Mielke's
Fiber Arts, LLC Your Central Wisconsin source for weaving,
spinning, knitting, crocheting, tatting, bobbin lace, felting, dyeing, and
locker hooking equipment, books, and supplies.
A swift is used to hold a skein of yarn. You
simply unfold the skein, slip it over the swift and push the swift open.
It unwinds as you make balls or measure a warp.
Legacy
Umbrella Swifts Our most popular swifts. Made in China. Clear lacquered finish.
Light Duty Metal and Plastic Swift
Made of plastic and metal and will hold
skeins up to one pound and sixty inches in circumference. These swifts
expand when pushed up...$65.00
#129030
Ashford Upright Wooden Swift
Unfinished.
Comes
with clamp to attach to table for use. Swift expands when pushed
down...$120.00 #109157
Goko Yarn Swift
Another way to unwind! This traditional Japanese swift spins easily on its
wooden base. Holds up to 8 ounce skeins. Adjustable for skeins with
55" to 63" circumference...$129.00 #129150
Kiwi Skein Holder Fast and easy skeining. This ingenious skeiner allows you to wind your beautiful handmade yarn straight from the bobbin into a skein.
Free standing, so can be used with any spinning wheel...$93.50
#109452
Take a length of yarn and place centrally in the V of the
balance arm. Add more yarn or cut off yarn ends until the balance arm is
horizontal. Remove yarn and measure. Measure TOTAL length in
inches. Multiply number of inches (& fractions) by 100. This
figure is the approximate number of yards in a pound of yarn. Note: The
accuracy will increase if equal amounts of yarn are at each side of the V.
The figure is approximate only, and the balance must not be used for legal sale
of yarns.
Designed by H. McMorran, B.Sc.
Former lecturer in Textile Testing at the Scottish College of Textiles,
Galashiels, Scotland
Approximately six inches tall and two inches wide when packed into itself, for
travel or storage. $23.30 #349020
This is a useful tool for those who warp
sectionally. As opposed to most counters which read in feet, the Schacht
records yards (you can also request a meter counter). The counter will
record up to 9999 yards and comes complete with a clamp. Size of counter
is 7" x 5" x 5"...$178.00 #129091
(special order item - allow 4 weeks for shipment)
A ball winder
is one of the necessary tools for anyone working with yarn. Any yarn can
be quickly made into a center-pull ball in minutes.
Plastic
Ballwinder The built-in clamp
fits easily onto a table or shelf . It has a removable core so you can weigh the ball during the winding
process...$54.75 #129049
Strauch Jumbo Ballwinder
This winder makes a very large center-pull ball. One-pound balls can be made!
The newly designed Strauch Jumbo Ball Winder uses a ball bearing drive. No
oiling or adjusting is needed. A longer counter weight bracket greatly reduces
vibration. In addition, the longer 15" base eliminates
"knuckle-smacking" while winding.
The extra long length table clamp allows the winder it to be clamped to a
standard 1˝ inch kitchen counter. For those who use a table that does not have
a front drop down piece of wood (like you find on a typical dining room table),
the clamp can reach further under the table to prevent any wobbling or
"flapping" of the ball winder base. This is a change from the original
shorter clamp.
Each jumbo ball winder is tested to make sure it forms a perfect ball every
time. That's why you'll find a small test ball on each and every winder.
How It Works - This unit generates a unique and distinctive diamond-shaped
patterned ball as a result of its complex rotation. Two things must happen at
the same time in order to wind a perfect ball. The whole drive wheel assembly
must rotate as the crank is turned and it must also smoothly revolve on the
clear plastic drive cone. Because of this off-center rotation, the ball winder
must be clamped to a work surface. It is important not to wind the ball too
fast. Doing so will distort the red bracket supporting the yarn cylinder causing
it to slip on the plastic cone.
Your jumbo ball winder is shipped in a handy storage box. -- Save it.
It’s a handy carrying case and folds flat for easy storage.
Dimensions of unit: 15" L x 5" W x 9˝" H. Shipping weight 6
pounds. Price: $115.00
Kromski Nostepinne Make a center-pull ball of yarn using just this stick. Made of
European Alder/Birch. Available in three lacquer finishes.
Clear Finish...$13.75 #179013
Walnut Finish...$13.75 #179011
Mahogany Finish...$13.75 #179012
Left to right: Cocobolo, Maple, Walnut, Paduak.
Jaeger Nostepinne
Made in Wisconsin of native and exotic hardwoods by Carl Jaeger.
