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Monday, January 30, 2012

Winding the Skein Handspun Yarn Giveaway!

I am so happy to share one of my favorite yarnies with you all. If you follow Inner Hooker on facebook you have heard me sing my love for Debra from Winding the Skein.  She is UH-MAZING!

Check out this thick and thin!  This yarn seems to be so popular these days and can you see why?!?!  Beautiful!


these locks and corespun are to die for!!  Oh what I would do for some of those gorgeous locks!

Not only is Debra extremely talented her family is also involved!  

Her 14 year old son Jonathan sells the wooden buttons on her sites.  


The wood is from her parent's farm that was homesteaded by her great grandfather!  Her mother was born in the old farmhouse and still lives there!  Isn't that pretty neat.  I love the history.  Jonathan's grandpa helps him cut the buttons and then he sands and drills the holes.  I have a few of these buttons and they are truly a work of art.  So when you buy wood buttons you are helping Jonathan save for his dream camera to continue pursuing his photography and videography.

Debra's other son Gabriel is 12 and makes and sells PVC Niddy Noddys.  

I don't have much first hand use with them since I still haven't pulled out my wheel to learn to spin but they are a great tool for spinners or even if you recycle yarn.  Head over to Winding the Skein to read more about how Gabriel makes these and what makes his so great!

Such little entrepreneurs!  Seriously look at that kid!  What a handsome little man!

 I love supporting handmade and this family is the picture of it!  Everyone working together to do the best they can for their family.  I wish I could put into words just how amazing Debra is.  We are not extremely close but we have chatted online for the last year or so and as silly as it is to say I totally look up to her.  She is the kind of woman and mom I hope to continue to grow to be.  


NOW FOR WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!

Winding the Skein is giving away 3 prizes!!!

**1st prize will win a $20 shop credit**

2nd prize will win 5 Myrtle wood buttons

3rd prize will win an oversized (we are talking BIG like 7" big) handspun pompom
(adorable to add to a hat or for a little decor in your craft room!)  

here's how to enter:


Mandatory Entry:
Check out Winding the Skein on Etsy and her website and tell me what you will spend your winnings on!

want a few extra chances to win??

if you are on Pinterest pin your favorite item!  (be sure to leave me a link to your pin!)

Facebook, tweet, or blog about this giveaway!  (also leave me a link please!)

REMEMBER!
leave a separate comment for each entry!

SEVEN chances for you to win!  You can do 1 or all 7 but you must leave a separate comment for each entry.

Contest will close February 2 at 11:59pm.  The winner will be announced Friday February 3.

Winding the Skein has an upload day that just happens to be Mondays!
Be sure to check her out this evening, you won't be disappointed!


While you are there you can also snatch up a knitting pattern or  even some recycled yarn (for an amazing deal).  Debra got me to overcome my fear and taught me to knit with dpn's with her video!  Dude...don't be scared.  Try them...they are easy!

Can't stop drooling???  Yeah, I know...me either.  Check out Winding the Skein on Flikr to see her portfolio of work!

 'Arizona' and 'Dex' obviously are 2 of my faves :)

yeah, just click the pic, you know you want to


278 comments:

  1. oh how cool just liked and followed I would so get EVERGREEN - Recycled Yarn - 150 yards and her buttons are to die for love natural wood.
    Great yarns.

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  2. I am in love with the Merino Silk - Sydney. The purple shades are just gorgeous and I'd love to knit a hat for my 1yr old Rose.

    Ashley xxx

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  3. http://www.windingtheskein.com/product/corespun-art-yarn-ultra-34
    This is what I would spend my winnings on!!!!!!! I LOVE WINDING THE SKIEN!

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  4. I love WTS! I've ordered from her a few times and her work is beautiful. Lets see, I would spend my winnings on something beautiful, chunky and fun for sure. Can't wait to see her ship update tonight!

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  5. I would get some of those awesome buttons.

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  6. http://pinterest.com/pin/259379259758637712/
    here's my pin :)

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  7. I liked the page :)

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  8. Pinned!

    http://pinterest.com/pin/126804545727937642/

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  9. I would get one of beautiful skeins that she puts on fb and they are GONE in seconds!!!

    Lizzie Elliott

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  10. I've "liked" her on fb for awhile now!!

    Lizzie Elliott

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  11. Shared on FB!

    http://www.facebook.com/whitneyhempsey

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  12. I would buy the buttons.They are truly one of a kind!

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  13. Yarn!!! I love the Neapolitan series. I just blew up Pinterest with all that yummy yarn!

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  14. I would get some buttons and/or the WEIM - Recycled Yarn.

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  15. Already a fan of Winding the Skein on Facebook!

