Electric Vs. Manual: Yarn Winder Showdown! 

Great demo! I was searching for a large yarn winder I’ve made up my mind thanks to your tutorials I will be buying the Stanwood on Amazon. Thanks Sara!

Your yarn winder is much better. Cakes are stackable. I really like your videos. I understand your thoughts on what to make when and why you change your mind. Keep your chin up at all times . Your doing great and keeping yourself alive. I have to see your we site for purchases. Patterns even. You go girl! Your young and have lots of time left. Thank you for being you!

You have to tighten the spring and then you will get a tighter ball I have one and I love it

I have a similar yarn winder, I was not crazy about how loose it wound the cakes. I just added a twisty tie, like the ones that come on new charging cords, around the bottom of the tension bar and threaded my yarn through it first. It solved the tension problem and made the cakes tighter and smaller.

Try putting a rubber band over your yarn end on the shaft after slipping it into the slot, if the slot has widened over time.

I had never heard of this electric yarn winder until I spotted it all over the "yarn winder" pages on Amazon today. Thanks for the candid in-depth review!

I love my Starwood!!

I have one and I love mine. Everyone is entitled to the opinions

Thanks for the reminder that my Stanwood is better than the shiny new thing that I almost impulse bought just because it is electric. And now I need to cake some yarn, lol

Thank you for your review that review saved me a lot of money I like my knit pics and my Starwood

You’re excellent reviewer! I watched the entire video. My passion is knitting and I give away my stash to thrift stores and friends. Thank you👌🏽God Bless

When I start a ball I do a slip knot and one of those cheap colorful plastic stitch markers in it to always know that’s the start of the center pull. The slip knot also keeps it from sliding out of my stanwood. Thought that it might help you.

Love your honesty ❤️ ♥️ 💕

Thank you for your candid review. I just bought the Stanwood and waiting at the window for the delivery truck like a kid waiting to go to the circus. Watching you, I said, OMG that's me when you were pulling all the twists out of the e-winder cake. Whew. I returned the similar e-winder yesterday and applied $20 to my credit for the purchase of the Stanwood. If I gotta hold the tension on the e-winder, I want it tight and no interior twists that I was getting and spending a few hours untwisting. I was winding the e-cake a 2nd time for perfection. Nope all twists inside. I'm so glad I found your video and I've also discovered Stanwood is highly "5" rated wherever it is sold. Heading to your website to check your other sage advice.

I splurged and got me a stanwood for my birthday. I love it!

I have this. Works great for my 6 wt yarn. Love it❤

Well that saved me from wasting my money, i will stick to my temu one i have to do by hand xx thanks again

I would send it back hell yes!! Great video!! Tfs🎉❤

@Sarah, Hi! I came across your video. First time viewer. I really liked the purple yarn from your Michael's yarn haul.

the way the 7 weight yarn immediately flew out of the middle, right after you complimented how it stays😂

I use masbro s pink one that is on Amazon and it works well to make tight cakes and keep going despite knots, which is helpful because I could get the nuts out myself before they go in the skein. They’ve actually improved it so buying another one.

If You’re getting a a “Rope Burn” on you hand - wear a light weight glove that the yarns will slide thru maybe?

I love the Stanwood

I simply disagree with you. I love this winder using a bit of hand tension and it winds beautifully. I have a Stanward as well. Sorry you don’t like it.

I’m sticking to my regular yarn winder. They definitely need to improve these electric ones

Thank you for your video. I’m not going to get an electric winder.

I love the concept of this video! It was so interesting to watch. You know I love me a good yarn cake ☺️ I agree that the manual winder is far superior to the automatic one.

I wonder if you turn it on full speed if it would wind tighter? I prefer the tighter cake too. Wonder if you some how cut out a circle(about the size of an old 45 size record) and put over the base to make it wider if that would let more yarn cake up without going into the gears. But then again a lot to go through when you can get the Starwood that handles better. 🥰

I just bought my first yarn winder today. It's manual and people said it was great. If anyone has any tips, please let me know!

If like a sewing machine your yarn should go under and around your tensioner. Then up to the feeder. Ive thought about getting one but i rarely cake my yarn anymore. If i get another winder it'll probably be a Stanwood.

You need to tighten the spring 34:10

New to loom knitting and wonder what the benefits of rewinding yarn?

They have a ashford electric winder it’s a bit expensive it’s 550$ but it’s well worth the investment especially if you are winding yarn often , it has a actual tension winner I would compare it to the Stan wood hand cranks . They come out just as tight and compacted as the hand cranker

Instructions say there is a screw to adjust the tension. Read to the end of book for the faqs.

I like the hand crank one better they seem tighter

Yes more yarn winder

I feel like a big part of the density has to do with the angle of the center piece

I love mine and it always stops at a knot.

I will keep my Stanwood 10 oz. This one hurts my head!

Man I wish I watched this before I ordered mine

Tighten your spring

Sorry you’ve gotten such nasty comments, some people don’t know how to express their opinion in a kind way. That said, I had a similar experience to you the first time I used mine because I was expecting to tension mine as I have to with my crappy hand winder. I do love it now, I find that the middle speed is the best for my yarn. Hope youre able to troubleshoot yours and enjoy it!

There's definitely a noise difference between the two. The stanwood is a nicer sound. There is also a degree of interactivity. Like the electric one looks boring and easily screws up with knots and tension, whereas the stanwood you are involved and it keeps you engaged plus you can fix those issues as you go. Plus the drag on the electric one when it would slow down and try to strip its gears was anxiety inducing.

I think hand crack is so much better then the electric any day I know it more work. It funny when the yarn flew by off of it your face . I would be return that get my money back on it. It not save space if any thing take up to much space. Feel like. I don't like it so Squishi and not tight at all

The weird noise and slow down at max speed is because YOU’RE holding the yarn too tight feeding in. Your tension is at odds with the winder’s mechanics. Then you let the purple FLOP around on the floor, causing gapping. You have problems but it is all user error 🤷🏽‍♀️💯

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The problem is not the winder. It's you!!

The electric on suck

U started the winder way too fast….of course it flew off. Oh well. Yes u need to guide it. It winds the big yarn great! Sorry u don’t like it. Many do!!

You are doing it way too fast, and not doing the center pu,, properly

You didn’t put the rubber band on. That is why it flew off. Not everyone can afford a Stanwood. Not impressed with you.