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| 10.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.7 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 6.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 32 reviews |
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15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Better than I thought it would be.Jan 03, 2010
By cathyc
"Kit"
My dear friend knew that I was receiving a yarn swift for Christmas and purchased the Boye electric ball winder to go with it. I did not think this was going to work well, but it did a good job. I still had to babysit the yarn to make sure the ball was not wound too tight. I am not sure how long this will last. It is all or mostly plastic and it will be interesting to see how long it will hold up.
I will try to let the ball winder work faster next time to see how tightly it winds at a faster speed. Then I will amend this review.
I would recommend this if you can get it on sale.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Does a pretty good job, with the right swiftOct 03, 2010
By vcastro
"kahli_6"
I got this at Joann's because I had the 40% off coupon which made it about the same price as the one Amazon offered and I needed it today. I have two of the hand-wind models (a KnitPick and a Royal) and I have an umbrella swift and the flat swift made by the Oregon Wood Worker.
In the hour that I've had the Boye Electric at home, I've wound off seven balls of Berroco Lustra (Aran weight, kind of slippery) and a ball of handpainted light sock yarn. It took two trial-and-error balls for me to figure out how to get nice, tightly wound balls, but after that- it has been smooth sailing and I really like this gadget.
I didn't have good luck with the umbrella swift so I put the Lustra on the flat OWW swift (which I love better than any swift I've ever used!) and it worked like a charm. I put the winder close to the flat swift and spread the hank of yarn out across the pegs- took my hands away and it pulled the swift just fine and I just had to put hands on the yarn and swift every now and then if the yarn got twisted- not more than once or twice per ball.
Lots easier on my hands and wrists than the manual winders and makes just-as-good-if-not-better center-pull balls.
I'm going to try to put a picture above of the seven Arans and the sock yarn to show how they turned out.
It's not perfect, it's noisy for one thing, but for what I want to use it for (occasionally winding off nine or ten hanks), it works fine.
If it "dies" tomorrow, I'll revise this review! :)
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 LOVE ITFeb 19, 2010
By B. McMullan
"Happy Customer"
I just got the Boye Yarn Ball Winder by Simplicity and I love it!
I am a "travel" crocheter and knitter and I am always having my yarn skeins fall down the train or plane aisles! It is so frustrating. This machine works great winding my yarn skeins so I do not have to spend so much time untangling. Thank you Simplicity!
I recommend getting comfortable with the machine by starting on a low speed at first. Mine seems to be lasting well.
From,
Happy Customer :)
15 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 I wasted $80.00Apr 21, 2010
By C. Kathryn Newell
I was bitterly disappointed in this ball winder. I had hoped to wind those large Red Heart skeins (4 oz) onto it. I don't use large skeins very often, but thought it would be useful. I also tried winding sock yarn -- forget it!
1. the winder resents any resistance at all. It "cries" and stops, even at the faster speed. I usually put my yarn in a big bucket on the floor while I wind. Even when I hand wound it into a ball, and put it in the bucket, it was too much resistance for the ball winder.
2. it doesn't wind a nice firm tight "cake" like the manual ball winders do. I'm puzzled at this, because it has the same size core as my manual ball winder. Instead, it makes a loose cylinder of yarn. Too loose for my taste.
Too be honest, I haven't tried this with my swift yet. I don't often wind hanks, so I don't use my swift a lot. It may be that it works better with that. Several blurbs I read seemed to indicate this winder if meant to be used with a swift.
Forget using my yarn meter with this! Do yourself a favor,and stick to the manual ball winders. They can wind no matter how much resistance is in the yarn being wound.
--Kathryn
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Not great, but not that badJun 08, 2010
By Crochet Diva
"Jeanne"
I buy a lot of yarn in hanks. I usually hand-wind them into balls, but I prefer center-pull skeins. I don't have room for a winder and a swift, so this product peaked my curiosity.
I set it up on the kitchen counter and began to wind my first hank. The first thing I noticed is that the ball holder tube is too slippery - the ball of yarn slid off the end during winding. I was able to correct this by wrapping a piece of duct tape around the tube. This created just enough grip to keep the ball in place.
I also found that the tension is very "loose" and is not adjustable. This makes very loosely-wound balls. The winder stops at the slightest hint of resistance. I'm not sure one could even use a swift, because the most minor tangle would stop it.
This winder has some cons, but the pros slightly outweigh the cons for me. It works without having to use a swift; it makes consistent, flat-bottomed yarn balls (after the duct tape trick); it suctions securely to any smooth surface; and it can be easily set up and taken down. At least I have a way to wind center-pull skeins until I get my dream craft room.
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