tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post8427473109243963032..comments2024-03-22T17:30:05.579-07:00Comments on Weaving a Life: SkeinsLaura Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-54898253829420033372009-03-17T08:13:00.000-07:002009-03-17T08:13:00.000-07:00Good post. I agree about swifts, and even mounted ...Good post. I agree about swifts, and even mounted horizontally, they don't work as well as other tools. I shall be more vigorous in my attack on 60/2 silk........(grin!)Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-722745703667341412009-03-16T12:38:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:38:00.000-07:00Heh. Years ago now I bought an umbrella swift at ...Heh. Years ago now I bought an umbrella swift at Robin & Russ - I needed one and, although it cost more than I'd hoped to pay and getting it home on the plane was going to be tricky, the one they had was so beautiful I couldn't walk away from it.<BR/><BR/>Then I got it home and set up it vertically, the only way I'd ever seen one used. And cursed and swore and tore out my hair, 'cause the sides of the thing were so flat that nothing would stay on it - all my skeins just slid right off and onto the table or whatever I'd clamped it to. I regretted my purchase for years ... until it finally dawned on me to <I>mount it horizontally.</I><BR/><BR/>Now it works perfectly, much better than any other swift I've run across in my time. Yes, it takes up a lot of room and there are precious few places I can actually set it up, but I've found those spots and if it means we can't do any laundry while the swift is in use, so be it. ;PJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506014565625306396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-34584589966283626092009-03-15T15:46:00.000-07:002009-03-15T15:46:00.000-07:00Have fun in Grand Forks. We were there over Chris...Have fun in Grand Forks. We were there over Christmas. Hope it's warmed up a bit since then.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.com