Lacis IG05 Fringe Twister II 2 4 Review

I knitted a blanket that had to have a lot of fringes on the sides. I don't like fringes and didn't want to braid all the ends. My friend brought her fringed twister to the party and I absolutely loved it. It makes really nice fringes without much effort. The only reason I don't give it a five is that it's a bit clumsy to set up. Not bad to work with, but initial setup is a little tricky. I have arthritis in one hand so that might be a factor.

I used this to twist the fringes on a handmade silk scarf. The warp was lace yarn and these are the ends I tried to twist. After going 1/2 of one end of the scarf, the spinner broke. It worked well, I just twisted a few ends of the chain and tied it by hand. I connected two more ends of the base, turned on the bait, nothing happened. Changed batteries, still nothing. It was great while it worked, but it was pretty cheaply made so no wonder it didn't last long. I did expect it to last longer…

This worked well enough for a couple of projects. Now it doesn't seem to want to work backwards. I'm still trying to figure out if I'm wrong or if it's a faulty device. I was a little confused by the build quality. It doesn't seem to be well made, it's a bit fragile. However, the first project I did worked well. Then the quality of the curves seemed like a lesson. I'd like to try this with different weights of yarn and see if my issues are related to that due to the thickness/weight of the…