I have had "sloppy ball" syndrome for years...I am so glad you have brought this condition to light. I can finally admit I have this condition and get the help I so desparately need ... I felt so alone ... tear. ROFLMBO. Seriously I have a winder but had been having a little issue with it and now fixed. Love the label idea. Thanks so much.
I have never liked a demo video more than this one. I learned and laughed, just the way it should be! My winder arrived with no instructions thank you for teaching me.
Ok I want the deleted scenes because I know that he had to take many takes to say that opening without cracking up with the ball remarks. The sloppy balls was enough for me to spit out my drink and choke laughing so hard. On a serious note I want this machine now so that I can have perky balls too. :D ;)
Thank you for helping me thread and wind my first ball of yarn. The instructions were not that clear but you really save me a lot of frustration. Thanks again.
Couldn't help but smile at Mikey's innuendo comments - perfect - I wish my school teachers Had had a delivery like his. I learned how to use a ball winder and had a giggle too!
Thanks for teaching us how this works. Those yarn cakes look like they'd be easy to store. I love your idea to store the label. You're so clever, Mikey!
Thank you for sharing this. Got my first winder today and ended up spending an hour unwinding a tangled yarn cake, and wondering where I went wrong. Now im off to try again having watched this
I love my ball winder. I’m the queen of scrap yarn, so this saves me lots of time and grief. When knitting fuzzy scarves, to give the scarf more body and warmth, I combine a fuzzy strand with a complimentary supersaver yarn using my ball winder. The reason I do that is because I’m knitting with even tension with yarns that have very different weights. Also, I can tell the look of the scarf quite well by looking at the ball. Thanks for the tip about putting the label in the center. I can’t believe that I’ve been knitting for 40 years and never thought of that. When I get done winding a ball, I always make sure to have the starter end coming out of the center so it pulls easily instead of goobering up the entire center trying to find it.
I roll a whole skein bcz they don't become knotted as easily. But I thought my yarn winder was broken and almost threw it away. I actually had it in the trash but took it back out thinking my daughter could fix it 😹🤣🤣. Darndest contraption I've ever seen 🤣. Thank God for you and TH-cam 🤣🤣. Tyfs God bless you
This is so cool, I never thought to purchase one until I watched this,,,,definitely going to get one this weekend!! Thank you so much for the demo!! :)
Thank you so much! I just bought one similar to the one in the video and was having some tension trouble. Turns out I wasn’t winding the yarn into the middle of the winder correctly. You saved me from a bunch of headache and swear words lol 🧶 💕
LOL! Very informative video w/ a little Mikey flavor, gotta love it! That was a great tip in re: the label. I have a Bday coming up I'll have to hint hint to the Hub;)) Thanks Mikey!
always love your tutorials!! thanks for posting! the part about inserting the label inside the ball at the end was so helpful too! i was originally going to put the ball in a plastic bag with the label, but this will be alot easier and save me on not having to buy a million gallon size bags :-)
Thank you. I was contemplating getting this as I've always did it by hand. I think after seeing how uncomplicated it is as well as it would be easier to stack my yarns…. thank you for sharing.
hiya, Mikey. :) i have the same product, and I dont know if anyone had said this, but you can also put the beginning of the yarn through the loophole of the metal stand. easier for me than to twirl it around from the bottom of it. :) and i agree that THIS IS AN AMAZING TOOL! I even beat that shiny slippery polyester balls into neat and lovely polyester yarn cake. toodles! :)
Thank you for this tutorial, I’m getting one tomorrow because rolling skein remainders into balls by hand is a literal pain. Also, my “couch” is my bed would a lap table work to clamp the winder on? Update: I got it and love it, $40 well spent, and it clamped to my lap table just fine
Hi Mikie. I love my ball winder, but I did not like the way the yarn started to collapse as you use the yarn, so I came up with the idea to use the cardboard insert from toilet paper. I cut it down the middle to make it snug and tape it , not too tight or you can't get it off the winder. I also at times have to cut it around the top to make it the same size as the winder stem. I take the first string of yarn and put just a little tape onto the paper roller. It works perfect. and as your using the yarn, it will not collapse in the middle as most of the sights that show how to use this, once the yarn is done, they say to start using it from the center. Dosn't make sence as as you go along the ball starts to collapse. Give my suggestion a try and tell me what you think.
