The Absolute Best way to wind yarn without tools

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Жыл бұрын

The best way to wind a yarn skein into a center-pull ball without tools.
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@lavonbarney5137 Жыл бұрын

Hello Miss Tuulaa. I've not seen anyone do a tutorial on this subject. Very smart of you indeed. IDAHO, USA

@TuulaMaaria Жыл бұрын

Yes, I was surprised I couldn't find a tutorial on this!

@ayootaylo 10 ай бұрын

Hi Idaho! Me too! 😊

@marlawetherell8785 6 ай бұрын

I had found a tutorial about 8 yrs ago on Bag O Day Crochet an Jayda in stitches , I learned to do a skein with my knees, from Bag O Day, but I just recently bought a swift. , But I have also did it by hand with jayda very carefully , with your fingers and similar winding as if you have a stick. BUT I love your tutorial as well. Thank you. So much.

@Teqbird Жыл бұрын

Yes this is the way I was taught when I was 8 years old!! My great grandma had me wind yarns all the time!!!

@9liveslisa Жыл бұрын

Excellent tip!

@JH-th9th 11 ай бұрын

soooooooooo glad I found this...THANK YOU

@coldpaste 11 ай бұрын

In my country, yarn skeins are more common and cheaper than the balls. So i learned to make yarn balls when I was young. Now, after getting married I have trained my husband to do it. 😊

@TuulaMaaria 11 ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

@BlueSkyLissa 11 ай бұрын

Tuula!!! I LOVE YOU!!! Where have you been all of my crocheting life lol. Thank you sooo much for passing all your knowledge on to us💜💜💜

@TuulaMaaria 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 💜

@mcoates111 11 ай бұрын

You really are the source of the best, most practical ideas ❤

@TuulaMaaria 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@anne65ish 9 ай бұрын

I totally agree. She has the best information we all need to have.

@sj01 4 ай бұрын

Tuula, I adore your videos, they are beyond helpful. Thank you so much.

@TuulaMaaria 4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! 😊

@JJW77 10 ай бұрын

Tuula, you are a genius. This will help me a lot!!!

@TuulaMaaria 10 ай бұрын

That's great!

@nadirahcroom1938 11 ай бұрын

You always give the best tips. Thanks maam.

@TuulaMaaria 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@goobernational4805 Жыл бұрын

Very useful! Thank you ❤

@thethriftyfawn Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, this is brilliant! I do own a swift and a ball winder, but this is still a wonderful technique to know 😊

@TuulaMaaria Жыл бұрын

Yes, this works great if you don't have a winder! A winder of course is faster.

@iz8633 Жыл бұрын

Simple and Great ! Thank You !👌

@cbgbstew4072 10 ай бұрын

You have the best tips!

@TuulaMaaria 10 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@cynthiahale9888 Жыл бұрын

This is great and now I know what to do with my smaller amounts and crochet threads that don’t work with the swift ❤

@effieboo9275 11 ай бұрын

Love this so much!!!

@beckyp9700 11 ай бұрын

Thank You Thank You Thank you for showing how to do this! I have always wondered how to do this.

@TuulaMaaria 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@yarnprepper Жыл бұрын

I have a nostepen and I never knew how to use it! Thank you!

@patriciahamer419 8 ай бұрын

I wasn’t taught as a child as you were and it sure shows…it’s so funny how much I don’t know beginning as a older woman…but you sure are helping me along my way…thank you ❤️✌️

@TuulaMaaria 8 ай бұрын

Lovely, happy crocheting! Crocheting is great to start at any age!

@paulavance5096 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you.

@blackaliss9488 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. I always avoided buying skeins.

@ecouturehandmades5166 Жыл бұрын

I wind skeins before I go to bed, looped over my knees and feet, lol and use a really big crochet hook (P, Q or S). It's rather exhausting, but i can start a project in the morning.

@andydavidson2793 Жыл бұрын

ITS THE CROSSING OVER! THATS HOW IT WORKS!! Now I know!!!

@triciaquan9630 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's neat!

@df117d6 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful❤

@ChillTheChilli 7 ай бұрын

YESSSS. Thank you lady!

@suNRze Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 💕

@TuulaMaaria Жыл бұрын

Welcome 😊

@ronnetteharvey2002 Жыл бұрын

I want some of that yarn.

