Some where I read a article about steaming chenille to bring it back to life, get tid of the bends, etc. I took it a step farther. In the article it stated to take the piece you were going to tie with and run it through the steam from a tea pot or like item. I got a bunch of chenille from ebay for next to nothing and I don't like to tie with a small piece. I took the whole 9 yards (litterly) got a pan of boiling water and a strainer and a lid to fit. I trew the chenille in the strainer after the wate had started to boil and covered with a lid. Every so often I would pull it out and untwist it. When you pull the whole bunch out and shake it and it falls in a nice long strand it is done. I place it in a zip lock snack bag. Hopes this helps someone