Oh i forgot to say that when I use y yarn after balling it up, i start from the outside of the ball, not the center. Works so much better. I found i can sit the yarn on the floor next to where i am sitting and never have to adjust anything as the yarn pulls up without any problems....:) love to watch your video's you make me happy.
Diane Macmillan Super great info Diane...I am just about to purchase a winder and will definitely use this idea...I have had the question of "how does the yarn hold up on these winders" running around in my head for days, and you just came up with the best solution ever...HUGE THANK YOU
Kia ora from Aotearoa (New Zealand), 😂 I love this video & I also nearly chocked on my cuppa with all the balls descriptions 😂. Anyhu thank you so much for this, I have literally just ordered one & can't wait to use it but I have 1 question, once I've finished can I leave it on the winder? Hope my message finds you & your loved one's well 💌
1) because my super savers seem to get messed up when I pull them from the middle or if I have to frog back it gets twisted. 2) could you use an empty toilet paper roll in the middle in lieu of the label?
Mine ball winder is identical woks great on 4-ply, but messes up on any finer yarn like baby yarn or "Unforgettable" that is thinner and has a sheen or silkiness to it. Any suggestions? I go through boatloads of baby yarn for charity hats for the hospitals, and loads of Unforgetable for prayer shawls and keepsakes for the elderly. I love the center-pull the ball winder makes.
Tip; put a small knot in the end of the yarn, feed it through the loop on the winder, and then put it in the notches. Hey presto, the knot stops the end of the yarn from slipping through the notches and it also makes it easy to find or hold in the middle.
I had a small problem with it collapsing. I also use a toilet paper tube, and it's great. I also make faux cables with them. Then I add a six-pack ring to DC around; join as a doily ring; and place toilet tube candles in the rings. It's great as an x-mas decor. And safer when you have little ones that may be tempted to "light up" a real candle.
Hi, just curious.. at about 3:00 you show us how to get the yarn through the metal loop. Isn’t it just simply pull the beginning of the yarn through the loop like threading a needle?! (Or maybe I get it wrong) :)
I ordered the same model from Amazon August 26th, it's now Sept 5th and it's still not here. It was supposed to arrive yesterday. I sure wish this thing would arrive, I have a whole bunch of "sloppy" balls" I need to tidy up!
Winding yarn by hand into a ball makes uneven tension so than a winder would make the tension even on the skein?? Winding yarn with a yarn winder would that also loosen the tension on the skein ? The skein is round tight is it not??
I have a huge problem with my yarn slipping while I’m winding and just going around the spoke tube instead of going into the cake. It makes the balls super uneven and makes knots. Any idea why or what I can do to fix it?
The twisted yarn from wool shops are called hanks. You will need to unwrap to form a ring, using a swift is the easiest way to transfer from the hank form to cake form. th-cam.com/video/8rlMixQTpjM/w-d-xo.html
@@TheCrochetCrowd Yes I see them at the yarn store. When I get hanks from Purl website, they don’t roll up the yarn for you. I just use my feet, it takes time but the ball winders with swift are expensive to buy. Lucky Knitty City has their store open, and the wind the hanks for me. I’m hoping Purl Soho will eventually reopen.
I read or saw somewhere that you reviewed different winders, but i have not been able to find it anywhere - if you did a review of different brands could someone post a link please?!
Putting the label inside...I do the same thing with mine, but I cut a little slit and hook the start of the yarn on it so I have a center pull ball and the start is easy to find. It seems to work better than pulling from the outside and having your balls fly around (pun intended).
Where are the review on the winders, when I clicked the link it came up page not found! I'm looking at purchasing a ball winder and need help one which one to get! Any advice will be greatly appreciated :)
I really like the winder. Where could I buy it online? Just got rid of my electric one, didn't like the cakes. The one you made looks like the one from a LYS i got last year. Perfect. The electric winder made them really sloppy. Thank you for the video 🤗❤
Excuse me Mikey, but how many grams can this machine wind? I want to gift one to my mom but I've seen there is a big and a small machine, I don't know the differences between them.
I have had "sloppy ball" syndrome for years...I am so glad you have brought this condition to light. I can finally admit I have this condition and get the help I so desparately need ... I felt so alone ... tear. ROFLMBO. Seriously I have a winder but had been having a little issue with it and now fixed. Love the label idea. Thanks so much.
I have never liked a demo video more than this one. I learned and laughed, just the way it should be! My winder arrived with no instructions thank you for teaching me.
