I was recently given an electric single head cone winder as sometimes you need to ‘cut’ bobbins down, especially for warping. The more ends you warp with, the quicker it’ll be but rather than buying 24 bobbins when you only need 12, you can transfer yarn from your 12 bobbins to make 24 smaller ones.
The cone winder had seen better days so I got it rewired and cleaned up as best I could before I tried it out. Unfortunately, the results weren’t as successful as I’d hoped!
This was my first attempt
The second and third weren’t much better
The fourth and fifth were slightly improved but I’ve got a lot of adjustments to make before I get nice even cones!
Hi Rebecca, I’ve recently acquired a similar sort of cone winder, equally ancient! I’m not getting very even cones yet. Do you have any tips and tricks you would be willing to share to help me get my cones sorted out? Many thanks, Laura
Hi there, if you email me at taobhtuathtweeds@gmail.com I’ll do my best to help!
Does anybody know where I can get a single cone winder from?. The condition is not important as I am a textile mechanic and am able to repair it.
I was lucky enough to be given mine by another weaver. I’ve looked for another as a spare and haven’t been able to find any!
Hi, I have that exact same cone winder. It is a YarnFlow winder made in the UK. I haven’t been able to find out much about them. It was in similar if not worse condition and I did a restoration on it. My winding drum is unfortunately chipped – even after patching up with epoxy resins – it still does not wind properly. I am looking for a new drum. I think I may have luck on Alibaba or AliExpress. The other issue is the speed it runs at. I may have to consider adding a servo to vary it.
Nice to hear about another one on the go! Good luck finding a new drum, I’m lucky that mine’s in quite good nick!
PS. If you ever want rid of yours, let me know!