I have just been admiring all the images which have been posted to the picture gallery. Thank you for all of your dedicated work and willingness to share.
One thing which we’ve not yet discussed is finishing your yarns. There are at least two important reasons for taking the time to finish skeins. First, if you have combined fibres in a novelty construction, you will need to determine what this yarn is going to look like and how it will perform in an item. Balancing the twist is another issue. The novelty constructions will yield skeins that hang without any twisting, i.e. relaxed and balanced. To see how they really are behaving, wet the skeins, roll them in a towel to remove excess moisture and hang loosely over something like a large dowel or piece of PVC pipe. When they are dry, you will be able to see how the twist is performing.
Skeins always ask for what they need. If they twist S, then they want more S twist. The same follows for Z. Adjust accordingly by adding or removing twist from the skein. Sometimes adjusting the twist to balance the yarn will make your yarn look less attractive. That’s when you need to analyze at what stage the degree of twist needs to be modified.
