Day 12: When is a gadget not a gadget? When it becomes an important tool! And a tool is exactly what this fringe-twister is. It has saved me an enormous amount of time and aggravation, and I no longer dread finishing woven pieces with fringe. It's actually a pretty amazing piece of engineering. A crank handle operates three bent rods which go through a triangular shaped piece, then through a paddle, where they terminate in alligator clips. The crank is rotated manually, and the motion imparted by the bent rods causes each clip to spin in place, subsequently twisting the strands caught in its grip. Some models have only two clips, but the principle is the same. With a few turns of the handle, the fringe bundles are ready to knot, and a job which once took hours can now be completed in a quarter of the time or less. My bonus project for the October Weave-Along is almost done and with plenty of time to spare. Let's twist again!
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