Yarn winder

Description

Niddy noddy yarn winder, of wood, from Achiltinnie, Ross-shire, probably made sometime between 1940 and 1972

Museum reference

X.2019.372

Collection

Domestic Life

Object name

Yarn winder

Date

1940 - 1972

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Wooden niddy noddy, with woolen yarn still in place, consisting of a shaft with a handle at either end. Hand carved shaft includes a hand grip in the centre.

Associations

Achiltinnie, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, Northern Europe