Majacraft Aura Spinning Wheel

The Majacraft Aura is unlike anything else in the shop. Handcrafted in New Zealand from native Rimu with a solid bamboo drive wheel, each one is individually numbered, assembled, and tested by hand before it leaves the workshop. It is not mass production. It is a small family operation doing one thing extraordinarily well, and it shows in every detail. The finish is immaculate. The action is quiet and smooth. In person, people stop and stare.

Developed in collaboration with spinner, teacher, and author Lexi Boeger, known widely as Pluckyfluff, the Aura was designed from the ground up to handle everything. The modified double drive system runs two completely independent drive bands, one polycord driving the flyer, one non-stretchy Dacron driving the bobbin. That split is what gives you precise control over how the yarn draws onto the bobbin. You tell this wheel what you want, and it listens.

The hybrid jumbo flyer carries that versatility through to the orifice. The delta holds fine and coiled yarns perfectly still while you work. When you are ready to spin big, bypass the delta entirely and feed straight through the large halo ring. From cobweb laceweight to the most heavily textured art yarn you can imagine, the Aura handles it without complaint and without changing a single setting.

The folding handle collapses for transport, with bumpers that keep the spinning head clear of the pedals as it folds down and handle stops that control its range of movement. The handle position is adjustable, so you can set it where your spinning sits most comfortably, and an acrylic slider protects the wheel while you adjust the head. Light enough to carry to your favorite chair, substantial enough to know you are sitting in front of something serious.

What's Included

• Aura Hybrid Flyer with Dual-Function Orifice
• Aura flyer pulley (three ratios) and Aura bobbin pulley (two positions)
• Three Jumbo Hand-Turned Wooden Bobbins
• Green polycord flyer band, the Suzie / Aura / Luna Drive Band
• Black Dacron bobbin band, the Aura Bobbin Drive Band

Specifications

• Wood: New Zealand Rimu; Solid Bamboo Drive Wheel
• Finish: Hard-Wearing Pre-Catalysed Lacquer
• Drive System: Modified Double Drive
• Drive Bands: Polycord (Flyer) and Dacron (Bobbin)
• Treadle: Double Treadle
• Bearings: Sealed Roller Bearings Throughout
• Hinges: Special Majacraft Cast Hinges
• Fixings: JCB Bolts Through Most Structural Connections
• Handle: Folding, Position-Adjustable, With Handle Stops
• Compatibility: All Majacraft Flyers; Wood Bobbins Post-April 2010; Latest Standard and Jumbo Plastic Bobbins
• Weight: Approximately 16.5 lbs (7.5 kg)
• Drive Wheel Diameter: 13 In (330mm)
• Orifice Height: 29.5 In (750mm)
• Folded Height: 21.7 In (550mm)
• Handedness: Left and Right Handed

Flyer Ratios

The Aura's three flyer ratios cover more ground than they might appear to at first glance. On a scotch tension wheel, the ratio does most of the work of controlling both twist and take-up together, which is why a wider ratio range is necessary. On the Aura, the bobbin drive handles take-up completely independently, so even the slowest flyer ratio can produce fine laceweight yarn by dialing the bobbin tension down to almost nothing and letting twist accumulate freely. You are not choosing from three speeds so much as three starting points, each with a full range of take-up adjustment built in.

The bobbin drive adds two additional groove positions plus infinite tension adjustment via the tension knob.

Optional Add-Ons

Expand your Aura with Majacraft's range of compatible accessories:

• Overdrive Head - Aura (for extremely bulky and heavily textured art yarn)
• Universal Tensioned Lazy Kate or Travelling Kate (for dedicated plying setups)
• Wheel Skeiner (attaches to the flyer shaft to wind skeins directly from the wheel)
• Niddy Noddy (for winding handspun into skeins by hand)
• Lace Kit (optional whorl and flyer combination for dedicated fine and laceweight spinning)

Made in New Zealand. Coveted everywhere else.