I bought a shuttle but it has no pirns!  Does anyone use this end feed shuttle and know what size or brand of pirn that will work with it?

https://www.etsy.com/transaction/133563390

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Wed, 06/05/2013 - 01:03

Sara von Tresckow

You will need to supply a manufacturer and/or model to determine what size pirn will work. There may be something out there, but there is a reason that these old shuttles are out there for little money. Often the pirns used are long out of production and nowhere to be found.

Wed, 06/05/2013 - 01:37

bittersweetinsanity

All the information is in the link I posted in the OP.  It's a Southern Industrial 16" open bottom flying shuttle.  It is imprinted with SOUTHERN EC A-731.  I called the Woolery and they offered to have me ship it to them and have it fitted with a pirn, but wondering if someone was using one and knew of an existing prin that would fit.

Wed, 06/05/2013 - 01:39

Sara von Tresckow

Send it to the Woolery - there was no standardization of pirns for this type of shuttle. Their offer is about as good as you'll find.

Wed, 06/05/2013 - 13:29

gailc

I have several southern end feed shuttles model 4-434.  The cardboard pirns are 7 1/2 inches long and slightly tapered from an inside diameter of 3/8" at the bottom to 1/4 inch at the top.  I have a bunch of them somewhere (I have just been rewinding on the one that I know where it is) and can send you one to see if that fits your shuttle.

The green thread that you see on the upper shuttle is an attempt to tension the yarn as it comes out of the shuttle.  I have never been able to find an adjustment on the shuttles - Katie Meek came up with this solution at a workshop I took with her. 

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 12:57

blanketweave

I have several of these. How are people using them? With fly shuttle set up? as they are angled, I don't know how comfortable they be to throw by hand.
Sat, 06/14/2014 - 00:41

sandra.eberhar…

Bluster Bay shuttles have a similar asymetric design and are very comfortable to use: BUT- they are very rounded and smooth.  I would say that these look like they were designed for a fly shuttle, but they don't have steel ends.

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 12:33

sandra.eberhar…

All your link says is that it's ended.  Nothing else.

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 14:30

mneligh

I've found that both on my electric and manual bobbin winders, I can use a piece of paper, stiff cloth, or corn husk under the yarn and transfer the paper and yarn directly to a shuttle.  This also works with the cops from spindles.  It's a trick I learned using corn husks on a walking wheel, and then transferring the spun yarn directly to shuttle and loom.

Just make sure that the edges of the paper are not covered.

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 14:36

jlread (not verified)

It did have metal tips so it was clearly for a fly shuttle device.