Leave enough new yarn free to catch in the hook or to make a new half-hitch. When you run out of fiber in your hand, take a new piece and feather out one of itsends. Feather out the end of the old piece as well, overlap the two ends, and let themtwist together in a join. Bumps and breaks Lumps happen inyarn when there's too much fiber between your fingers when the twist comes along and turnsit into yarn. Make sure your lower hand is pinching back the twist until your upper handhas pulled out the fiber and gotten it ready.
Breaks occur when there's too little fiber in that spot between yourfingers.
Fix a break by feathering the end of the yarn and the end of your fiber andmaking a new join. While you'relearning, experiment a bit with these extremes so you can see how they occur and can laterproduce them when you want to. Winding off After a while, you'll have a cop of yarn that fills the spindle-the spindle feelsheavier to work with, and the yarn begins to get in your way when you rotate the shaft. It's time to wind your yarn off into a skein. Set the twist by running some lukewarm water in a sink, setting your skein on the water, and gently pressing the skein so it is submerged.