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Stanwood Needlecraft YBW-B Hand-Operated Yarn Ball Winder, 4-Ounce

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  • Sturdy Construction and Smooth Edges
  • Makes Center-pull Balls
  • 4 oz Capacity
  • Wire Arm of Each Unit Tested to Stay Up Firmly Once Pulled Out

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Product Description

This ball winder (Model YBW-B) makes center pull yarn balls with a capacity of about 4 oz. The clamp-on base allows it to be firmly fixed at the edge of tables, chairs, benches, or any other convenient locations. The maximum thickness of table that this can clamp on to is about 1 1/2". It is best to be used with a swift yarn winder (Umbrella or Amish style, both available under Stanwood Needlecraft brand names). But you can easily replace a swift with other devices or just simply your arms. The craftsmanship on these ball winders is superior. The cogwheels of the ball winder are fully sealed in our design so they will never eat your yarn. The cogwheels of a similar model made by our competitors are exposed and may eat your yarn. In comparison to our model YBW-A, this winder has a crank handle made of metal and may fare better when subjected to forceful winding.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
508 global ratings

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Customers like the value and ease of use of the yarn winder. They mention that it works perfectly each time, and is simple to assemble and use. Customers also like the messiness. However, some customers report issues with stability, saying that the metal yarn holder won't stay put. Opinions are mixed on quality, tangles, ease of winding, and size.

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137 customers mention110 positive27 negative

Customers like the value of the yarn winder. For example, they say it works well, produces good results, and is a great buy for the price. Some mention that it works best with yarn that is not slick.

"...It works best with yarn that is not "slick" (any yarn having silk or rayon has been problematic to wind, no matter its weight)...." Read more

"...have used this both with and without a yarn swift and it runs perfectly in both instances...." Read more

"I chose this yarn winder for its lower price and high rating, and I am fairly satisfied with it but not thrilled...." Read more

"...The price on this was great and I’ve always heard good things about Stanwood Needlecraft. They hype is justified...." Read more

71 customers mention58 positive13 negative

Customers find the yarn winder easy to use. They mention it has a flat bottom, and is simple to assemble and use. Customers also say the instructions are clear, and the metal arm holds its own when you pull it. They say the handle is easy to attach, and it makes winding yarn so much easier.

"...This was extremely easy to use. I can't imagine why people had trouble setting up the eye feeder because mine snapped right into place...." Read more

"...They hype is justified. This winder is sturdy and well made, easy to set up, and winds beautifully cakes of yarn...." Read more

"...her scrap yarn, so I've been very busy winding.... This is actually fun to use!" Read more

"...Super easy!!!" Read more

26 customers mention22 positive4 negative

Customers like the messiness of the yarn winder. They say it works smoothly and produces very professional looking balls. Some say that it makes their yarn stash look neater.

"...cranking, and when I held the yarn arm in the right place, it wound into a neat, tidy ball...." Read more

"This winder does that it is intended to: to wind yarn into neat little "cakes."..." Read more

"As far as yarn winders go, this is a pretty neat little piece of machinery...." Read more

"...Pros: Fast, neat, and the finished balls have a nifty diamond pattern when finished...." Read more

105 customers mention58 positive47 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the yarn spool. Some mention it's well-built and stable, while others say it'll break easily. The metal arm holds its own when you pull it out firmly. The cheap plastic it're made of makes it flimsy and prone to breaking.

"...It's made of plastic, but it seems like fairly durable plastic, and I don't think it will break after only a couple uses...." Read more

"...; oddly, and if you don't catch that soon enough, the cake will kind of fall apart (into a very, very tangled mess)...." Read more

"...This winder is sturdy and well made, easy to set up, and winds beautifully cakes of yarn. I couldn’t be more pleased with my purchase...." Read more

"...was returned because the wire you see coming out from the back is so flimsy that it will not stay in the place intended for it and when you use the..." Read more

42 customers mention18 positive24 negative

Customers are mixed about the tangles. Some mention that it works smoothly and does not tangled their yarn, while others say that the yarn started getting tampered with below the mechanism. They also say that it is a bit noisy and the yarn would occasionally get caught in the gears underneath.

"...because I was watching the skein, the yarn wound into the mechanism and caused a huge knot...." Read more

"...settled on because the bottom of the holder is covered and yarn can't mess up the works! This was extremely easy to use...." Read more

"...It is a bit noisy, and yarn would occasionally get caught in the gears underneath...." Read more

"...In other words, it wont roll away from you and the yarn comes out smoothly as you knit/crochet." Read more

25 customers mention10 positive15 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of winding. Some mention that it winds your ball of yarn neatly, smoothly, and evenly. However, others say that it won't wind a ball of Yarn with that cross-hatch pattern, it doesn't work as easy as their previous winder, and it doesn’t always wind yarn evenly.

