Yarn winder

Description

Niddy noddy yarn winder, of wood, possibly from Ross-shire, probably made between 1950 and around 1972

Museum reference

X.2019.373

Collection

Domestic Life

Object name

Yarn winder

Date

1950 - 1980

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Wooden niddy noddy, with woolen yarn still in place, consisting of a shaft with a handle at either end.

Associations

Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, Northern Europe