Am I the only one that would listen to Mikey talk about grass growing all day long and be entertained? ☺
I had a ball watching this video! This is exactly what I needed to learn -- thank you!
Ok I want the deleted scenes because I know that he had to take many takes to say that opening without cracking up with the ball remarks. The sloppy balls was enough for me to spit out my drink and choke laughing so hard. On a serious note I want this machine now so that I can have perky balls too. :D ;)
LOL...I was thinking the same thing! No way I could keep a straight face through the first 2 minutes of this.
Thank you for helping me thread and wind my first ball of yarn. The instructions were not that clear but you really save me a lot of frustration. Thanks again.
it makes the yarn more compact and easier to store Cathy@The Crochet Crowd :)
High marks for keeping a straight face.
I know I didn't.
I dont think any part of him is straight. Jk.
Couldn't help but smile at Mikey's innuendo comments - perfect - I wish my school teachers Had had a delivery like his. I learned how to use a ball winder and had a giggle too!
Thanks for teaching us how this works. Those yarn cakes look like they'd be easy to store. I love your idea to store the label. You're so clever, Mikey!
Thank you for sharing this. Got my first winder today and ended up spending an hour unwinding a tangled yarn cake, and wondering where I went wrong. Now im off to try again having watched this
I love my ball winder. I’m the queen of scrap yarn, so this saves me lots of time and grief.
When knitting fuzzy scarves, to give the scarf more body and warmth, I combine a fuzzy strand with a complimentary supersaver yarn using my ball winder. The reason I do that is because I’m knitting with even tension with yarns that have very different weights. Also, I can tell the look of the scarf quite well by looking at the ball.
Thanks for the tip about putting the label in the center. I can’t believe that I’ve been knitting for 40 years and never thought of that.
When I get done winding a ball, I always make sure to have the starter end coming out of the center so it pulls easily instead of goobering up the entire center trying to find it.
Clear and concise without a lot of extra chatter thank you
of course you had a video about this, I was looking for one and when I saw yours I knew that it was gonna be helpful and funny, I was 100% right
Thanks for the review, you are hee-larious! Reminds me of the SNL skit, "Schweddy's Balls"!!!
I’M DYING INSIDE with laughter! Love this!
I roll a whole skein bcz they don't become knotted as easily. But I thought my yarn winder was broken and almost threw it away. I actually had it in the trash but took it back out thinking my daughter could fix it 😹🤣🤣. Darndest contraption I've ever seen 🤣. Thank God for you and TH-cam 🤣🤣. Tyfs God bless you
Thanks Mikey, I always know that you will have the answer and demonstration I need. You're a gem!!!
Happy to help!
Trying to keep a straight face while watching ........who ask me to scroll to the comment section, I’m BALLING. You guys are cheeky!😅
Literallyyyomg
Simple and not boring, thank you so much!
Brilliant I thought I was on the right track. Thank you for your help.
Thanks Mikey your method works beautiful. I was about to take it back to Michaels. You saved the day lol.
I too laughed all the way through it, but mine just came in the mail from eBay and I love it!!!
This is so cool, I never thought to purchase one until I watched this,,,,definitely going to get one this weekend!! Thank you so much for the demo!! :)
I just got one of these for Christmas!!! I'm so excited
Thank you so much! I just bought one similar to the one in the video and was having some tension trouble. Turns out I wasn’t winding the yarn into the middle of the winder correctly. You saved me from a bunch of headache and swear words lol 🧶 💕
I never thought of fastening it to a chair; what a great idea!
Best listening EVER! Your yarn balls are impressive, lol
Thanx. I just bought 1 after searching for years. Thanx for the laugh to.
This had me CRACKING UP! Thanks for the review Mikey :)
Excellent for recycling luxurious yarns from seldom-worn or second-hand garments
LOL! Very informative video w/ a little Mikey flavor, gotta love it! That was a great tip in re: the label. I have a Bday coming up I'll have to hint hint to the Hub;)) Thanks Mikey!
Thank you for the video! It was very helpful & now I need to get a yarn winder.
always love your tutorials!! thanks for posting! the part about inserting the label inside the ball at the end was so helpful too! i was originally going to put the ball in a plastic bag with the label, but this will be alot easier and save me on not having to buy a million gallon size bags :-)
I definitely need one of these, thanks for demo, I never knew about this gizmo before but I can see why I need it.