"...My issues:1. It doesn't always wind yarn evenly...." Read more

"...I like that it has a cover underneath the part the swivels, because that's where the yarn could get tangled while winding if you aren't careful...." Read more

"...It will NOT wind a ball of yarn with that cross-hatch patten, the yarn I end up with "pools" in one area, so I get a horrible looking ball all..." Read more

"...noisy to here the TV at normal volume while using but I find it winds smoothly...." Read more

22 customers mention7 positive15 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the size of the yarn winder. Some find it to be the right size, compact, and useful for storage. They say the yarn balls come in a nice size and unwind when using from the center. However, others say that the base is too small, the clamp is tiny, and the flange on the bottom is too narrow.

"It works as described but the yarn cakes it makes are pretty small was hoping to get larger ones as I have a ton of yarn...." Read more

"...It does a good job but it takes up a lot of room (and it cost about twice as much.)Thanks again Oriental Touch!..." Read more

"...A little scale is very handy as the yarn doesn't come in 100 gr' it is always off by 10-15 g so a small inexpensive scale really is helpful to..." Read more

"...didn't do as good of a job as she would like and found the skein needs to be fairly small." Read more

57 customers mention6 positive51 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the stability of the yarn holder. They mention that the metal arm doesn't stay up and the yarn starts to slide off the platform. They also say that the yarn does not clamp on securely to the main body. Customers also complain that the arm feels flimsy and the clamp allows it to wiggle around a bit.

"...from 3 to 4 stars because I found out that the little wire arm does indeed stand up straight by itself but only if you yank it really hard as if you..." Read more

"...you see coming out from the back is so flimsy that it will not stay in the place intended for it and when you use the winder for worsted weight yarn..." Read more

"...on the top of the winder (where the yarn end is held) is not deep enough to secure the yarn, so you need to use tape in order for the yarn to not..." Read more

"...I pulled it out as far as I could but it does not lock into place and so it flops around. Eventually it fouls the yarn...." Read more

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I'm enjoying using the yarn ball winder. It's easy to put together. It's easy to use. It mounts to many different tables. It makes small yarn balls or cakes.
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C.S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Neat & Tidy & a Lot of Mileage!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016
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The Stanwood Needlecraft YBW-B I originally bought in summer 2013. We're coming up on summer of 2016, and this thing has wound MILES of yarn in that time! It works best with yarn that is not "slick" (any yarn having silk or rayon has been problematic to wind, no matter its weight). I have wound a cake of 880 yards of worsted weight, supwerwash wool yarn. . . as one cake! Have have wound countless of Cascades Eco/Eco + 100% wool yarn (250 grams/8.75 oz/478 yards). I've re-wound acrylic, have wound a variety of yarn "blends," (blends that have soy, linen, silk, mohair, rayon, silk, cotton, wool, and even "fashion yarn!") again, countless cakes.

There are a couple of things to watch for with this winder (as I suppose would have to be any winder that less than $100). The "slick" yarns can "pool" oddly, and if you don't catch that soon enough, the cake will kind of fall apart (into a very, very tangled mess). I read a comment on another yarn winder about "sanding" the center to help give some "grip," and I'll probably do that.
When you wind the larger hanks, you do risk breaking the plastic gears (I would much prefer metal gears that are covered like these gears are!), so go slow (and remember the company probably won't cover breakage that occurs over their stated amount of yarn).

I have really put this little thing to work for 3 years, so I am not exaggerating when I say "miles of yarn" have been wound on my little unit. I am considering getting a new one soon, as the gears--being plastic--have gone through quite the wear-and-tear. I have almost always used my swift, but sometimes I've wound yarn that is bouncing around, which I direct with my hand into the metal tensioner (I just don't fully trust the tensioner).

Sometimes the center piece needs readjusted-- I don't know if it's a weight-shift thing, or what, but if you have problems with it not winding properly, that is something to try. I have done it on more than one occasion over the past three years with my unit, and it often "solves" an issue (except very light weight and/or slick yarns--then nothing seems to help).

I would definitely recommend this product. I started out a yarn winding novice, and I feel I'm a yarn winding pro. In fact, people who have seen my yarn cakes ask about the winding because "it looks so beautiful!" or "it's so tidy and neat!" Therefore, not only would I recommend this product, my "upgrade" is probably going to be the same one, because I have wound a variety of textures into cakes more beautiful and tidy than what gets done at the stores many times! I'm perfectionist, and kind of anal about how my cakes appear after winding-- I need for them to be tidy and neat; this YBW (yarn ball winder?)-B gets the job done, and it gives a lot of mileage for the price.

