Bluster Bay End-feed Boat Shuttles with Hook & Eye

For perfect selvedges and speedy weaving, many weavers prefer end-feed boat shuttles. These boat shuttles use special end-feed bobbins called pirns that do not spin. Rather, the yarn is released off the end of the stationary pirn, through a tensioning device and then out the side of the shuttle. We offer end-feed shuttles with two different tensioning systems: The Honex tensioner really excels with smooth, evenly spun yarns in a wide range of sizes from very fine silk to 3/2 perle cotton. Our traditional hook and eye tensioner works well with handspun or slubby yarns as well as most commercially spun yarn. HOOK & EYE TENSIONED END-FEED BOAT SHUTTLES are simple to thread and adjust require no tools for tension adjustment are lightweight and well balanced handle a wide range of yarn types and weights are available in three lengths with either open or closed bottoms. 11″ End-Feed Boat Shuttles Designed for customers who desire a smaller, lighter weight end-feed shuttle th