Lazy Kates

A lazy kate is a device which holds your bobbins of yarn while plying to help prevent you from ending up with a tangled mess. Lazy kates are also useful for storing empty bobbins.

Some lazy kates come with a tensioning device such as a brake band. Tensioned lazy kates are a bit easier to use than untensioned ones, because they help prevent your bobbins from spinning backwards when you’re trying to ply.

Any current eBay auctions for lazy kates will be displayed below. Click a picture or description for more information or to place your bid.

louet-extended-lazy-kate-&-4-bobbins-for-spinning-wheel LOUET EXTENDED LAZY KATE & 4 BOBBINS FOR SPINNING WHEEL
US $109.00
End Date: Sunday Nov-23-2008 15:26:36 PST
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lazy-kate-for-plying-w-spinning-wheel Lazy Kate for plying w/ Spinning Wheel
US $26.00 (4 Bids)
End Date: Sunday Nov-23-2008 15:26:58 PST
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lazy-kate-plying-spinning-winder Lazy Kate, plying, spinning, winder
US $34.90
End Date: Wednesday Nov-26-2008 18:37:03 PST
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When buying a lazy kate, you’ll want to make sure that it holds enough bobbins for the yarn you like to make. For example, if you often make three-ply yarn, you’ll want to make sure the lazy kate holds at least three bobbins.