just a little trick I learned after spending 2 hours trying to untangle the first skein of chennille that I bought. The skeins usually come in a series of loops that are kind of loosely knoted to keep them from uncoiling in shipping. I undo this loose knot and the individual loops can be seen then. I place the bunch of loops over/around the back of a ladder back chair. The chair back keeps the loops from getting tangled while you unrole the mess and put it on a card or something the way it should have been packaged to begin with. Just my take on it. try it.....it works for me.........brim