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  16. I "pinned" on pinterest my favorite item.... http://pinterest.com/pin/16607092345746076/

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  17. I Tweeted about this giveaway! https://twitter.com/#!/Carol124Ann

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  18. I would use my store credit at Winding the Skein to get the CORESPUN in ultra...so pretty!

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  19. And I'm already a fan of Winding the Skein on facebook :)

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  20. And now I just started following Winding the Skein's blog...what an awesome family!

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  21. I love WTS! I would spend my winnings on some thick and thin or the blue tweed recycled yarn and some wood buttons.

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  22. I'm following WTS blog via Google Reader

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  23. I shared this giveaway on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/CrochetImpressions

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  24. I pinned my fave on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/pin/191543790371434517/

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  25. I am already a HUGE WTS fan :D I would spend my shop credit on a new listed thick and thin yarn! I pretty much love all of her colour ways, I just pick based on what's in the shop! :)

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  26. I am a big WTS Facebook fan!!! :D Love her!

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  27. PINNED (clearly I have done this before too - so easy to share her awesome work! :)

    http://pinterest.com/pin/46513808621262460/

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  28. Ok so this was an easy choice for me the marino silk sydney... Beautiful

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  29. I shared on FB!
    http://www.facebook.com/#!/abihastings

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  30. The thick and thin all the colors are to "dye" for..lol

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  31. I Follow Winding the Skein's blog!

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  32. I follow Winding skein on fb

    Armbruster dot julie at gmail dot com

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  33. any of her handspun... it is all gorgeous!!!

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  34. I am not sure how I would choose 1 skein. I love them all! Honest!

    Armbruster dot julie at gmail dot com

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  35. any of her handspun... it is all gorgeous!!!

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  36. I would get the COBBLESTONE TWEED Wool and some wooden buttons. But I am excited to see the other options she will be adding too!

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  37. I would spend my winnings on buttons to support that adorable little boy!

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  38. Here is a link to my Pinterest pin
    http://pinterest.com/pin/142848619400467629/

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  39. Here is a link to my FB share, I did it through my business page to reach more people:
    https://www.facebook.com/PoshProps?ref=tn_tnmn

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  40. I think I am in love with this yarn! I would definatly get some buttons, and some of her gawgeous yarn! thanks for sharing with us all!

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  41. I would spend my winnings on any color of her thick and thin handspun yarn!

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  42. It would have to be a set of wooden buttons and MERINO SILK Hand Dyed Heavy Worsted Yarn - SYDNEY - 120 yards - everything is just so beautiful!

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  43. I am already a follow of WTS on fb!

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  44. I am following WTS's blog too :)

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  45. I shared on fb!
    http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=503785914

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  46. http://pinterest.com/pin/282530576593154681/ pinned on my pinterest

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  47. blogged about the giveaway. http://crochetaddictcfs.blogspot.com/

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  48. I'd be getting this! http://www.windingtheskein.com/product/rainbow-brite-80
    FABULOUS!

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  49. "like"-d on facebook. check out my FB page too! "Riley's Mom Makes Hats"

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  50. And this is absolutely perfect! I'm gonna need some! http://pinterest.com/pin/239042692691341484/

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  51. I love all the yarn!! I would get so many different kinds, I really love the linie 67 como! natural_clean303 at live.com

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  52. I liked on FB natural_clean303 at live.com

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  53. I would get some yarn of course :) I love the blue tweed wool cashmere and charcoal cotton

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  54. I "like" winding the skein on faceboook

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  55. I'd love any of her handspun yarns! The ones she posts on facebook (that go quick!) are GORGEOUS!!

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  56. Im following winding the skein blog!

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  57. just tweeted about giveaway https://twitter.com/#!/doodiesbooties

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  58. Posted on my faceboook!! https://www.facebook.com/pages/dOoDiEs-bOoTiEs/121087972446

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  59. Pinned some beautiful yarn!
    http://pinterest.com/pin/181340322465672345/

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  60. I would spend the credit on yarn! Love handspun yumminess!

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  61. Follow Winding the Skein on Facebook!

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  62. Pinned:

    http://pinterest.com/pin/80642649547397060/

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  63. tweeted:
    https://twitter.com/Barefoottams

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  64. I think I would get the Silk Merino! LOVELY color!

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  65. http://pinterest.com/pin/61361613642732237/

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  66. Shared on facebook, Cj Lowder

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  67. I would spend my winnings on the line 67 como and the merino silk. They are both beautiful!!!!

