Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheel
Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheel
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- Single Drive Natural: Available to ship
- Single Drive Lacquered: Available to ship
- Double Drive Natural: Available to ship
- Double Drive Lacquered: Available to ship
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The Ashford Traditional has been a favorite for over 90 years, a Saxony-style wheel with a horizontal flyer, built to last. It comes single drive or double drive, natural or lacquered, and every option includes a lazy kate and four bobbins. It's best set up as a stationary wheel rather than toted around. A double drive can also be run as single drive, so it's the flexible pick if you're not sure which to choose.
What's in the box
- Four 100g (3 to 4 oz) bobbins to match the drive you choose
- Lazy kate
- Wooden threading hook and Ashford's Learn to Spin booklet
Specifications
| Ratios, single drive | 7, 9, 12 and 17:1, scotch tension |
| Ratios, double drive | 7.5, 9.5 and 13:1, plus 16:1 bobbin lead |
| Wheel diameter | 22 in |
| Orifice | 3/8 in |
| Orifice height | 27 1/4 in |
| Size, assembled | 32 in wide, 14 1/4 in long, 33 in high |
| Weight | 8kg (17 1/2 lb) |
| Material | Beech hardwood, natural or lacquered. Assembly required |
Spare bobbins and upgrade flyers
The single drive wheel ships with the Standard Flyer [FLYR] and four Standard Bobbins [SB], the double drive with the Double Drive Flyer [DDFW] and four double drive bobbins [DDB]. Spares are the Standard Bobbin for your drive.
- Sliding Hook Flyers [SHF, SHFDD] fill evenly and take 3 1/2 in Sliding Hook Flyer Bobbins [SHFB, SHFDDB].
- Jumbo versions [SHFJ, SHFJDD] suit bulky yarn and take Jumbo Bobbins [JB, JDDB].
- The Quill Spindle [QS] spins yarn of any thickness from its tip and doesn't use a bobbin.
- Double drive can add the High Speed Double Drive set [HSDDW] and High Speed Bobbin [HSDDB] for finer yarn.
Please contact us with any questions or concerns regarding your order at (509) 536-7746 or [email protected].
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- 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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