In my estimation, you will not find a better product in this or the lower price ranges-- this is the one to get you started.
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Sally
5.0 out of 5 stars Yarn cakes for dinner!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2013
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I carefully compared ball winders and was interested in most of the comments people wrote about them. This is the one I settled on because the bottom of the holder is covered and yarn can't mess up the works! This was extremely easy to use. I can't imagine why people had trouble setting up the eye feeder because mine snapped right into place. I have used this both with and without a yarn swift and it runs perfectly in both instances. You will need to keep the tension consistent when you wind if you want a smooth and tight yarn cake. I also take a bit of tape to secure the inside end to the top where the grooves are so that I can easily retrieve it when I remove the cake from the spindle (for a center pull skein). I use this winder clamped to a glass topped table and it is both quick and easy to get secured. I do make sure when using it with a yarn swift that I put it in logical proximity to the swift. Good purchase; reasonable price.
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Rosalynn Fairless
4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied and Serviceable But Not Stellar
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2010
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I chose this yarn winder for its lower price and high rating, and I am fairly satisfied with it but not thrilled.

I used it yesterday to wind two balls of laceweight mohair yarn, and my main problem is the little wire arm that feeds the thread onto the ball won't stay in place. I had to use one hand to crank and one hand to hold the wire arm. When I didn't hold the arm in exactly the right place (pulled all the way out and straight upright) because I was watching the skein, the yarn wound into the mechanism and caused a huge knot. I had to unwind half of it to fix it, and I had to borrow another person to watch the skein of yarn to make sure it didn't tangle while I watched the ball to make sure it didn't tangle again. [See Edit below for resolution]

I experienced two other minor problems. The top piece that holds the ball is a separate piece that attaches to the spinning mechanism, and the pieces don't fit together as smoothly as I would like. It takes a minute of turning the top piece back and forth and fiddling with it to get the pieces to lock together. The other minor problem is the clamp extends only far enough down to accommodate a table no thicker than 1 1/2 inches. I had to look around the house to find a suitable place since the dining room table and the desk were too thick.

It did take me nearly two hours to wind both balls of mohair, but I was pleased with the smooth cranking, and when I held the yarn arm in the right place, it wound into a neat, tidy ball. It's made of plastic, but it seems like fairly durable plastic, and I don't think it will break after only a couple uses. I would buy it again because of the price and now that I know how it works a little better, and next time I will simply recruit my husband to help me from the beginning (and maybe wind something a little less finicky than mohair!).

Edit: (March 18, 2011) I changed my rating from 3 to 4 stars because I found out that the little wire arm does indeed stand up straight by itself but only if you yank it really hard as if you were trying to break it. I know the instructions said to pull it out "forcefully," but there's a difference between a hard tug and a destructive yank. It now takes just me to wind a skein of yarn into a ball which is great because I'd just about run out of innocent bystanders to recruit. The other two minor problems still stand: if the top piece pops off, it's a bit tricky to get it back on tight, and the clamp both requires a thin table and gives the winder an awkward shape for storage since it can't sit upright. Overall, however, I'm pleased with what I got for the price and don't regret the purchase.

Update: (November 16, 2012) This is still my go-to yarn ball winder. It just takes a few minutes to wind any skein of yarn when paired with my swift.
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Pam Fiddler
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Pleased
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2020
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I previously had a Royal winder and it was fine. Until it started throwing yarn balls across the room mid wind 🙄. The price on this was great and I’ve always heard good things about Stanwood Needlecraft. They hype is justified. This winder is sturdy and well made, easy to set up, and winds beautifully cakes of yarn. I couldn’t be more pleased with my purchase. Now I want to save up for a Stanwood swift.
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Gloria Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Works well
Reviewed in Singapore on February 3, 2023
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So far so good.
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suze
5.0 out of 5 stars Far superior to cheaper models
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2017
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Well worth the money. Far superior to cheaper models. Very easy to set up and operate. I would recommend this every time.
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Vanessa Malay
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money!
Reviewed in Canada on March 27, 2017
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I bought this one based on recommendations from others. Having never used one before I don't know what the other brands are like. This works exactly as I heard. Smooth turning and makes small cakes. It can handle my kids turning the handle at warp speed. The only problem I have is when I get carried away and max out the size them the yarn starts wrapping around the base. Haha. It's an easy fix, thank goodness, and a quick lesson learned. :) Very pleased with this.
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Danni
5.0 out of 5 stars Wool rewinder
Reviewed in Australia on June 13, 2021
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Best thing I purchased.
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Hannah
5.0 out of 5 stars Starwood Needlecraft Ball Winder
Reviewed in Canada on May 28, 2017
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As designed, winds yarn effortlessly. Keep an eye on your ball while winding as sometimes the yarn goes underneath of the base of the ball holder.
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