Oil-finish. Smooth
from handle to tip, to facilitate plying (as described in Highwhorling
and Spinning in the Old Way by Pricilla Gibson-Roberts). Grooved at
the tip for attaching the yarn. Approximately 10 1/2" long...$20.00 #619141
Cascade Spindle Company's Pacific Northwest Nostepinne
Well-shaped and balanced tool for ball winding...$25.00 #659109
Cascade Spindle Company Niddy-Nosty
Two tools in one - a Niddy-Noddy for winding skeins with just a turn of your
wrist, then simply remove the ends to wind balls with the Nostepinne handle.
Makes a 48" skein. Unique, from the Cascade Spindle Company - a 'must have' tool...$50.00
#659108
Rosewood Nostepinne
From Lacis. An elegant 7" yarn winder suitable for most threads and lightweight
yarns...$14.00 #169365
Boxwood Nostepinne
From Lacis. An elegant 11" yarn winder suitable for most threads and lightweight
yarns...$14.00 #169341
A WPI Tool is a handy device for all fiber
artists who want to measure their fiber's WPI. Increasingly, WPI is being used
by designers and yarn manufacturers when specifying their designs or yarn
characteristics. Two yarns that have the same WPI can be exchanged. This is
important if you are trying to substitute one yarn for another for a given
pattern.
Nancy's
Knit Knack WPI Tool Kit
$9.99 #649102
It is made from birch hardwood
which has an oil finish applied
Measures 5" in length x
5/16" diameter (Yarn Guide knob measures 5/8")
All markings are laser etched
into the wood and will not wear off.
There are markings for up to 3
inches which allows you to calculate a more accurate average WPI on
certain hairy yarns.
There are also 1/2 inch marks.
A special yarn guide knob is
used to hold your yarn in place while measuring the WPI.
A special WPI Knit-Kard™
comes bundled with the tool in a ziplock bag. The Kard tells the user how
to use the tool and provides a useful WPI chart for 6 different weights of
yarn.
Schacht
Dizzy Yarn Gauge This multi-purpose tool will become an
indispensable companion to both weavers and spinners. Sporting 1/2"
and 1" measures, the Dizzy Yarn Gauge can be used as a weaver's sett gauge
or spinner's yarn gauge, as well as a diz for making a consistent sliver for
spinning...$17.75 #129093
Ashford Yarn Gauge
Measures wraps per half inch or one inch. With leather loop. Great gift
idea - what every knitter and spinner needs! $5.50 #109521
Spinner's
Control Card
Knitters can also use this gauge to
determine the thickness of manufactured yarns!
Now spin
your singles in the exact diameter needed for any designated ply, without
stopping to make a control yarn!
To use, simply determine the wraps per inch (wpi) that you want your finished
yarn to be and multiply the wpi by the number of ply you want. The result is the
thickness that you will need to spin each single. Use the Control Card as a
visual aid to spin each single the exact thickness required for your finished,
plied yarn!
Package includes one, clear acrylic, wipe clean control card on a handy “zip
clip” and instructions.
(US Patent Pending) $12.50 #619202
Wristaff
Spin with style! Cascade Spindle Company's uniquely designed wristaff will hold
your fiber source neatly and securely. It will also measure wraps per inch!
Made in a variety of woods including purpleheart, walnut, honey locust and sumac, it comes
complete with a leatherette cord and wooden beads. $25.00 #659101
Schacht Spindle Company’s Incredible Rope Machine gets even
More Incredible with a new rounder design that makes for smoother action and
easier rope making. The new hook design refines the aesthetic appeal of this
perennial favorite.
The Incredible Rope Machine is the fiber artist’s handy tool for making
customized edge trims, accents for pillows, coats, and sweaters, and purse
handles, jewelry, belts, and more. This simple-to-use tool allows the
craftsperson to fashion the just-right accent. Any size, color or texture can be
used for the perfect sweater trim, or just-right handle for a custom-made bag.
Many different yarns, thick and thin, loops and boucles, can be combined at
the same time. Blend colors, textures, and fibers from very fine ropes to very
thick ones. This handy tool is versatile, useful, and just
plain fun. It’s a tool every fiber artist should own. In minutes you can make
decorative ropes out of a range of yarns. Create multi-colored or
multi-textured, thick or thin ropes for belts, trims, handles, and more. Great
for kids of all ages.
Complete easy-to-follow instructions show you how to be infinitely creative
with the Incredible Rope machine...$43.00 #129085
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