It's finally here!!

[sahm2g1b]

My near yarn ball winder arrived today!! Of course, it would arrive on the one day of the week that I'm gone ALL day! But, I finally got a chance to play and I it! The only issue I'm having with it is that it's wanting to loosen up a bit from the table after a couple of skeins, so DH is going to get a board & mount the winder to it for me! I'd been wanting to get the one from Joann's that everyone recommended, but they've been out of stock for the last 4 weeks. I found this one on e-bay. It's all metal except for the cone, which is going to be much better than one with plastic gears.

[imanurse55]

I received one from my DD for Christmas and have been so busy crocheting, working and was away for a few days. I really am itching to try it out!!!

 

I can almost guarantee, though, that my DH won't offer to get a board and mount it.:lol He wouldn't even think of that:lol:lol Or maybe he'll surprise me!:lol

[luckybmr]

Congrats! I found with mine if I put a piece of shelf liner under it before clamping it down, that prevented the slipping. Not the paper shelf liner, but the kind that is more like a padding type.

[sahm2g1b]

Congrats! I found with mine if I put a piece of shelf liner under it before clamping it down, that prevented the slipping. Not the paper shelf liner, but the kind that is more like a padding type.

 

I was going to try that the first time it started slipping but I couldn't find any! I thought I had used it all up in the cakes I'd made recently. But, I did finally find a piece last night and it stopped the slipping! I think I would about 12 skeins of RHSS last night & my oldest DD wound 9 before we called it a night.

 

I'm my new toy!!!

[pineapplequeen]

How fun!!!

[FrLopLady]

I do love my ball winder! I even went so far as to get a yarn swift because the fancier yarns come in...can't think of the word ...but they come in big round non skein thingies that need to be wound somehow before they are usable

[Amibel]

Hanks!

 

I have a small winder. But I do need a swift because I bought some yarn to dye and a bunch of roving to dye as well.

 

I need a bigger winder because I'd rather work from center pull cakes than skeins but my winder is little and I am not putting knots in a skein

[webpen]

DH surprised me with a Strauch winder for Christmas. I love it!! All my scrappy pieces are neatly caked now.

[Tamara]

This is still one thing on my wish list. I've forbidden myself from buying anything until I've gone through a lot more of my stash.