I was sitting and talking with my sweeties last night, taking some time to actually come out of my studio and interact with real people. Yes, I'm starting to come out of my Estrella induced hibernation. Anyway, I kept my hands busy by balling up the yarn for my next couple of shawls. I prefer to wind the skeins into balls for a couple of reasons. First, I clear up any of the dreaded yarn barf tangles before I have to deal with them while I'm weaving. And second, I find any knots or weak...