 | Made of Maple and
Birch hardwoods, and stainless steel. |
| Holds cones up to
7" high (long) by 7" in diameter (maximum width). Actual
width between side walls is 7.5" |
| Yarn Ball Cores
can also be up to 7" in diameter by 5"+ long. |
| Because of our
highly engineered design, the unit will not tip over. The center of
gravity on the unit is very low to the table surface. Has 4 large
non-skid feet. |
| Both the
stainless steel rod (3/16" dia.) and the wooden dowel (1" dia.) can
be stored on the unit when not in use. |
| Unit primarily utilizes a
horizontal pull
system which can
apply two different levels of tension to your yarn. We think it is
much better than the vertical pull system as is commonly used with
other cone holders.* Our horizontal system
does not add extra twist to the yarn. |
| A vertical
mounting system is also included for tall cones and for transferring
yarn from a drop spindle. |
| Traditional vertical mounting
systems tend to add extra twist to the yarn as it is removed
vertically. Our vertical mount holds the yarn cone vertically but
removes the yarn horizontally which prevents extra twist from being
added to the yarn! |
| Unit is self
contained. No overhead eyelets or other gizmos are needed to guide
your yarn. |
| Can be used in
conjunction with our Yarn Tensioner, Yarn Meter, and Heavy Duty Ball
Winder. |
| The Yarn Bobbin
Holder was also specifically designed to use our Yarn Ball
Cores™. The Cores are used to store your yarn after winding yarn on
a ball winder. |
The unit comes
unassembled. But all that the user needs to do is:
- Insert 2 screws
in each Side wall through the Base (#2 Philips Screw driver
required).
- Insert both Rods
in the desired slots/holes.
- That's it!
- Total assembly
time = 5 minutes
Many users, when using
cones or bobbins, have no practical way to hold them. Our single
tool can meet the needs of most of these users.
As are all of our wooden
products, the Yarn Bobbin & Cone Holder is a highly functional design
based on sound engineering and fiber principles. It is also an attractive
piece of fiber equipment!
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- Pricing:
- The Retail price for our Yarn Bobbin &
Cone Holder is:
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$49.99 MSRP
Shipment of this unit began late April 2007.
Yarn Ball Cores
- The unit includes a free package of our Yarn Ball Cores. These are
used to transfer your yarn from a ball winder to a core, then the core
is mounted on the Yarn Bobbin and Cone Holder. We sell Cores in 10 packs ($5.00) and
bulk packs of 50 per box ($20.00).
Click here to visit our Core page.
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How does it work?
The user has a choice to mount
a cone or bobbin on the steel rod or a Yarn Ball Core on the 1" diameter
dowel. When one mounting system is used, the other is stored on the unit
itself. That way, they are no loose parts to get lost.
The 3/16" diameter stainless
steel rod is very similar to the part used on our highly popular Katie a-Go Go Lazy
Kate which can accommodate all known spinning wheel bobbins. It will
also fit all known yarn bobbins.
Once your Cone or Core is
mounted, then the user can pull the yarn off of the cone or bobbin.
Cone Shapes
- We have learned that even though cones obviously have a conical shape,
they tend to lay flat on a horizontal rod. As the yarn is removed from
the cone, it rolls around the rod regardless of the shape of the cone.
The mass of the cone and yarn being pulled by gravity, force the cone to
hug the rod. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first company to
effectively use this approach of holding cones in a single cone
holder product. Our unit does not care what
shape the cone is: cylindrical or cone-shaped, our unit can handle it (up to
the size limitations specified above).
Tension
- The other rod (steel or dowel) is then used to apply tension to the
yarn coming off of the main rod. The user can "run free" (and not use
the 2nd rod) without additional tension (other than the weight of the
cone/bobbin suspended on the rod), or they can wrap the yarn around
the 2nd rod and increase the tension. We have found that heavy cones
with a lot of yarn on them do not need any added tension, whereas,
lighter weight cones and bobbins can benefit from the added tension that
the other rod creates.
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- If you have ever used a vertical toilet paper holder, then you
already know how poorly it performs as compared to a traditional
roll holder!
Uses:
In reality, there are many
uses
for this great tool. If you have yarn on a bobbin, cone, or core, then
this tool makes getting it off easy and controllable.
We think the horizontal pull is
much better than a vertical pull because the yarn is easy to remove
while still being slightly tensioned. If a user needs to add even more
tension, then they can add our Yarn Tensioner.
Fiber artists will love
this new tool. We may also develop multiple unit models with 2, 3
and 4 mounting heads as well as a unit which can accept extra wide
cones.
