Ashford Accessories
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Maintenance Kit - Essential Parts: This handy kit contains everything you will need to keep your wheel in top working order for many years to come. Includes: non staining oil, threading hook, tension spring, flyer hooks, conrod connector, brake and drive bands. We recommend you oil your wheel before every use. -- Identify which wheel you are ordering for. | $16.10 |
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Upright Lazy Kate, the spinner's favorite. | $17.75 |
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Elizabeth Lazy Kate, elegant design. | $27.00 |
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Precision Lazy Kate, with tension band for advanced plying | $32.50 |
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Niddy Noddy Wind yarn directly from your bobbin into 1.5m (5 ft.) skeins. Tapered ends for easy skein removal. |
$13.90 |
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Mini Niddy
Noddy This cute little Niddy Noddy makes a 24" (60cm) skein. The clever design allows you to slip the two halves apart so it can fit into your spinning basket for easy portability. Comes in a nice lacquer finish. |
$15.95 |
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Ball Winder This nifty gadget converts skeins into balls. Clamp it to the table and wind the handle to pull the yarn from the skeiner and wind it into handy little balls, all ready for knitting!. |
$36.65 |
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Drum Carder:
Card 50g (2 oz) batts. Adjustable drums to suit all fibres. Clamps and awl included. Choose from 72 point or 36 point. Use 72 point for fine fleeces and 36 point for stronger fleece types. |
Fine - $395.00 Coarse - $385.00 |
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The Student Handcarders are strong and will handle hard wear. | $52.00 |
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The new Mini Handcarders will help those tired wrists. | $47.50 |
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The Standard Handcarders have a fine cloth for fine fibres (108 point) and a coarse cloth for stronger fibres (72 point). | Fine - $55.25 Coarse - $52.50 |
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The Flick Carder is the ideal companion. Take a spinning wheel, a fleece and a flick carder and you have the perfect set for turning fleece into yarn. | $14.50 |
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High Speed Double
Drive Adapter Kit:
Contains 4 high speed bobbins and whorl. Ratios 14, 17.5:1, & 22:1 bobbin lead. For Traditional. |
$131.50 |
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Jumbo Double
Drive Flyer Unit: Extra large orifice and bobbins. Simply attach this flyer unit to the top of your existing maiden bar. Kit contains a Jumbo Double Drive Flyer and large whorl, four jumbo bobbins and a front upright. Ratios 4.9:1, 5.7:1 & 9.6:1 bobbin lead. Works with the Elizabeth, Traditional, Traveller (please specify wheel) |
$127.00 |
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KIWI JUMBO
FLYER UNIT Extra large orifice and bobbins. Simply attach this flyer unit to the top of your existing maiden bar. Kit contains a jumbo flyer and large whorl, three jumbo bobbins and a jumbo bearing. Bobbin capacity 225gms (8oz). Ratios 4 & 5:1. |
$83.50 |
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KIWI HIGH SPEED ADAPTER KIT Kit contains a high speed whorl and polycord drive belt. Ratios 11 & 14:1 |
$21.00 |
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DOUBLE TREADLE
KIT: Convert your wheel to double treadle, allowing hands-free spinning with both feet. Kit includes treadle boards, conrods, double treadle crank and full instructions. For Traditional, Traveller, Elizabeth 2, & Country Spinner Wheels (please specify wheel.) |
$115.00 (unfinished) $125.00 (Lacquered) |
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LACE FLYER UNIT: Individually balanced flyer with ratios of 12.5, 16.5, 24.5, 32.5:1. Small 7mm (5/16") orifice, 3 large core bobbins included. Need to specify whether or not it is for a single or double drive unit. Works with Traveller and Traditional (please specify wheel). |
$186.50 |
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QUILL
SPINDLE: Replace the flyer on your wheel and enjoy the ancient art of quill spinning. Rations 14.0:1, 19.0:1, 26.5:1 FLAX DISTAFF Spin linen and flax. A great decorative attachment. (Specify type of wheel) |
Quill - $58.00 Distaff $72.50 |
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KIWI SKEINER HOLDER:
This ingenious skeiner allows you to wind your beautiful hand made yarn straight from the bobbin into a skein. Conveniently holds 1.5m (5 ft.) skeins made on the Niddy Noddy. Note: The skeiner is now made "free standing" ONLY! |
$80.00 |
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The Carry Bag (for the Joy Wheel): Dark blue canvas with padding and nylon lining to protect your wheel. Pockets - one inside and two outside will store your mini - carders, fiber and niddy noddy. | $115.00 |
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The Ashford Book of Spinning: All aspects of spinning, including selection and preparation of wool, carding, using fibers, spinning techniques and all types of Ashford spinning wheels and accessories are included in this comprehensive book by Anne Field. Exciting projects for your handspun yarn are shown in full color. Also contains an introduction to dyeing and felting wool. 152 pages, 120 photographs. Available in English and Japanese language. | $25.95 |
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The Ashford Book of Dyeing: This is a comprehensive, clearly written introduction to the world of color for the compete beginner through to the advanced dyer. Author Ann Milner includes extensive sections on dyeing wool, silk, felt and handmade paper, natural dyes, batik and microwave dyeing. Illustrated throughout including color plates of value charts and graduated triangles displaying the wide color range available through percentage mixing of dyes. 176 pages with over 90 photographs and diagrams. | $28.95 |
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The Ashford
Book of Rigid Heddle Weaving --
Author: Rowena Hart International weaving teacher, Rowena Hart, shows you how you can create exciting, beautiful garments and crafts - all on the simple two harness loom. In the book she guides you step-by-step through the many techniques, showing just how easy it is to make your woven creations come alive through colour and texture. Be inspired by Rowena, who has worked with weavers from many cultures in her role as Education and Marketing Manager of Ashford Handicrafts Ltd. Also known as the Rigid Heddle, this loom is simple to use, light and compact. It will produce fabrics and tapestries to delight you - whether you are a novice or experienced weaver. |
$23.95 |
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The Ashford
Book of Textiles and Towels
-- Author: Elsa Krogh Elsa Krogh is a master weaver and teacher living in the north of Denmark. Towels are wonderful projects for the loom. For beginners there is a consolation that a towel will do its job even if the weaving is slightly irregular and the edges are not quite straight. For advance weavers, weaving towels is an excellent way to test unusual colour combinations, new yarns and interesting techniques. Weaving in the Scandinavian tradition. |
$11.50 |
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The Ashford
Book of Weaving for Knitters:
Author Rowena Hart For weavers and knitters, an all-new project book with 25 stunning scarves. Sixty-five, full colour pages with easy and inspirational projects. This project book uses a selection of fabulous knitting yarns available from yarn stores everywhere and featuring the exciting, new, portable Ashford Knitters Loom – a great combination for weavers and knitters on the go. |
$19.75 |
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The Ashford
Book of Projects for the Eight-Shaft Loom:
Author: Elsa Krogh Available November 2005. Elsa Krogh is a master weaver and teacher living in the north of Denmark. This book contains a variety of techniques from twill variations in the Scandinavian tradition to multishaft summer-&-winter and modern backed weaves. The new owner of an eight shaft loom and the experienced weaver will both find inspiration and challenges in this collection of placemats, towels, shawls, wallhangings, and suit material |
$10.95 |