I have been searching for a way to have a portable, small way to do this without having to spend $100 or more for a bobbin winder. I tried a couple different things that worked but still not what I wanted - fast and smooth.
On Ravelry, I found a post about someone using a small battery operated smoothie hand blender. I had one in a drawer (aren't junk drawers - great!). I had had this blender for about 10 years - it had the same batteries in it that I put in orginally. Thankgoodness they had not leaked but they actually stilled worked.
I had to cut the curved ends off the ends so they would fit in the middle of the bobbin. The bobbin fit snugly on the wands - started the chenille yarn - and WOW, I worked! Fast, smooth - all the things I needed.
And I still have one wand intacked - so I can still use it in a protein shake if I wanted to!
It has a storage case and be stored in a little drawer by my chair - I can easily put it in my bag to carry it with my rigid heddle if I want to take it with me.
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