Skeins of yarn can be bought in a long, oblong shape. Then you untie the threads that are holding them together and attach to a wooden swift and then attach the beginning of the skein to a winder and you can quickly create yarns balls.
Having plenty of yarn available is important to me because each market bag that I make is unique and not the same, I like to have a variety of colors and textures of cotton. The cotton needs to be tightly woven to offer strength to the bag and durability.
In the 1800 and 1900 hundred swifters were made of wood and used to help make textiles. Some people create swifters out of metal too.
Today many people use swifters when knitting or crocheting. I love my wooden swifter that was a gift from a dear friend. This is also a great way to measure the amount of yarn you create on a ball as well.
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