How to unwind your floss hank

I hand-wind all the floss for my kits (see explanation below), so here's a helpful video on how to undo that little hank if you've never done it before! Each hank is 2 yards, so if you like to use the Loop Start Method, just open up the hank and cut one end to create 2 yard lengths of floss. If you prefer one-yard lengths, you can cut it at either end of the hank after opening it.

So, why do I hand-wind all my floss?

First, a lot of my kits have a LOT of floss, so winding floss from large cones is much more cost-effective for you. My kits would be about 25% more expensive without this cost-saving step.

Second, it's great for the environment: my floss comes on 2000m cones and when I've finished a cone, there's only a small cardboard tube that's easily recycled (zero waste). If I packaged my kits with the pre-wound hanks of floss, I would have to dispose of about 100 paperboard boxes.

Third, cone floss has a lovely sheen. I'm not exactly sure why this is, but many stitchers have commented to me that the floss in my kits has excellent sheen and I think it's because it is so smoothly wound onto the cones which preserves the sheen of the cotton.