"Skein" Example Sentences
1. The geese flew in a perfect skein across the sky.
2. She was winding a skein of yarn into a ball.
3. The skein of wool felt soft between her fingers.
4. The skein of yarn became tangled on the floor.
5. The fisherman skillfully tied a fly from the shop's collection of feathers, threads and skeins.
6. Her knitting basket was full of skeins of colorful yarn.
7. The skein of gray yarn seemed to go on forever.
8. They marveled at the intricate skein of woven threads before them.
9. Wool from the new skein itched her fingers as she wound it.
10. The shop sold beautiful hand-dyed silk skeins to knitters and weavers.
11. The finished scarf took dozens of skeins of fine merino wool.
12. She untangled the knotted skein so she could continue knitting her shawl.
13. Her grandmother had given her the old skein of natural linen yarn.
14. The hand spinners traded tips and handed each other skeins of their homemade yarn.
15. They had found a skein of silk thread left behind from decades earlier.
16. The tangled skein of twine defeated even her nimble fingers.
17. Gifts of handspun yarn in colored skeins filled baskets around the room.
18. She could spend hours feeling the softness of different yarn skeins.
19. The knitter's stash included hundreds of skeins of yarn in every possible color.
20. They sorted through the skeins of natural fibers, selecting their favorites.
21. Her knitting needles clicked smoothly through the wooly red skein.
22. The young girl marveled at the gumdrop-colored yarn skeins.
23. The woman slowly unwound the ancient skein of gold thread.
24. She wound the silky smooth skein into a ball and placed it in her market basket.
25. The intricate patterns emerged from the woven skein on the loom.
26. She carefully stored the thin mercerized cotton skeins in her yarn bowl.
27. The knitter searched through the skeins of patterned sock yarn.
28. The old fishing nets lay in tattered skeins on the dock.
29. They picked through the bundles of colorful yarn skeins at the flea market stall.
30. The angler skillfully untangled his fishing line from the twisted skein of knots.
31. She let the soft skein of pink merino wool run through her fingers.
32. The tangled skein of Christmas lights seemed impossible to unravel.
33. The knitter hung her collection of yarn skeins by color along the wall.
34. The silk skein felt like liquid running through her hands.
35. The graceful swans flew away in a perfect skein across the surface of the pond.
36. They worked patiently to unravel the confusing skein of relationships among the characters.
37. The tangled skein of wiring needed to be carefully straightened before installation.
38. She bought several textured wool skeins to make an heirloom blanket.
39. The long threads of silk formed an intricate skein when she pulled them from the drawer.
40. Inspiration came from contemplating the beautiful skein of knit stitches before her.
41. She unwound the delicate gold skein from the antique carder.
42. The tiny wooden bobbins held colorful silk skeins meant for weaving.
43. The hand-dyed wool skeins were arranged by color on the shelves.
44. They patiently untangled the skein of wet fishing line.
45. Their thoughts returned again and again to the mysterious skein of events.
46. The handspinners traded stories as they worked their fibers into smooth skeins.
47. The dusty linen skeins had been salvaged from an abandoned workshop.
48. They carefully inspected each skein of local handspun yarn for sale at the festival.
49. The cobwebs formed an intricate skein in the dusty corners of the attic.
50. The knitter separated her skeins of colorful wool into piles by weight and texture.
Common Phases
1. In a
skein - in an intertwined or tangled mass.
The wires lay in a
skein on the floor.
2. Form a
skein - to become intertwined or tangled together.
The ribbons formed a
skein as they fell to the floor.
3. Untangle the
skein - to unsnarl something that is twisted or knotted together.
We spent hours trying to untangle the
skein of Christmas lights.
4. Unwind the
skein - to straighten out something that is twisted together.
She slowly unwound the
skein of yarn to make a ball.
5. In
skeins - in lengths of yarn or thread.
The wool came in many
skeins of different colors.
6. Wind into a
skein - to twist fibers or yarn into a long loose coil.
She carefully wound the silk thread into a
skein.
7. Separate the strands - to divide intertwined or tangled parts.
She had to carefully separate the strands of the tangled
skein.
8. Follow the thread - to trace a strand or passage through something complex.
They had to follow the thread of clues to solve the mystery.
9. Tangled
skein - a twisted mass or knot of threads or fibers.
The tangled
skein ofnecklace string lay on the table.
10. Confused
skein - an intricate mesh or convoluted mess of things.
Their family history was a confused
skein of stories and dates.