Today my birthday gift from Greg arrived! My stitching and knitting chair. There is an ottoman too but it's not in the picture. I haven't even had a chance to sit in it yet. It was a busy day but hopefully I'll have time tomorrow. It fits in the space but with the ottoman it's a bit tight. I'll have to move it when I'm not using it. I can't tell you how much I've been looking forward to this getting here.
A while back someone asked me what this is that is set up on my cutting table.
It's a yarn swift. You put a hank of yarn on it...
...and wind it into a ball on the ball winder.
It makes a really nice cake of yarn that you pull the yarn from the center.
Lots of yarn comes in hanks and I seem to usually buy yarn this way. It can't be easily used the way it comes. Winding it into a center pull ball is the way to go. I like it this way because it has a flat bottom and it doesn't roll around.I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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Your chair looks wonderful.
I love that chair, and I have no idea what a "hank" of yarn is. It sounds funny! lol
You should get MANY wonderful hours of stitching and crafting in that beautiful chair....What a wonderful birthday present!!! Faye
NIce Chair!! Looks very comfy too.I love all the ssneat things you do , you are always learning and that makes for a most interesting person. Hope your week-end is good. Our weather has been nice since the rain on Friday.Chat soon, HUgs, Marie
Enjoy your new chair...it looks very comfy!
YAY! Your chair looks super comfy! I can just picture you relaxing there with your latest project in hand, Jackie :)
Lucky you, to receive such a wonderful chair. You will feel so comfortable in it! I remember with the yarn my mother used to get, we had to hold op our arms. I can still feel the pain in my upper arms.
Have a lovely week, Jackie!!!
Hey Jackie - your chair is wonderful - bet you will love it! Happy belated birthday - hope midnight knitting and your quilting class made for a great day! Mel
Nice stitching chair! Looks comfy! I think having to move the ottoman is no big deal. Worth it to me! :D (My yarn swift and ball winder are in the basement. Pretty sad, huh? Need to start using them again!)
I really hope the lounge chair suits you to a T, and that it doesn't get covered with fabric, a quilt top or two, and pattern books, as mine easily does!
When I last purchased yarn, the shop offered to wind my yarn for me as a courtesy. Then they went into a back room with the hank and returned with that flat ball. It was a mystery how it changed... until now. Thank you!
Your chair looks so comfy! The yarn winder is a nifty invention. I worked at a shop that had one of these, and it was so fun to wind the yarn. In case I didn't say it before Happy Birthday!
Wow, great gift, love that chair! I don't wind my own yarn but the yarn shop uses the same method and winds it for customers.
Your chair looks particularly comfy. I fear I'd sit down to stitch or knit and find myself settled in for a nap...
Happy Birthday!
What a nice comfy looking chair.
I wish you many many hours of stitching and knitting joy in it.
I like my yarn "cakes" too, wouldn't knit without them :)
Wow! Great chair!
That does it...get ready for a houseguest...I'm coming to stitch!
That's a sweet chair, you will be so comfy now. I used to love playing with those yarn winders growing up.
Your chair looks so comfortable. Now, don't you feel like your room is just about complete. And I love yarn cakes too - after years of trying to pull yarn from the middle of the skein, I finally wised up!
Happy Birthday - that looks like a great chair! Your sewing room makes me seriously jealous ( she says eying her daughters room _ hey she IS going away to college in September!).
I figures since we keep commenting on the same blogs, I should come over and check yours out.
RIa
Beautiful chair. What a great addition to your sewing room. Love it and Happy Birthday.
Great chair! Hope you get a good long sit in it tonight!
But, while the chair is great --- I LOVE the swift. I so want one of those.
I love the chair! I wish you many hours of stitch and craft ass in it. ;)
I love your chair, it's awesome and so inviting :) Your room is coming together, my friend :) Happy Birthday, 29 right?
Hugs
Ma
Your chair is awesome. Ball winder thingy: when I was a child my grandma knitted and she would wind the balls of wool around her thumb so the end of the wool would come out of the middle - your way is so much nicer :)
Valerie
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Happy Birthday! Your new chair looks so comfy. Looks like you are all set to craft in luxury and ease. Have a great week!
What a good-looking chair. I'll bet it's really comfy when you get a chance to test it out! Looks like a wonderful place to relax and knit. I have a swift and use it quite often. I love it and feel lucky to own it. It saves sooooooo much time when winding yarn!
Looks like fabulous chair! Lucky you. And that's a great tool for winding yarn. Nice to have a place to set it up too,
How exciting...
thanks for the lesson on the yard thinging..(can't remember what it was called...am I bad or what)?
I wonder if your husband would talk to my husband about gift giving!!!??
still...jealous ;)
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