Thank you. I was contemplating getting this as I've always did it by hand. I think after seeing how uncomplicated it is as well as it would be easier to stack my yarns…. thank you for sharing.
Watching it yarn-up is so relaxing for some reason. I dunno why.
hiya, Mikey. :)
i have the same product, and I dont know if anyone had said this, but you can also put the beginning of the yarn through the loophole of the metal stand. easier for me than to twirl it around from the bottom of it. :) and i agree that THIS IS AN AMAZING TOOL! I even beat that shiny slippery polyester balls into neat and lovely polyester yarn cake.
toodles! :)
Omg you’re killing me!🤣🤣 thank you for the awesome tutorial
THanks and it's hard to talk about the winder without innuendo.
Thank you for this tutorial, I’m getting one tomorrow because rolling skein remainders into balls by hand is a literal pain. Also, my “couch” is my bed would a lap table work to clamp the winder on? Update: I got it and love it, $40 well spent, and it clamped to my lap table just fine
Turned a frogged item into a nice neat ball. Thanks
I love it! Thanks for making this so simple 💕
You're so welcome!
Perfect tutorial! Thank you!
Thank you so much, great tips.
Thank you , I needed this
Hi Mikie. I love my ball winder, but I did not like the way the yarn started to collapse as you use the yarn, so I came up with the idea to use the cardboard insert from toilet paper. I cut it down the middle to make it snug and tape it , not too tight or you can't get it off the winder. I also at times have to cut it around the top to make it the same size as the winder stem. I take the first string of yarn and put just a little tape onto the paper roller. It works perfect. and as your using the yarn, it will not collapse in the middle as most of the sights that show how to use this, once the yarn is done, they say to start using it from the center. Dosn't make sence as as you go along the ball starts to collapse. Give my suggestion a try and tell me what you think.
Oh i forgot to say that when I use y yarn after balling it up, i start from the outside of the ball, not the center. Works so much better. I found i can sit the yarn on the floor next to where i am sitting and never have to adjust anything as the yarn pulls up without any problems....:) love to watch your video's you make me happy.
Diane Macmillan Super great info Diane...I am just about to purchase a winder and will definitely use this idea...I have had the question of "how does the yarn hold up on these winders" running around in my head for days, and you just came up with the best solution ever...HUGE THANK YOU
doesn't anybody pull the yarn from the center of a yarn ball after making and while using one??? i DO!!
Super tips. Thx for sharing.
You make everything look so easy!!! 🌺🌺🌺
You're so calm and insightfull! Thanks a lot for such a well edited video!
i love my winder! i would not be without it!
have been considering buying a ball winder for ages and this video gave me that push I needed, haha! Thanks so much for sharing :)
No one likes loose nuts and sloppy balls. 80 Thank you for sharing your method for making them neat and tidy. Mine will much better from here on out!
Awesomeee!!!! I didnt even these things existed lol. I need one asap!!
You are so funny Mikey! Love all your videos!
Thank you for SLOW motion on putting the yarn on the winder. I felt like a complete idiot because I struggled with this one.
Which end of the skein do you pull from (inside or outside?) What holds a large skein while you are rolling it up?
I fell in love with mine right after I got mine
Kia ora from Aotearoa (New Zealand), 😂 I love this video & I also nearly chocked on my cuppa with all the balls descriptions 😂. Anyhu thank you so much for this, I have literally just ordered one & can't wait to use it but I have 1 question, once I've finished can I leave it on the winder? Hope my message finds you & your loved one's well 💌
1) because my super savers seem to get messed up when I pull them from the middle or if I have to frog back it gets twisted. 2) could you use an empty toilet paper roll in the middle in lieu of the label?
Great demonstration!
Mine ball winder is identical woks great on 4-ply, but messes up on any finer yarn like baby yarn or "Unforgettable" that is thinner and has a sheen or silkiness to it. Any suggestions? I go through boatloads of baby yarn for charity hats for the hospitals, and loads of Unforgetable for prayer shawls and keepsakes for the elderly. I love the center-pull the ball winder makes.
Tip; put a small knot in the end of the yarn, feed it through the loop on the winder, and then put it in the notches. Hey presto, the knot stops the end of the yarn from slipping through the notches and it also makes it easy to find or hold in the middle.