@ritasklarchuk1819 Жыл бұрын

That's brilliant! Thanks

@lubnavaqarunisa4207 11 ай бұрын

Love u mada,m..capable in ur field..❤

@S.Waters. Жыл бұрын

When you have no tools you can always use your thumb. I hold a short yarn tail in my palm, stick up my thumb, and carefully wrap my yarn above my knuckle/below my nail, angling the yarn as I go to make an even ball. When the tip of my thumb is covered I pop the small ball off my thumb and just hold it in my hand as I wind the yarn, making sure not to cover the yarn tail or the original thumb hole.

@TuulaMaaria 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, that would work well too I'm sure!

@elainewalsh9075 6 ай бұрын

This is a game changer! I have to rewind a lot of skeins because of yarn barf.

@MaurytheHedgehogDog 10 ай бұрын

I tried this the other night. I had 10 oz of yarn to wind. Took forever but it worked great. When I can buy a winder I will but no this is fine for now.

@TuulaMaaria 10 ай бұрын

Great! Yes, a winder is of course easier and faster!

@LadyVintage83 5 ай бұрын

Cool, thank you!!!!!

@deborahn.6150 Жыл бұрын

Winding around your thumb works also 😊

@TuulaMaaria Жыл бұрын

Yes although I would find that limiting the size of the ball a lot!

@deborahn.6150 Жыл бұрын

@TuulaMaaria True. Plus my hand starts to ache. I tried your method, and it's MUCH better. Thank you.

@CeeceeWhip 10 ай бұрын

I use my closed fingers as the spoon...been doing this for years. Just make sure you don’t wind it too tight especially if you are using a cotton. It will kind of fuse together😅

@TuulaMaaria 10 ай бұрын

That would work - although I wonder how big a ball you can make using fingers.

@CeeceeWhip 10 ай бұрын

@@TuulaMaaria OH, I forgot to say you take it off your fingers after it gets too big then just wind it around as big as you want.

@prosp3rity111 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@moonsaige 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I have fought for my life twice trying to wind up hanks

@youllbemytourniquet Жыл бұрын

As a beginner, I really wish people didn’t recommend acrylic yarn. I understand it’s because it’s cheap and you don’t want to spend a lot of money on a new hobby that you may not pursue long term. But it was really difficult to see my stitches and the yarn kept splitting because of frogging, and it was very discouraging. I saw someone on TikTok recommend the Lion Brand Lazy Days yarn and it’s been so much easier to deal with, plus it’s affordable.

@TuulaMaaria 11 ай бұрын

I hardly ever use acrylic, there are so many good quality yarns available!

@plantedlife 9 ай бұрын

I definitely did it wrong😅 Mede it into a perfectly spherical yarn ball that served more to my cats' entertainment than my convenience 😂😂😂

@TuulaMaaria 9 ай бұрын

😄 Your cats are happy!

@sharoningle6346 10 ай бұрын

Could you please teach factories about leaving a tail in center. Smart, thank you. 😊❤

@TuulaMaaria 10 ай бұрын

Would be good!!

@raffaella943 Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup. Ciaooo❤

@lsl43deo Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@coal.sparks 6 ай бұрын

As usual, you offer common sense advice that blows me away. I had been advised to wind on my fingers. That gets uncomfortable FAST, and I kept having to put the yarn down to untangle the skein... use a stick! Duh! :D

@TuulaMaaria 6 ай бұрын

Great! You are right, hard to do on your fingers, I was first taught to do it around my thumb but you don't get very far with that!

@A158s 8 ай бұрын

Wait this is new for me i neber knew u start whool from the inside

@taken... Жыл бұрын

This is amazing but i unfortunately already did it the old way... with the hands and when i.m working it i just let it roll. It is yes, uncomfortable at times

@Ottolineification Жыл бұрын

Useful advice, thank you! Does the stick have to be wood??

@lisasnead1505 Жыл бұрын

No it doesn't have to be wood😊

@TuulaMaaria Жыл бұрын

No, anything that isn't slippery.

@arctaex Жыл бұрын

I've heard that pulling from the middle can create knots and tangles more easily so I'm afraid to try it 😅

@TuulaMaaria Жыл бұрын

Occasionally a yarn doesn't come out well so you need to untangle at first but you learn how to mostly get it out easily. I have used the centre pull since the 70s! 😊

@WasCool-uq6xr Жыл бұрын

I hate the center pull, it makes it messier in the long run, which makes my yarn tangle, which is not good for me bc my parents get mad at me for it 😭 I really really want to try this out someday

@TuulaMaaria Жыл бұрын

Yes, try it!

@WasCool-uq6xr Жыл бұрын

I’m currently starting a granny square blanket, one bundle of yarn I’m using the ouside and the second I’ll try the center pull, thank you ❤