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Why did "we" design a
Niddy Noddy?
Virtually every Niddy Noddy that Nancy has
ever owned, either broke or fell apart during use. Some of
these units were very attractive and you could tell that a
craftsperson had put a lot of time into the appearance of
the unit. Unfortunately, the prettier they were, the weaker
they were sometimes.
Some of the units were very plain and
tried to perform the basic Niddy Noddy functions. However,
regardless of whether they were pretty or plain, expensive
or inexpensive, most either failed to solidly stay together,
broke, or simply fell apart. Many times, this was due to the
fact that the designer relied on connecting two pieces of
wood together based on a friction fit. Wood changes
significantly with the humidity level, unfortunately, and
many wood joints will not consistently hold under different
environmental conditions. We have avoided these problems in
our design because we use wood to do what wood is good for,
and then we rely on steel to hold things together.
Although our unit has hand turned
cross-arms, we have not spent an excessive amount of time or
cost on making them look elegant. Even though the
design of our unit is attractive, you will not see any
unnecessary turnings. Instead we focused on providing a
highly functional unit which will last a long time and will
not fail to perform its intended function.
The unit has an oil finish which properly
protects the wood.
The unit is made from 1" diameter birch
hardwood which is turned on a lathe to achieve the right
taper. Because we paid special attention to the potential
failure points (the cross-arms), we designed the unit to
have the maximum 1" thickness at the critical connection
point - where the cross-arms meet the handle. The design of
the cross-arms is capable of taking the various stresses of
the yarn as it wraps around the Niddy Noddy.
Lengths - Some of the units on the
market can only measure one or two of the required skein
lengths. Our unit will measure all of the lengths required
for competition: 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 yards. Plus, you can make a
smaller 27" sample length. We have extended the product line
by offering a 34" long handle which allows the user to make
a 4 yard skein. The beauty of this long handle is that the
same cross-arms and ball knobs that are used in the standard
unit giving this 4 yard Niddy Noddy great strength which is
really important when you have such a long lever effect.
As a result of the shortcomings of what we
had seen and used, we developed Nancy's Niddy Noddy to meet
all of the requirements for a well designed Niddy Noddy.
Then we designed a sturdy denim zippered sack to hold all of
the parts. We put a handle on it and a snap hook so you can
connect it to your wheel or other item. What good is a Niddy
Noddy if you cannot carry it easily when you travel with
your wheel?
Easy Start - a special groove is
cut into the handles so that the user can attach their yarn
when starting a skein. Something that has typically been
absent from other Niddy Noddies.
We think that Nancy's Niddy Noddy™ solves
the Niddy Noddy problems that Nancy had experienced during
her initial years of spinning. Why don't
you be the judge? We
promise that our Nancy's Niddy Noddy™ will do for making
skeins, what our Katie a-Go-Go™ Lazy Kate did for plying
yarn. They both have set a new standard for spinning
equipment accessories.
Niddy Noddy with Case $49.99
4 Yard add-on Handle $14.99
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