measures 11 inches
Nostepende or nostepinne is a tool used by fiber artists to wind yarn into a center pull ball, allowing the knitter to remove the working yarn from the center rather than the outside. By winding your yarn onto the nostepende, it allows you to control the tension and visually inspect the yarn for possible defects or knots as you’re winding.
Canary Wood – South America (from Panama down to southern Brazil) – Heartwood color can vary a fair amount from a pale yellow – orange to a darker reddish brown usually with darker streaks throughout. Colors tends to darken with age. Grain is typical straight, but can be irregular or wild on some pieces