tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post5096615252736719066..comments2024-03-07T01:00:28.990-08:00Comments on Ask The Bellwether: What is the Peruvian wind-on?Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-82527488388454783012007-11-21T10:17:00.000-08:002007-11-21T10:17:00.000-08:00Caroline -- it sounds like maybe the fingers you'r...Caroline -- it sounds like maybe the fingers you're using for the butterfly are messing you up. I've used a variety of pairings, depending on where my fiber is coming from -- to keep my fiber from getting mixed into the wind-up. My favorite is index and pinky, but then usually the fiber is over my arm and out of the way, not up on my wrist. I've also used thumb and index finger, and pinky andAmelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-55251798317397062712007-11-19T21:26:00.000-08:002007-11-19T21:26:00.000-08:00Hi Amelia, help, please! I must have 2 left hands ...Hi Amelia, help, please! I must have 2 left hands worth of thumbs when I try this. I have my tops looped around my wrist then over my hand for spinning, and always end up in a tangle, even if I shake my hand so the tops slide down my arm a bit! I've seen the article in Yarn magazine, but the photo there doesn't show anything more than 2 lengths of yarn, one from the spindle to your hand, and the spinningdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211231649784777346noreply@blogger.com