using skeins, which
invariably tangle in the middle, I order the cones of yarn and just drop
the cones into the box.
Maggie
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