24" Wooden Umbrella Swift Yarn Winder - Knitting Umbrella Holder, 1pcs Swift Yarn Winder Review

This quick one was much needed in my yarn tool box. I didn't want to spend $100 on a tool that didn't have a budget, so I took a chance. Unfinished, good quality. The only downside was that I had to "oil" the spinning spools with coconut oil to reduce friction and the loud squeaking that makes the spin bobbins wind faster. The bad thing is that the yarn gets too tight, causing the sharpie to bounce around instead of twisting. Otherwise it works great.

Swift should be pressed against the table by screwing a long threaded wooden dowel into the hole. But since the hole is unthreaded, THIS DOES NOTHING. I'm assuming it's a defective block as the manufacturer probably knows that the hole needs to be tapped as well for this thing to work! I was going to return it but I need it NOW so my husband got some clamps from the garage for us to use to secure it to the table. Looks bad but works. But it's a HUGE crap. Very disappointing.

The 1st didn't grab the table and couldn't stand on his feet because the wood screw kept opening - nonsense. I tried returning it - my only choice was to accept a replacement. A replacement has arrived and another screw is holding the swift open to allow the twine to stretch to unwind - you guessed it - that screw won't hold either and the swift won't stay open to allow the work to be done - junk! a total waste of my time (over a week to get to the exact place i was before), with no way to go…