S2E5.5 Skein and Scour
S2E5: Spinning Flax and Hemp
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9m 54s
Patsy shows us the intricacies of skeining linen (including an endearing niddy noddy song), her handy trick for hitch-tying a skein, and tying extra tie through your loops. She then makes sure we know how to scour linen yarn and tells us why it's important to do so.
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