yarn end weaver

[centerpt1]

Has anyone used a yearn end weaver and liked it?

 

I avoid any pattern that has a lot of ends that need to be woven in-because I just HATE doing it. Just wondering if this device might help?

[DreamsOfYarn]

I've never heard of one.

I normally crochet over my ends so there is minimal weaving.

[crochet4ever]

Im not sure what a yarn weaver is, but what I do to weave in ends is I use one of those plastic blue yarn needles and I start stitching the next stitch and all the way till the needle is full of the stitches of the item I crocheted then with the I thread the needle with the yarn end and pull the needle away. .Works for me.

[mamaoso]

This is a yarn end weaver..

[Lubba_my_kiddos]

I just crochet over the ends that I can and theones that I can't crochet over I weave in with a yarn needle. I guess the yarn end weaver would work but I wouldn't buy one. A needle works just fine for me.

[DreamsOfYarn]

I personally wouldn't buy one of those. I use a tapestry needle. Works great.

[bigfunfam]

I either crochet over the ends, or use a darning needle to run the yarn through the finished stitches.

 

That tool looks like it would be more hassle than what I"m already doing.

[Lady_of_Roses]

I bought one of those a few months back. Unfortunately, it was packed up and put into storage before I had a chance to use it. I wish I could tell you if I found it useful or not!

[dorothysgirls]

I bought one and I did not care for it at all! It was more work for me then weaving the ends the old fashoned way.

[LeahB]

I've never seen anything like that! Does anyone know how you would use it? It kind of looks like a tool I use to make threading a needle easier, but I'm having trouble imagining how one could weave in ends with it. I guess I could use it to make threading my tapestry needle easier

[dragonpuck]

i too think a tapestry needle would do just as good

 

i crochet over when possible and weave in as i go so when the item is done only the last few ends remain. not necessarily every row, but in batches, ten rows or ten squares etc,this may take a little longer but when its done it's really done

[JoAnn]

Works better for dropped knit stitches. I would rather use my bent tip chibi needle for end weaving.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Chibi-Jumbo-Darning-Needles-pkg/dp/B0001DS7Q0

[Aggie May]

:cheerThat gizzmo looks more like a "Needle Threader" to me.

 

I cannot imagine how you would use it to thread in your ends on a piece of crochet because the wire loop is not long enough.

 

It is used by poking the loop through the eye of a needle, threading the yarn or thread through the loop then pulling the thread through the eye.

 

A good, blunt ended needle with a large eye is all you need for your finishing but as others have said, crochet over tails as you go, if it is possible.

This does not work so well where you have an open pattern stitch but works great on a solid pattern stitch.

 

Have fun.

Colleen.

PS, Dont think of the finishing as a chore, think of it as part of the item you are making. You are not "Finished" until the last thread is hidden away.

[Granny Square]

I think a tapestry needle or a smaller hook than that used on the piece would work better, and nothing new to buy.

[Rabbit9]

I just crochet over ends where possible and any others I just pull through with a large darning needle. Never seen one of those. Seems a waste to me when I can use things I already have.

[butterfly_girl]

I use a metal yarn darning needle. it's awesome! I love it. so much better than the plastic yarn needles. it slips through the stitches so much better! goes faster!

[moggy]

Maybe you split a thread in the item with it and pull your loose end through the split yarn to secure it better?? Not sure, never seen one! I crochet over mine as I go along too and use a metal tapestry needle for thread work and a plastic one for yarn work - seems to do the job ok

[paperdoll]

I have one of those and never did get it to work right. It is a waste of money, I use a metal size tapestry needle. I tried using it as a needle threader and that didn't work either. It just sits in my needle case. (I never get rid of anything)

[Sandy55]

It's just a giant needle threader, I don't like those either, and more trouble than it's worth. A tapestry needle is way quicker and much easier.

[centerpt1]

I usually crochet over the ends, or use a plastic yarn needle.

 

Just wondered about that device, though.

[owlstitcher]

i weave my ends as i go and any other i use a needle that gadget looks like it would be apain