Winding a bobbin using a pirn
Place a pirn on the bobbin winder and wind the yarn over itself a little to get started. Grasp the yarn firmly between the thumb and forefinger of your left hand then rest your left arm comfortably on the table. Turn the crank of the bobbin winder clockwise. Move your left hand slowly toward one end of the pirn as you wind until you reach within 1/2" of the end of the pirn. Reverse direction until you reach within 1/2" of the pirn on the other end as well. Keep reversing direction in this manner, turning back just a little farther from the ends of the pirn each time. Pull a loop through the last wind to secure the end.
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