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  68. I'd get the pink corespun yarn if I won the gift certificate

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  69. Pinned it to my "crochet" board on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/pin/110478997078741132/

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  70. I shared this on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/erinwright78

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  71. I pinned on pinterest http://pinterest.com/pin/211387776229479131/

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  72. tweeted here https://twitter.com/#!/fromtheheart3

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  73. I don't blog. But I do have a Pinterest board that has averaged 100+ new followers (and counting) for the past three days. It's a board linking to free patterns (I know that doesn't exactly help you much) but the followers are obviously lovers of yarn and of hats. I would happily go off topic a few pins if I won. Think about it. :-)

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  74. Her yarn is tdf and I see it goes quickly. lol. I'd love to get this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/windingtheskein/6780738413/in/set-72157628180532953
    Thanks! cokelush at gmail

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  75. Following on fb. My id is Robin Phillips-Knotts. Thanks! cokelush at gmail

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  76. Pinned it here: http://pinterest.com/pin/214413632229126635/
    Thanks!
    My Pinterest id is Robin Phillips-Knotts
    cokelush at gmail

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  77. FB shared here: https://www.facebook.com/robinphillipsknotts/posts/316759541694997
    Thanks! cokelush at gmail

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  78. LOVE the handpainted yarn and wood buttons!!

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  79. FB Shared here:

    https://www.facebook.com/crochetasmile?ref=tn_tnmn

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  80. One of my favorite pins...

    http://pinterest.com/pin/173599760606060260/

    :)

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  81. Tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/crochetasmile

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  82. I love, love, love the Myrtlewood buttons and the charcoal yarn.

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  83. The first thing that catches my eye is MERINO SILK Hand Dyed Heavy Worsted Yarn. I also like the blue reclaimed sweater yarn.

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  84. Facebook Like under the name Kathryn Vercillo

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  85. Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/CrochetBlogger/status/164073280490311680

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  86. I've been a fan of hers for a while.
    amazinghats@hotmail.com

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  87. Following her blog
    amazinghats@hotmail.com

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  88. I would get either homespun yarn or the wooden buttons. I'm absolutely in LOVE with both!!
    Absolutely Amazing!!!
    amazinghats@hotmail.com

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  89. I love this yarn
    MERINO SILK Hand Dyed Heavy Worsted Yarn - SYDNEY - 120 yards

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  90. I would definitely spend my winnings on some of her Jubilee yarn!

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  91. I Follow Winding the Skein on Facebook

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  92. I accidentally left a comment from my husband's Google account so if you could erase that one it would be great!! (oopsie!)...I would definitely spend my winnings on some of her Jubilee yarn!

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  93. AAF of Winding the Skein on Facebook!

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  94. I Follow Winding the Skein's blog

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  95. I shared on my wall facebook.com/celestialshelties

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  96. I would love to kick start my new love with CORESPUN ART YARN - ULTRA - 34!! And those buttons!! gorgeous!!

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  97. I would spend the credit on the merino silk or some of the core spun... But I'd probably just hoard the yarn and never use it because it's SO gorgeous! ;)

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  98. posted on facebook about the giveaway!

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  99. tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/kgbrunsden/status/164083148550975491

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  100. I shared this on my FB business page:

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kristins-Kreations/124762074241582

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  101. Here's one of the VERY many skeins I have pins on Pinterest!

    http://pinterest.com/pin/228979962273891927/

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  102. http://pinterest.com/pin/182888434837586353/

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  103. Shared on my page on FB (DLdesigns)

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  104. I have "liked" Windingskein on facebook. She was recommended to me by a relative of hers. David E Larsen is a veterinarian in Sweet Home, OR and because I LOVE to crochet he told me to check her out.

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  105. I have visited her Etsy shop and drooled over her wonderful yarns...

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  106. just started spinning my own yarn and need a niddy noddy ..so thats what i would get if i won :) raineoc@yahoo.com

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  107. following on fb :) raineoc@yahoo.com

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  108. I would LOVE some AAA Jubilee!!
    I am sharing this on my fb page...:))

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  109. I follow both inner hooker and Winding the Skein on facebook. And I would love to use the credit to get some of the raspberry yarn she did with the brown in it, gorgeous!

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  110. I am a fan of WTS on FB!
    - Jessica M.

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  111. I marked WTS on etsy as a "favortie"
    - Jessica M.

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  112. I am following her blog! and I don't know what I'd use my winnings on yet..there are so many beautiful colorways I'd love to get! but I know I'll be buying more of her son's buttons, they are awesome!

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  113. http://pinterest.com/pin/170151692141392748/

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  114. I would get the worsted single in EVERY COLOR... LOL So Yummy!

