Lately I have not had much time for weaving, primarily because I have been traveling. Since I can't weave, I have to do something fiber related, so I have been frogging sweaters, mostly cotton sweaters. The cotton yarn works great for dishtowels. However, this fine yarn means that you wind very small balls. Gary helps on occasion and he knew there had to be a better way. Of course there is a mechanical ball winder, but that does not travel well in a car or on a plane. Gary did the research and found the nostepinne, the original Scandinavian ball winder, and he turned two for me, one in poplar and one in walnut. They make great compact center pull cylinders. Check out the video to see how they work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKsO6niZbkI
