Ashford Elizabeth 30" Spinning Wheel
Ashford Elizabeth 30" Spinning Wheel
SKU: SKU: ESW30L
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- Single Treadle: Sold Out
- Double Treadle: Sold Out
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The Elizabeth 30 is the largest wheel in Ashford's range, a Saxony-style double drive with a 30 in, twelve-spoke drive wheel on ball bearings. Double drive makes a fine, firm yarn that suits fine wools and exotic fibers. It also runs in scotch tension, and the treadle pivots for a natural heel-to-toe action. It's factory lacquered, in single or double treadle.
Single or double treadle
Single treadle works well for most spinning. Double treadle is worth it if you do long sessions or like an even rhythm with less fatigue.
What's in the box
- Four lacquered double drive bobbins
- Tensioned lazy kate for holding bobbins while you ply
- Wooden threading hook, a bottle of oil and Ashford's Learn to Spin booklet
| Wheel diameter | 30 in, for momentum between strokes |
| Ratios | 10.5, 13.5 and 18:1, and 22:1 bobbin lead |
| Orifice | 3/8 in |
| Orifice height | 27 1/4 in, lower than an upright castle wheel |
| Maiden bar | Adjusts sideways for flyer alignment and tension |
| Bobbin capacity | 100g (3 to 4 oz) |
| Weight | 11.3kg (25 lb) |
| Finish | Factory lacquered beech. Assembly required |
Spare bobbins and upgrade flyers
It ships with the Double Drive Flyer, which takes the double drive Standard Bobbin, and spares are the same bobbin.
- The double drive Sliding Hook Flyer fills evenly and takes the double drive Sliding Hook Flyer Bobbin.
- The double drive Sliding Hook Jumbo Flyer suits bulky yarn and takes the double drive Jumbo Bobbin.
- The High Speed Double Drive Adapter Kit adds faster ratios for finer yarn.
- Ships free in the contiguous United States
- 30 day returns on unused products
- Service and repair in-house at our Spokane, Washington shop, with a dedicated wheel-repair tech
- Try it in our shop, call ahead so we can have it ready
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Frequently Asked Questions
Scotch tension adjusts the drive band and the brake separately, so it's the easier one to set up. Double drive has one adjustment and a narrower sweet spot, and once it's set, its lighter pull breaks a fine single far less often.
A bigger, heavier wheel carries more momentum between treadle strokes, so it keeps turning with less effort. That steady speed gives you more control over twist on fine fibers.
Yes, if they're Ashford double drive bobbins. The Elizabeth 30 ships with the double drive flyer, and that's the bobbin it takes.
Yes. The double drive Sliding Hook Jumbo Flyer fits the Elizabeth, comes with a jumbo flyer bearing for the front of the wheel, and takes the double drive Jumbo Bobbin.