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Yarn Winder

Fail

Demand is soft, at -43.8% this quarter, so Yarn Winder is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 3,831 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −5 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£127K/yr221K searches / yr
90-day growth
-43.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
67%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 24 sellers

Flapen Score

Yarn Winder against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Yarn Winder is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Yarn Winder market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Yarn Winder 221K times last year and spent an estimated £127K. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

5.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 221K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -43.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £127K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
221K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-43.8%
Conversion, latest week
5.1%
Market size, estimated
£127Ka year
Peak month
December2.9× the quietest month
Top search term
yarn winder115K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.20.

Listings sell for £11.20 on average, from £6.94 to £25.56. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £11.20 that is £3K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.20under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.94–£25.56
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£6K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #943 within Art & Craft Supplies. It carries 415 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
7.3%
Average rank
#943in Art & Craft Supplies
Average rating
4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
415per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top Yarn Winder products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£13K£25K£38K£51K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

24%

  • SPEENSUN38%
  • Yerdos9%
  • wysyzf8%
  • U/B7%
  • Knewmart7%
  • RRigo6%

Demand

Yarn Winder search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Search terms

Top Yarn Winder search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • yarn winder115K/yr
  • wool winder43K/yr
  • yarn spinner21K/yr
  • yarn ball winder15K/yr
  • yarn winder for wool4K/yr
  • wool winder uk10K/yr
  • wool spinner5K/yr
  • wool winder knitting uk3K/yr
  • yarn winder for crochet5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Yarn Winder

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Strength15%−0.10

It doesnt feel very sturdy when you start

Feels a little flimsy

The winder is quite flimsy

Durability13%−0.15

did break after first use

I dont know how long it will last

just kept falling over

Size-Overall11%−0.05

Hole in the middle is big

Not fit for purpose

Fairly small compared to some I've seen

Functionality-Overall6%−0.06

Rubbish, didn't work at all

Locking Mechanism6%−0.08

Can't secure to table

Love

Ease Of Use21%+1.08

Easy to use

This is so quick and easy to use, I love how it is easy to set up and use

The machine is super easy to use

Value For Money18%+0.86

Good for the money

Excellent value

Worth the money

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%+1.19

As shown

Works exactly as described

Just what I need

Quality-Overall13%+0.16

Excellent product

Good quality

Great item

Strength9%−0.10

It is stable

Feels sturdy

This yarn winner is quite sturdy

Return

1.4% Return rate 11% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall34%▅▄▆▇█▁

Rubbish, didn't work at all

Defective Material/Parts12%▂▁▂▄▁█
Mechanism Issues8%▃█▂▁▃▁
Jamming/Clogging6%▂▅██▁▁

sometimes get jammed

Size-Overall6%▃▁▁▅▁█

Hole in the middle is big

Not fit for purpose

Fairly small compared to some I've seen

FAQ

Common Yarn Winder questions

Answered from the same tracked data.