Yarn Ball Winder Hand-operated YBW-B

by Stanwood

Product Features

• Sturdy Construction
• Smooth Edges
• Makes Center-pull balls
• Affordable
• 4 oz Capacity

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001L8DL4C
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,884 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #1 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing > Craft Supplies > Weaving > Ball Winders

Product Description

This brand new yarn ball winder is a great tool for knit and crochet. The clamp-on base allows it to be firmly fixed at the edge of tables, chairs, benches, or any convenient locations. It is best to be used with a swift winder which is available in our eBay store. But you can easily replace a swift with other devices or simply your arms. The craftsmanship on these ball winders is superior. Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. To view this winder in action, please go to our youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahnTc7ocTOA

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars does the job, January 31, 2009

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D. Boswell (PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yarn Ball Winder Hand-operated YBW-B

I've recently started "recycling" old sweaters by unraveling them and knitting them into something else. I wound my first center-pull ball by hand, and it took hours. I had been looking at ball winders, and the hand-winding experience convinced me to pay for the little machine that could do it more quickly and neatly than I could. I don't have a yarn swift; I just hold the sweater in one hand and wind the crank with the other, so the unraveling and winding are all done at once. I don't spin my own yarn, so I don't know how this would handle the stresses of constant use. The main moving parts are plastic, after all. But it's held up fine for me so far. In my opinion, it has paid for itself already with the amount of time I've saved.

Pros: Fast, neat, and the finished balls have a nifty diamond pattern when finished.

Cons: It gets loud when you're winding at a decent speed. When used with yarn containing fibers like angora, your workspace ends up layered in fuzz. Invest in a lint roller. The "sturdy table" to which you plan to clamp this can't be much thicker than 1", or the clamp might not be wide enough.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars really good yarn ball winder, September 12, 2009

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Jo Woolman "JW" (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yarn Ball Winder Hand-operated YBW-B

I am so happy to have this yarn ball winder. It works beautifully, and winds the yarn into perfect little drum-shapes. I bought the wooden umbrella yarn holder also, and they work very well together. I have wound everything from lace-weight to chunky, and all have been easy and perfect. I love it, and would recommend it to anyone who knits, crochets, etc.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it, February 14, 2009

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2blacklabs "Sheila" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yarn Ball Winder Hand-operated YBW-B

I love the yarn ball winder. I think it's pretty sturdy. I'm winding yarn, not rolling up hose. I'm so glad I got this. It winds your yarn into little cakes. So much better than the yarn ball that keeps taking off on me!