T-shirt yarn is exactly what the name says: yarn made out of t-shirts. Snip an unseamed t-shirt in whichever width you like into a continuous strip, roll it into a ball and off you go! There are a bazillion videos online to ease this process, with many tips and tricks thrown in. The yarn I have is actually about 3cm wide, but it tends to curl up naturally and become about 4mm. Which is a bulky bulky yarn, that works up super quick. It is perfect for those days when I don’t have reasonable sanity, and don’t want to spend my limited working hours on complex projects. T-shirt yarn is super easy to make, and is an excellent way of […]
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YARN PACKAGING
You must have seen yarn packaged and presented for sale in your local crafts store in many different ways. Some of the most common ones are hanks, skeins and balls. Apparently there are 12 different ways of packaging yarn, and I must have seen 5-6. I doubt if someone buying is concerned with how yarn is packaged, they are more curious about the colours and textures. What matters is how yarn can be used once it is bought. Clockwise from top left, you can see a pink HANK, grey SKEIN, white BALL and something that is cutely packaged as a CAKE. It certainly looks delicious! In a hank, the yarn is rolled into a big circle then folded into itself. […]
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