[Nfb-krafters-korner] Keeping Yarn on Cones Upright

[Barb Roland]

Neva, your idea is a good one.
What about paper towel holders? The ones with a heavy base, but of course it 
would probably mean a trip to a store or ordering online.
Barb R.
Z6

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freedom and a little flower.' ~ Hans Christian Anderson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neva Fairchild" <nevafairchild at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 1:48 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Keeping Yarn on Cones Upright


>I bought cotton yarn from kmart.com for a baby blanket I want to make and 
>it
> came on cones. I want a simple mechanism to keep the cones upright as I 
> knit
> with a loom, which means I will be using strands from two cones at the 
> same
> time. Any ingenious ideas? I've thought of a board with two dowels, but 
> that
> means a trip to Home Depot which cannot happen until this weekend. I 
> mostly
> don't want the cones rolling around, getting tangled, picking up dog fur
> from the hard wood floor and tempting my dog to play with a new soft chew
> toy.
>
> Neva Fairchild
> 972 416-7039
>
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