There are some amazing words associated with yarn. These are two of my favourites! What are they?
Well, a nostepinne is essentially a wooden stick, usually tapering, with a few grooves cut in it. It's used to help wind a ball of wool from a skein. Here's a You Tube video (no affiliation, but it's a clear video) to show you:
A niddy-noddy is used to wind wool into a skein. Again, easier to see it done than to try to explain it!
Why do I even know about these things?
Well, for one, I'm a fairly keen knitter (very late to the party, only learning how to knit about 18 months ago, but now knit most days). Two, the main female character in book #10 has a yarn business, and she uses them!
That's one of the things I love about writing - learning new words and researching specific things.
What are your favourite (new) words?
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