Product Overview
Fiber Artist Supply Co. Yarn Swift
The Yarn Swift is our flagship product since 2008 and continues to be a favorite among fiber artists!
Key Features:
- Durable Design: Built with a sealed metal ball bearing system for stability, unlike other wooden drives that can wear and become wobbly quickly.
- Quality Materials: Crafted from maple and cabinet-grade plywood, ensuring longevity without the high cost of umbrella-style swifts.
- Versatile Use: Ideal for winding and unwinding yarn, even from the floor! It also doubles as a light duty skein winder, accommodating skeins of 24", 36", 48", 60", or 72" circumference with adjustable pegs.
- Secure Base: Equipped with Made in USA rubber feet to prevent slipping during use.
What’s Included:
- Maple Yarn Swift
- Hex wrenches (5mm, 4mm, & 3/32”)
- 6 Hardwood Dowels
Handcrafted in our Cincinnati, OH workshop. Yarn not included.
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5 A good investment for committed fiber artists
Posted by Kipp on 4th Mar 2024
This swift is wonderful. I got it together with the jumbo maple ball winder, and they are a perfect pair.
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5 Smoothest running swift!
Posted by Alison Veale on 24th Apr 2021
Love using this swift. Runs smoothly without clamping to table, yarn doesn't catch as much as on umbrella style swifts
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5 Love this Swift
Posted by Juliann on 28th Sep 2017
I am so happy with this swift. My umbrella swift was 7 or 8 years old and the string connections were fraying. It was also hard to find a long enough straight edge to set the swift and my ball winder in tandem. This swift has no wooden surfaces binding so it moves effortlessly. Thank you for such a simple engineered swift.
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5 Wonderful Amish Yarn Swift
Posted by Susan W on 8th Jun 2017
I had been looking over a year for a swift. My sister had the one with the wooden legs. This one with the ball bearings is wonderful. Very smooth and easy to use. Customer service is excellent! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this swift.
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5 Great "Amish" Yarn Swift
Posted by Karen Hoyt on 30th Aug 2016
I wrote on Ravelry.com how I was tired of winding yarn from the backs of 2 chairs put together. A woman I don't even know saw my post and gave me this site and told me she had ordered one of these swifts and she loved it. I took her advice after seeing the price and how low it was as many of the umbrella types start at $50 or higher. For only $2 more I bought the larger swift. It arrived within 4-5 days and I set it up so easily and the yarn also winded so easily it was ridiculous! (I already owned a plastic ball winder) My boyfriend decided to "help" by holding the yarn as it went from the swift to the ball winder to keep the tension even. He was very impressed as was I as to the quality of this swift. The wood is sanded smooth and there was no snagging of the yarn anywhere on the swift. The ball bearings made the swift move very smoothly. If you are thinking of getting a yarn swift I highly recommend this one from this company. There is even a tutorial as to how to set up and use the swift. No more using the backs of chairs for me! Thank you Mr. Hale for a wonderful product! When I can afford it the maple ball winder is on my Christmas wish list!
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5 Bigger than expected
Posted by Davonna on 19th Nov 2013
The swift greatly exceed expectations. I've never owned one before and I am so glad I found this company to get this one. Others just don't compare in price or reviews. Excellent job Timothy!
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5 Great Product!
Posted by Cathy on 8th Nov 2013
Ordered this swift and it arrived in only two days. Simple, well made design, easy to set up and put away. Smooth operation, sturdy construction with no tipping right from the start. I have seen similar designs for much higher prices, but the quality and price of this product can't be beat.
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5 perfect
Posted by Marianne Greenberg on 13th Sep 2013
exactly what i wanted. sturdy, easy to pack away, affordable. i'm glad i got the bigger size since i needed it a few times now.
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5 love it!
Posted by Elizabeth on 14th Jul 2013
This is a perfect swift. Works smoothly and without any issues. Great price, great product. Contemplating buying a second to more easily re-skein yarn that I'm dying. Its even made locally to me. Can't get better than that!
