The mini winders are hanging around unused. Recently I was given a Simet electric yarn winder. I have the manual jumbo yarn winder and I LOVE IT! If it were legal in the state of California... why yes I would marry it. :D I love winding yarn on it almost as much as I love knitting the item I'm winding it for. I find it so relaxing. It works great I don't have any problems and I get these great center pull balls perfect for my machine knitting.
I was intrigued with the electric winder. I knew already it wouldn't wind a ball as big as the jumbo winder. Quite frankly I thought of selling it without trying it. That's how useless I thought it would be in my life. I knew it couldn't interfere with my love affair with the jumbo winder. So, I got to thinking if I'm going to sell it I better make sure it actually works.
I got a skein of yarn I need for making another cupcake hat. I hooked up the yarn and turned on the machine. It work great, but didn't wind the whole skein of yarn. The winder wasn't big enough. I wound the extra bit of yarn around the outside of the ball.
Then I thought I have some sock yarn. The skeins are pretty small. They should be the perfect size for this electric winder.
I found the electric yarn winder to be nerve racking. One little knot, loop, or twist and the machine jams. No time to catch it and fix it like a manual winder. After about 15 tries with the sock yarn and all similar results I gave up. Also my son came into the kitchen to ask me why I needed so many pencils sharpened I've decided to stick with my Royal Jumbo Yarn Winder.
I have electric yarn winder that I paid a couple of $$$$ for that throws balls of yarn all over my knitting room, so it sits on the shelf abandoned. I won't sell it because it is so hard to use & won't use it for the same reason. I completely understand how you feel. Sheryl
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That's a cute little winder. It might be good for someone with limited mobility in the shoulders/elbows who find handwinders difficult.
ReplyDeleteI have an electric winder that I paid $1 for at a yardsale. It old, and German (I can't remember, it does say where it was made). I can't put cones on it (maybe I could...) but it makes adorable little cakes that I can pull from the center. However, I do have to keep one hand on the yarn and one on the switch in case of knots, and it doens't do slippery yarns (I've had a few shoot off across the room too!). It doesn't do large balls (about 50grams of whatever yarn is the maximum). I have a cone winder (they aren't "cones" like the big cardboard cones that come in coned yarn), and I use it if I'm using the yarn right away for the machines, but I still love my electric winder for balls that don't need a cone.
hmmm, well i used to use one of these simets at the store i taught at and loved it. not sure why yours does this. the one in the store was a little lager - in white and it made prefect little cakes.
ReplyDeletei have been looking for one for myself for years and just missed out buying one on ebay -
any chance you'd consider selling me this one?
hey, i'll even thank you in my next book THE BOYFRIEND SWEATER - being published by potter craft in 2012.
Do you know, is there any possibility to buy that Simet's wool winder anywhere? Looking, but cannot find..
ReplyDeleteI know this is a very old post. But any chance you know how to identify the power cord to buy replacements? I was given one of these wonders, and have no idea how to find a cord to see.if it even works l!
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