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MMario · 11-06-2009, 11:56 AM

"hank" and "skein" used to be virtually interchangeable - but then commercial yarns began to be put up in "center pull skeins" the typical log-shaped center pull items found in discount stores....and terms have been confusing ever since.

11-06-2009, 11:56 AM	#4
MMario Turning the Heel Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 685 Thanks: 7 Thanked 192 Times in 175 Posts	"hank" and "skein" used to be virtually interchangeable - but then commercial yarns began to be put up in "center pull skeins" the typical log-shaped center pull items found in discount stores....and terms have been confusing ever since. __________________ MMario - REAL men knit LACE