Winding Equipment

ball winder For easy winding of yarn into a neat centre pull ball. Very effective for wool, or other non-slippery yarns.

ball winder Ashford Wind small to really large balls of yarn quickly and effortlessly with these amazing, simple-to-use Ball Winders. Features Wind really large balls up to 500gm (17½ozs) Wind balls both clockwise and anti-clockwise 8mm (5/16in) yarn guide Mounted on rubber feet Includes one table clamp Net weight 1.5kg (3.3lbs) Manufactured from beautiful native New Zealand Silver Beech hardwood…

balloon spring Slip this onto a standard pin winder to use it with wider diameter spools and pirns 35mm long, 5mm diameter

bobbin winder - thick prong This model has a thicker prong for winding the pirns used in end-feed shuttles

bobbin winder - thin prong Metal with brass gear. It clamps to a table with an inbuilt clamp and has a thin metal prong which works with both wooden and plastic bobbins and quills. Tip: If you find the prong too thin for a few of your bobbins or quills you can thread one or two of our ballon springs onto the prong to hold the bobbin/quill securely in place

fringe twister three prong A handy gadget that makes it easier to twist fringes consistently and can also be used for making cords.

fringe twister two prong A handy gadget that makes it easier to twist fringes consistently and can also be used for making cords.

paper quills Suitable for use in boat shuttles

winding station Made to the Handweavers Studio’s own design, this winding station combines a cone stand, spool rack and doubling stand. It also has provision for ball, cone and bobbin winders to be clamped to the top. The design includes an upstand to enable a swift to be mounted horizontally (the preferred way) so that all but the most delicate yarns can be wound directly onto a winder at the oth…

wooden umbrella swift Wooden swift with a built-in clamp for fixing to a table vertically or horizontally, for example, to a chair back. Both sizes can be opend to various circumfernces to suit different skeins though obviously the larger one can open to a bigger circumference. Sizes Large: expanding section 49cm when closed - for 'larger' size skeins Medium expanding section 35cm when closed - fo…