[Nfb-krafters-korner] adding yarn or changing colours looming?

[jill via Nfb-krafters-korner]

Maria,
I found this for you.  I heard about this join on a facebook group I belong
to.  I want to try it as well.
Jill
            Russian Join
  Ann Yotter (famous and helpful contributor to the Bond  knitters club
online) 

    has shared her instructions and pictures for the Russian Join as
follows...........

 

Step 1
Thread as skinny a needle as you can use with your yarn and go back into the
strand of yarn about 3" back from end. Try to run the yarn inside the plies
if possible. It helps to untwist the plies slightly to open up the center.  
Step 2
Pull the needle all the way thru the yarn leaving a loop at the end. Take
the 2nd yarn end (pink) and pass thru this loop.

  
Step 3
Repeat Step 1 with this 2nd piece of yarn so you have 2 interlocked loops
with each end threading back thru its own strand.  
Step 4
Pull the free ends down so the loops disappear and trim the ends off where
they exit the strand (see where needle is pointing). Pull firmly to make
sure they are long enough to hold. When you close down the loops in Step 4,
just pull until closed. If you keep pulling, the strand will untwist and
release the yarn end in the center of the strand.

  
Step 5
The finished join. This one is a little short. I like to have at least 2"
of "yarn thru yarn" on each side of the joining.



-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Maria and Joe Chapman via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 5:41 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] adding yarn or changing colours looming?

Hi listers.

For all you looters out there, what is the most professional looking way to
change colour or add more yarn to a project?  I know I could simply cut the
yarn and tie a knot, but I would think this could show in a  project?

ideas?

thanks.
Blessings!
maria and Joe chapman
bubbygirl1972 at gmail.com



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