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Two-piece spool swift:
A Bluster Bay exclusive!

The two-piece swift operates much like a traditional squirrel-cage swift. The pieces can be clamped to any vertical surface such as a bookcase side or the edge of an open door. They can be attached at any distance apart to accommodate skeins of any length.

Their design in based on tiny, antique swifts used in the era before machine-produced sewing and embroidery threads. They were designed to hold very small skeins and clamp horizontally, side by side, on the edge of a counter or table. They were variously referred to as clamp reels, silk reels, and spool swifts.

Because Bluster Bay spool swifts are considerably larger and designed to hold yarn in addition to thread, they work best when clamped vertically rather than horizontally so that skeins will not sag between spools. However, they may be used successfully in a horizontal orientation for skeins with a very small diameter.

BLUSTER BAY SPOOL SWIFT

• Each piece measures about 13 inches from clamp to finial
• Very little space is needed for operation or storage – perfect for the smallest workspace
• Accommodates lightweight skeins of any length

• Bluster Bay Spool Swift – $225.00

Spool swifts are made from a variety of domestic and imported hardwoods. Currently we are offering swifts made from your choice of:

• Black cherry
• Black walnut
• White ash
• Rock maple

We also have small quantities of other, more unusual woods that can be incorporated into small parts such as handles and finials, as shown in this photograph.

Please visit our wood list for descriptions and photographs of the woods we currently use.

Bluster Bay spool swifts are hand-made and each is one-of-a-kind. They are only available directly from Bluster Bay Woodworks. Please see our ordering information.