what’s the difference between a ball winder and a swift?
Ball winder vs. swift
A swift holds a hank of yarn while you wind it…
a ball winder winds it into a center-pull ball.
You can use one without the other, but they work sooo nicely together. 
thank you sooooo much!!! that helps me alot!!!
I am sick at myself, I spent way too much on a ball winder yesterday from our over priced and less than friendly LYS, and then today I bought my swift for half price… Oh, if I could have been patient, I could have gotten the ball winder for that price too…
take it back. do you still have all the packaging and the receipt?
The LYS has a no return policy… and I already have it set up and going.