Skandinavian Style
Ball Winders / Wool Winders
Nostepinnes
We
offer hand turned nostepinnes, also called nostepindes, in an array of exotic woods!
Choose from left to right: Satinee, Cherry, Walnut, Zebrawood and
Bubinga.
These low tech scandinavian style ball winders will
wind a center pull ball and are even gentle enough for fine yarns!
Instructions included.
Bubinga Nostepinne


Satinee Nostepinne

Zebrawood Nostepinne

Walnut Nostepinne

Maple Nostepinne
Nostepinne Instructions
You will find your
Nostepinne easy and fast to use. As with everything the key is
practice, practice, practice. Perhaps winding will seem awkward at
first, but your hands will soon develop a feel for it! You will be
winding balls in no time.
Attach your yarn to one of
the groves provided by wrapping it several times around. This is the
end of your yarn and will allow you to pull your yarn from the
center of the ball
Start wrapping the
"core" of your ball by winding the yarn around the middle
of the shaft of the nostepinne. (the slightly tapered part) This is
the foundation for your ball. Do this with only a little tension, so
that the finished ball can still be slid of the shaft. Wind the
yarn, laying each strand next to the other creating a foundation of
about 1-2". Most people like to position the nostepinne
parallel to their body while doing this, holding it with their left
hand and wrapping with the right. You can use either hand though.
Now begin wrapping the yarn
in a "figure eight type pattern" right on top of the base
you have just wound. To do that wrap the yarn diagonally from the
top back down to the other end of your base. Then come up and around
toward the top again. You are back at the starting point. Each time
you do this your yarn ball will grow slightly in length.
Keep warping the yarn in the
figure eight pattern, while at the same time rotating the nostepinne.
Your yarn will make a sort of "football" shape ball as it
grows.
This ball is fully
functional, but if you prefer a ball with even sides (great for
stacking), here’s how it’s done:
Instead allowing the ball to
grow in length at every round, wind the yarn directly above the last
round. Allow side growth only every few rows so that your ball will
become bigger.
Slide ball off the nostepinne and
presto: you are done!
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