![Vintage Yarn Winder](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGMjtb7arAaYxnULaOjYUoTIhyphenhyphenpmBph_I11XvzEWsUa_coKOj4tXyOCV9HBcLueXpP0LdFJCCqOiJIzhjd8j6qAU0jgHTYOYoTejv-KjKsraTArYVIQtIyuoBv1tK1peQtllYDBzljhI/s400/Yarn+Winder.jpg)
I buy my yarn in skeins and then I wind them into balls. I was using chairbacks and elbow grease to do this but now I don't have to. Dad kindly made me a wooden swift to hold the skein and then I wind it with the winder and it makes a beautiful 'cake' of yarn. It's quite mesmerising to watch the windy-uppy process. I've named the winder Ace, because he is.
![Wild Fire Fibres Yarn](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUOUKXklBi7eNzMk4Lx6KnCXrQCM04H0GODOa9DrIyvz5DqKi3mKVcI3nS7zVFzpPd7tMbYPCzrbzFhtHCIGJw_yt5KFLCqsE7wh13f2W6uIkIh1RVS6CW9tBRFFlF2Bx7IQKzsXsoz0/s400/WFF+Purple+Lotus.jpg)
I'm off to make beads now. Have a great Saturday!