In the textile industry, a hank is a coiled or wrapped unit of yarn or twine. This is often the best form for use with hand looms, compared to the cone form needed for power looms. Hanks come in varying lengths depending on the type of material and the manufacturer. For instance, a hank of linen is often 300 yards (270 m), and a hank of cotton or silk is 840 yards (770 m).
Today I wound my first hank its not that complicated its the machine that looks scary.
1. Tie a loop to one of the hands.
2. tie the cone thread to the loop.
3.Turn the handle keeping the thread taught.
4. Once sufficient thread has been wound tie small pieces around the hank in multiple places
5. Tie the old loop to the end of the thread and pull off hands.
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