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  115. Entry #1- I would spend the credit on yarn or those adorable buttons!!

    hartwicknichole@yahoo.com

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  116. I am already a facebook fan! I drool over her yarn every Monday!

    hartwicknichole@yahoo.com

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  117. Following her blog!

    hartwicknichole@yahoo.com

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  118. I would buy MERINO SILK Hand Dyed Heavy Worsted Yarn - SYDNEY. It is purples and so beautiful!!!

    foxchick0323@live.com

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  119. I am already a facebook fan!

    foxchick0323@live.com

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  120. Following her blog!

    foxchick0323@live.com

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  121. I shared the giveaway on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1148122749

    hartwicknichole@yahoo.com

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  122. I pinned it here!

    http://pinterest.com/pin/284641638918455492/

    foxchick0323@live.com

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  123. I pinned it on pinterest.
    http://pinterest.com/pin/47358233551389143/

    hartwicknichole@yahoo.com

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  124. Shared contest on FB :)

    foxchick0323@live.com

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  125. From the Etsy site: I like the Evergreen recycled yarn and Sydney so it's a toss up!

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  126. From her site, I love the Corespun in the Ultra colorway!

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  127. I have "like" Winding the Skein on FB!

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  128. I follow Winding the Skein's Blog

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  129. I pinned one of the yarns

    http://pinterest.com/pin/91760911127468340/

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  130. I tweeted the yarn as well
    https://twitter.com/#!/LokipanCrochet/status/164126571135897601

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  131. FB shared the giveaway
    http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Foxfordfam.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F01%2Fwinding-skein-handspun-yarn-giveaway.html

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  132. I tweeted about the giveaway here: https://twitter.com/#!/Stnicci

    hartwicknichole@yahoo.com

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  133. I have liked the facebook page, i love the most recent colour she brought out on Facebook called clover! I have emailed so she can let me know when it comes in again!!

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  134. If I had to buy one featured on her website today it would be this one http://windingtheskein.bigcartel.com/product/caterpillar

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  135. Pinned!!! http://pinterest.com/pin/251146116689873205/

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  136. Shared on my Facebook under name Louise Massey

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  137. I follow her blog!

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  138. of the things in her shop right now, I would get this baby colored yarn...http://www.windingtheskein.com/product/faded

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  139. I would love the Ultra Soft Thick and Thin Handspun Merino Yarn any of the colors.

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  140. Following Winding the Skein on Facebook!

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  141. This is one of my all time fav's but I also love the rainbow ones, I bought that from her earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to have gotten to it first! Debra is great, and she is so friendly and easy to work with!http://pinterest.com/pin/219620919298290160/

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  142. Pinned it!
    http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254000951513/

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  143. Facebook and Twitter!
    https://twitter.com/#!/elizabethsjoys/status/164164049288966145

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  144. I like Winding the Skein on FB as Chelsea Wong

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  145. I would spend my winning on thick and thin "the deep"!

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  146. Pinned!
    http://pinterest.com/pin/240590805063255005/

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  147. Tweeted!
    https://twitter.com/#!/Chels580/status/164174586613727232

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  148. Goodness what beautiful yarn! I love the pink-http://www.windingtheskein.com/product/merino-silk-blush-200

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  149. like WTS on Facebook

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  150. I LOVE LOVE her yarn!! It is always of great quality and the colors are always fantastic - I would definitely use the $20 towards any of her jubilee yarns!

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  151. Pinned my fave! http://pinterest.com/pin/11188699044065482/

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  152. Definitely would spend some money on some of this beautiful yarn: Ultra Soft Thick and Thin Handspun Merino Yarn. I am loving the faded one. There are several others that I love but aren't on her site right now. Just beautiful!

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  153. facebooked it! not sure how to leave a link to that, but I tagged you and her!

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  154. pinned it! http://pinterest.com/pin/109493834660257723/

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  155. I'd love to buy the Thick and Think Handspun Wool yarn in The Deep. That is just so pretty and I'd love to make my niece a hat with it. =)

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  156. I'm already an etsy fan, but I must be really late (Tues) because the yarn is LONG GONE :-) I can see why - it is GORGEOUS!

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  157. I like the "The Deep" Thick and Thin Handspun Wool Yarn

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  158. my comment didnt show up, i am already a facebook fan have been for awhile following the blog and would spend my winnings on a skein of Juballie I know the spelling is wrong but I have had my eye on it and adore it

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  159. I would get COLOR: Neon Aqua
    FIBER: Commercially spun Merino yarn! But it is so hard to chose! I love it all!!!

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  160. Pinned on Pinterest!
    http://pinterest.com/pin/245798092132395968/

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  161. I think my favorite yarn is candy licorice. Black and pink, but really, I'd love any of her thick and thin yarn. And of course some buttons!

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  162. I am already a "Winding the Skein" FB follower.

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  163. I am now following Winding the Skein's blog.

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  164. I would buy the jubilee yarn! Love the colors! Im also very happy to see she is in oregon so am i!!!

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  165. Now following her facebook! <3
    Becauseofleah@aol.com

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  166. Now following the blog ;)
    Becauseofleah@aol.com

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