Why did "we" design a
Niddy Noddy?
Virtually every Niddy Noddy that
Nancy has ever owned, either broke or fell apart during use. Some of these units were
very attractive and you could tell that a craftsperson had put a lot of time into
the appearance of the unit. Unfortunately, the prettier they were, the
weaker they were sometimes.
Some of the units were very plain and tried
to perform the basic Niddy Noddy functions. However, regardless of whether
they were pretty or plain, expensive or inexpensive, most either failed to
solidly stay together, broke, or simply fell apart. Many times, this was due to the
fact that the designer relied on connecting two pieces of wood together
based on a friction fit. Wood changes significantly with the humidity level,
unfortunately, and many wood joints will not consistently hold under
different environmental conditions. We have avoided these problems in our
design because we use wood to do what wood is good for, and then we rely on
steel to hold things together.
Although our unit has hand turned cross-arms, we have not
spent an excessive amount of time or cost on making them look elegant.
Even though the design of our unit is attractive, you will
not see any unnecessary turnings. Instead we focused on providing a highly
functional unit which will last a long time and will not fail to perform its
intended function.
The unit has an oil finish which
properly protects the wood.
The unit is made from 1" diameter birch hardwood which is
turned on a lathe to achieve the right taper. Because we paid special
attention to the potential failure points (the cross-arms), we designed the
unit to have the maximum 1" thickness at the critical connection point -
where the cross-arms meet the handle. The design of the cross-arms is capable
of taking the various stresses of the yarn as it wraps around the Niddy
Noddy.
Lengths - Some of the units on the market can only measure one or two of the
required skein lengths. Our unit will measure all of the lengths required
for competition: 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 yards. Plus, you can make a smaller 27" sample
length. We have extended the product line by offering a 34" long handle
which allows the user to make a 4 yard skein. The beauty of this long handle
is that the same cross-arms and ball knobs that are used in the standard
unit giving this 4 yard
Niddy Noddy great strength which is really important when you have such a
long lever effect.
As a result of the shortcomings of what we had seen and
used, we developed Nancy's Niddy Noddy to meet all of the requirements for a
well designed Niddy Noddy. Then we designed a sturdy denim zippered sack to
hold all of the parts. We put a handle on it and a snap hook so you can
connect it to your wheel or other item. What good is a Niddy Noddy if you
cannot carry it easily when you travel with your wheel?
Easy Start - a special groove is cut into the handles so that the user
can attach their yarn when starting a skein. Something that has typically
been absent from other Niddy Noddies.
We think that Nancy's Niddy
Noddy™ solves the Niddy Noddy problems
that Nancy had experienced during her initial years of spinning. Why don't
you be the judge? We promise that
our Nancy's Niddy Noddy™ will do for making skeins, what our Katie a-Go-Go™ Lazy
Kate did for plying yarn. They both have set a new standard for spinning
equipment accessories.Niddy Noddy with Case $49.99
4 Yard add-on Handle $14.99
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Visit our Lazy
Kate page
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See our WPI
Tool Kit
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See our Spindler's
Sack
Please send us any
questions that you have - Send us
a question about our Niddy Noddy
