tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post2333538356042517028..comments2024-03-27T08:38:55.922+00:00Comments on Knitting Now and Then: Cocoon Knitting WoolBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-59254292465954676252015-08-14T16:38:29.460+01:002015-08-14T16:38:29.460+01:00I think many children in the 1950s (boys as well a...I think many children in the 1950s (boys as well as girls) were used as skein-holders by their mothers. I also remember my mother trimming the edges off wallpaper - the printed design didn't go to the edge of the roll. But that's another story. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-26751414460813530592015-08-14T08:39:10.882+01:002015-08-14T08:39:10.882+01:00A fascinating bit of history! As a child born in ...A fascinating bit of history! As a child born in the early 50s, ready-wound balls of wool were still quite a rarity then, and, as I recollect, more associated with man-made fibres. I can still feel the ache in my arms from holding them out for Mum to wind skeins into balls to knit Dad's socks. How wonderful it was when she discovered Nylox, which came ready-wound!Barbara Rochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910225637694353999noreply@blogger.com