Ashford spinning wheel

The world of spinning wheels offers many different choices regarding “travel” or “folding wheels” every wheel has its pros and cons, but here are the basics of how to fold the wheels with some help…

How to recondition, refurbish and oil an old Ashford Traditional spinning wheel. Includes links to date your wheel and troubleshooting tips.

In this blog post I write a review of the Ashford Traveller spinning wheel. My first wheel, my Trusty Traveller.

My first spinning wheel is an old Ashford traditional. Let's discuss drive ratios and different types of wheels, and you can see my first wheel-spun yarn.

In my humble opinion the Ashford Kiwi 3 is one of the best wheels currently on the market. A relatively new design it has a number of features and improvements over its predecessor (unsurprisingly known as the Kiwi 2) that make it a brilliant investment for novice and experienced spinners alike. Personally speaking I

I've found more and more that the spinning I enjoy the most is fine spinning, to create sock-weight yarns. Psychologists would probably say that this is probably due to the fact that I mostly knit with sock-weight yarn, but that's far too logical and simplistic. It feels as though I get to see a gre

– Simple remedies for when things stick or slip, or just don’t feel right (First published in Creative Fibre magazine June 2017) (Click on a photo to enlarge it) Is the yarn refusing to go i…

I first saw one of Betty Roberts’ wheels in 2007 in a Google Search. She uses exotic woods to make her double accelerator-wheel style spinning machines. What makes these wheels truly unique is that…

Spinning Wheel Maintenance - Perfection Found In Nature

An illustration and description of the individual parts of the spinning wheel.

How to Thread Your Ashford Kiwi 2: I decided to make this instructable out of pure frustration. Frustration because the brand new Ashford Kiwi 2 that my husband just got me doesn't include instructions for threading this particular style of spinning wheel. It does however come with i…

Ashford Traveller Spinning Wheel Assembly Instructions

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Hybrid warping on a rigid heddle loom – Ashford Wheels and Looms

Rappard Wee Peggy spinning wheel

New to spinning yarn? There are various factors that will help to achieve a consistent handspun yarn, which we will discuss today.

Choosing a spinning wheel can be intimidating which is why Alicia Morandi explains her thought process to make sure you find a wheel suited for you!