Yarn Winder Photos

Yarn winders are devices to gather yarns produced on spinning wheels or other thread producing machines.
  • A Weasel is a particular winder which facilitates the counting of lengths of yarn by making a clicking or popping sound after a specific number of turns. It is the origin of the nursery rhyme "Pop Goes the Weasel".
  • A niddy noddy is a hand held winder with which the user winds yarn by twisting the wrist.
  • A throstle spins & winds threads onto spools.

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    Whale ivory yarn winder at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.Weasel for winding yarn at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.Weasel & cradle at Witch House. Salem, MA.Tall chest & weasel at Noah Webster House. West Hartford, CT.
    Whale ivory yarn winder at New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA.Weasel for winding yarn at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.Weasel & cradle at Witch House. Salem, MA.Tall chest & weasel at Noah Webster House. West Hartford, CT.
    Yarn weasels in La Placita at Rancho de las Golondrinas. Santa Fe, NM.Spinning wheel, weasel & barrel at Edison Birthplace Museum. Milan, OH.Weasel yarn winder at Museum of Farming Life of Pitmedden Garden. Pitmedden, Scotland.Niddy noddy for winding yarn in weavers cottage at Ulster American Folk Park. Omagh, Northern Ireland.
    Yarn weasels in La Placita at Rancho de las Golondrinas. Santa Fe, NM.Spinning wheel, weasel & barrel at Edison Birthplace Museum. Milan, OH.Weasel yarn winder at Museum of Farming Life of Pitmedden Garden. Pitmedden, Scotland.Niddy noddy for winding yarn in weavers cottage at Ulster American Folk Park. Omagh, Northern Ireland.
    Madonna of the Yarnwinder painting by Filippino Lippi at National Gallery of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Yarn spinning room at Rancho de las Golondrinas. Santa Fe, NM.Weaving supplies & tools at Stanley-Whitman House. Farmington, CT.Flax wheel & yarn winder at Joshua Hempstead House. New London, CT.
    Madonna of the Yarnwinder painting (c1501) by Filippino Lippi at National Gallery of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Yarn spinning room at Rancho de las Golondrinas. Santa Fe, NM.Weaving supplies & tools at Stanley-Whitman House. Farmington, CT.Flax wheel & yarn winder at Joshua Hempstead House. New London, CT.
    Spinning wheel & yarn preparation devices at Silas Deane House. Wethersfield, CT.Flax wheel & yarn winder at Old Stone House. Washington, DC.Spinning wheel at Hoxie House. Sandwich, MA.Spinning wheels in Garrison house at Woodman Museum. Dover, NH.
    Spinning wheel & yarn preparation devices at Silas Deane House. Wethersfield, CT.Flax wheel & yarn winder at Old Stone House. Washington, DC.Spinning wheel at Hoxie House. Sandwich, MA.Spinning wheels in Garrison house at Woodman Museum. Dover, NH.
    Throstle yarn spinning frame winding machine at Boott Cotton Mills. Lowell, MA.


    Throstle yarn spinning frame winding machine (c1839) at Boott Cotton Mills. Lowell, MA.


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