That is really cool now I just have to get one
I had a small problem with it collapsing. I also use a toilet paper tube, and it's great. I also make faux cables with them. Then I add a six-pack ring to DC around; join as a doily ring; and place toilet tube candles in the rings. It's great as an x-mas decor. And safer when you have little ones that may be tempted to "light up" a real candle.
I laughed way to hard at this video! LOL
Hi, just curious.. at about 3:00 you show us how to get the yarn through the metal loop. Isn’t it just simply pull the beginning of the yarn through the loop like threading a needle?! (Or maybe I get it wrong) :)
I ordered the same model from Amazon August 26th, it's now Sept 5th and it's still not here. It was supposed to arrive yesterday. I sure wish this thing would arrive, I have a whole bunch of "sloppy" balls" I need to tidy up!
Excellent! Will it hold an average size skein ?
This is on my Christmas list! Wow looks fun too .... no more sloppy balls ;) thank you for all yr videos :))
Great video 👍 gotta buy me one now❤️
Haha you're so cute and hilarious! Thanks for all your videos:)
Does this make it center pull?
Winding yarn by hand into a ball makes uneven tension so than a winder would make the tension even on the skein?? Winding yarn with a yarn winder would that also loosen the tension on the skein ? The skein is round tight is it not??
U got me wanting one of these now. Back to joanns I go :)
I have a huge problem with my yarn slipping while I’m winding and just going around the spoke tube instead of going into the cake. It makes the balls super uneven and makes knots. Any idea why or what I can do to fix it?
I've heard of that happening but I don't know what causes that. I've not had that issue to speak to it.
So...where's the blooper reel? You know that this was one of those ones that had multiple takes ;)
😂😂 YOU ARE AMAZING!!
Lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve this💖
What happens if you have one of those twisted wool skein? Not the yarn you used for this video?
The twisted yarn from wool shops are called hanks. You will need to unwrap to form a ring, using a swift is the easiest way to transfer from the hank form to cake form.
th-cam.com/video/8rlMixQTpjM/w-d-xo.html
@@TheCrochetCrowd Yes I see them at the yarn store. When I get hanks from Purl website, they don’t roll up the yarn for you. I just use my feet, it takes time but the ball winders with swift are expensive to buy. Lucky Knitty City has their store open, and the wind the hanks for me. I’m hoping Purl Soho will eventually reopen.
So, when you crochet from a wound ball, do you use the yarn coming out of the center of the ball or the yarn on the outside?
Thank you!
hi can you tell me which end to use when I crochet thank you terri ☺
easy to use from the middle
Ok thank you
+Terri Roper welcome 😊
Trying to find on your site to purchase one and stating page no longer available
You can find these online at Aliexpress.com we don't sell any products online ourselves.
I now know what my next purchase will be!
I love mine wanted to watch you do it because you are so cute!
I read or saw somewhere that you reviewed different winders, but i have not been able to find it anywhere - if you did a review of different brands could someone post a link please?!
Donde se puede comprar esa maquinista?
Putting the label inside...I do the same thing with mine, but I cut a little slit and hook the start of the yarn on it so I have a center pull ball and the start is easy to find. It seems to work better than pulling from the outside and having your balls fly around (pun intended).
This is great! Thankyou.....
Where are the review on the winders, when I clicked the link it came up page not found!
I'm looking at purchasing a ball winder and need help one which one to get! Any advice will be greatly appreciated :)
I've seen so many on the internet how do I decide which one to buy??
I really like the winder. Where could I buy it online? Just got rid of my electric one, didn't like the cakes. The one you made looks like the one from a LYS i got last year. Perfect. The electric winder made them really sloppy. Thank you for the video 🤗❤
Apparently they do not make the royal ball winder anymore? At least everything i'm seeing says that... Do you recommend another brand that is similar?
LOOK on Amazon...
Nice balls
How big of a yarn cake CAN you make? What is , in your opinion, the best yarn winder?
Thanks!😊
What happens if the yarn breaks up in the middle. How do I restart it.
Nice.gonna get one
Hi Mikey! Question, will this also work for Bernat blanket yarn since it is so bulky?
It will work. I've done it. 1 Bernat Blanket needs to be 3 cakes by the end of it. Speaking from experience.
@@TheCrochetCrowd Thank you!!
how can we provide this thread
Excuse me Mikey, but how many grams can this machine wind? I want to gift one to my mom but I've seen there is a big and a small machine, I don't know the differences between them.