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Colonial Clock Reels - $800.00 A 'generic' facsimile of typical North American clock reel, circa 1700-1800. This is a composite design, not a duplicate of any one reel. 6 arms, 2 yd. circumference, 'weasel' pops every 36 turns; 'clock' dial reads out in 2-yd increments. Wooden gears & works. Construction methods & materials appropriate to historical era. Decorative turnings, details. Hand-forged ironwork, replaceable hickory 'popper'. Knocks down for transport, storage. Heavy 3-legged base. Oak. Stand 50" tall, about 40" wide, 30" deep. |
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Midwest Clock Reel - $600.00 A design published by E. Worst, circa 1920, for use in schools, shops & homes. Simple, open-frame construction, wooden worm & gear counter, 36-turn popper, 4 arms, 2-yd circumference, 'clock' dial reads 4-yd increments. 3-leged 'chunk' base. Knocks down for transport, storage. Reel & worm lift to reset counter. Oak & maple. Stands 45" tall, 40" wide, 20" deep. |
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Silk Reel - $30.00 These are end-feed small reels, about 7 inches tall and 4 by 4 inches square. Good for reeling silk or processing any fine yarn. Their nickname in our shop is "Shaker Spaceship". |
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Yarn Blocker - $225.00 extra reel - $85.00 Base + 2 reels. Reels are 1-1/2 yds around, 16" long. Strong, light weight. Extra reels available. |
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Squirrel Cage Swift, Oak - $450.00 MLH - $400.00 A great help when un-winding large skeins. One-handed adjustment. For skeins from 1/3 yd to 2-1/2 yds around. 60" tall, 18" by 18" base. For studio, teaching use, knitters... all who convert skeins to spools, bobbins, shuttle pirns, cones or center-pull balls. Oak, MLH. |
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Bristol Cross - $205.00 Actually a rope & cord swift, used in ropewalks. Nothing better to salvage a tangled or broken skein. Works with fine "problem" yarns. Adjusts from 10" around to 72" around, turns easily on heavy 'chunk' base. Arms 30" across, pegs 14" tall. MLH. |
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Lantern Swift, Oak - $390.00 MLH - $360.00 For heavy use (studio, shop). Non-adjustable, takes skeins from 1-1/2 yds to 2-1/4 yds. 34" tall. Base is 24" square. Oak, MLH. |
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Small Bobbin Winder - $71.00 Similar to Harrisville DesignsTM item except larger, more robust. No drive cord tension adjustment. 5-3/4" dia. wheel. 7-to-1 drive ratio, 5" steel split-shaft spindle. Choose 1/4" dia. or 5/16" dia. Winder clamps to work surface; clamp not included. |
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Large Bobbin Winder - $136.00 Adjustable drive tension & head angle. Fitted with JacobsTM or type-similar drill chuck; accepts wide variety of quills, shafts, adapters. Furnished with 1/4" & 5/16" dia. split-shaft steel spindles, chuck key. 9" wheel, 8-to-1 drive ratio, plenty of torque. Clamps to work surface; clamp not included. |
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Pirn Pins - $9.00 Use to hold wheel & storage bobbins. For cross-reeling, rewinding, skeining, etc. Handy for rope-making, warping. Specify 5/16", 1/4", 3/16" dia. shaft. |
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Storage Bobbins, Fine - $10.00; Standard - $12.00; Jumbo - $16.00 Fine (cotton/silk) Bobbins: 1-1/4" core, 5" long, 2" disk. Standard Bobbins: 7/8" core, 4-1/2" long, 3" disk. Jumbo Bobbins: 1-1/4" core, 7" long, 5" disk, 3/8" bore. For plying, twisting, warping. center bores: 1/4", 5/16", 3/8". When ordering, state bore size. |
| Niddy Noddies Niddy-Noddies are so-called because of 1) the dipping, nodding movement used when winding yarn; 2) the cadence rhyme used when winding... i.e. "Niddy-noddy, niddy-noddy, has two heads but just one body...", or words to that effect. | |
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Standard Niddy Noddy - $20.00 Produces 1-1/2 yd skeins. MLH, some decoration. Turned 8" heads, 14" handle. Heads are fixed in place, do not turn. |
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Flat-Cut Niddy Noddy - $36.00 Winds 2-yd skeins. Choice of maple, walnut, cherry, hickory, pecan. Fancy turned & carved handle, flat carved, pierced & incised heads. |
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Rustic Niddy Noddy - $18.00 Cut from the same stock as our chair & stool rungs. Spokeshave & drawknife work, not turned. Winds approx. 1 1/2 to 2-yd skein. Charming, robust & rustic. Local timbers, mostly toyon & oak. |
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Contest Niddy Noddy - $8.00 Winds 54" (1-1/2 yd) skeins. Designed to serve the needs of contest sponsors & officials for an accurate, consistent & inexpensive niddy. Same niddy used at Convergence '90 in San Jose. MLH. Curved heads, plain stick handle. |
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Silk Niddy Noddy - $40.00 Very fancy, highly polished. turned detail, flat pierced work. 1/2 yd. skeins. Ornate & elegant. Small, decorative niddy for that extra-special yarn. Works just like a big niddy. Slightly curved arms. Bird's-eye maple, persimmon (American ebony), cherry, walnut, osage orange, others at times. NO rainforest or third-world exotics. |
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Jumbo Niddy Noddy - $48.00 This one is big, winding a 3-yd. skein. Suitable for cord, rope use, or rags for rugs. Oak or maple, usually. Might be just the item for someone who has everything. |
