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Drive Band for Ashford Joy Spinning Wheel
Regular price $ 18.00 Save $ -18.00The Field Guide to Fleece: 100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers
Regular price $ 14.95 Save $ -14.95With this compact portable reference in hand, crafters can quickly and easily look up any of 100 different sheep breeds, the characteristics of their fleece, and the kinds of projects for which their fleece is best suited. Each breed profile includes a photograph of the animal and information about its origin and conservation status, as well as the weight, staple length, fiber diameter, and natural colors of its fleece. This is a great primer for beginners, and a handy guide for anyone who loves working with fleece.
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook: More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn
Regular price $ 35.00 Save $ -35.00This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece. Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa’s dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal’s fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven. The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is an artist’s handbook, travel guide, and spinning enthusiast’s ultimate reference source all in one.
Author: Deborah Robson & Carol EkariusThe Spinner’s Book of Fleece: A Breed-by-Breed Guide to Choosing and Spinning the Perfect Fiber for Every Purpose
Regular price $ 29.95 Save $ -29.95The characteristics of fleece — its structure, grease content, and fiber diameter — vary widely depending on the breed of sheep the fleece comes from. In this comprehensive guide, Beth Smith profiles 21 types of fleece, from bouncy and pliant to lacy and lightweight. A sheep-by-sheep reference describes the best way to wash and spin each fleece into rich, soft yarn. You’ll soon be confidently choosing the right fleece, spinning it to perfection, and enjoying the perfect yarn for your next fiber creation.
Authors: Beth Smith & Deborah RobsonWhite Angora Top Roving by the Ounce
Regular price $ 9.00 Save $ -9.00Incredibly Soft! Our Angora is sourced from Europe and is super soft with a wonderful matt texture.
Sold in 1 ounce increments.
Angora is considered to be a luxury fibre. The hair of the Angora rabbit is white or coloured, also long and soft, with the rabbits being kept commercially for their fur fibre. Again, the fibre consists of short fine hairs and long spiky hairs. However, in this case the long spiky hairs are considered to be an advantage and produce pleasing effects in yarns and other articles. With the longer hair having a little lustre and taking dye a little differently to the fine hair also adds to the effect. The hair is combed and clipped every three months and then graded. The clean, long, best grade commands the highest price. White fibre is considered to be the most desirable.
This fibre is luxurious being whiter than any other natural fibre. Care of this fibre is an issue, as it is known to be the most effective fibre for felting and readily felts with little effort. Therefore, if it is not cared for correctly it may result in felted garments.
Drive band for Ashford Kiwi Spinning Wheels
Regular price $ 18.00 Save $ -18.00Sliding Hook Flyer Bobbin 90mm Single Drive Lacquered
Regular price $ 20.50 Save $ -20.50Flexible Conrod Joint
Regular price $ 2.90 Save $ -2.90Yarnitecture
Regular price $ 29.95 Save $ -29.95Create your dream yarn! Discover the pleasures of designing and building custom-made yarn by spinning it yourself, choosing everything from color to feel and gauge. Jillian Morneo leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing you how to select the fiber you want, establish a foundation, and spin a beautiful yarn with the structure, texture, and color pattern that you want. In addition to teaching you the techniques you need for success, Moreno also offers twelve delicious original patterns from prominent designers, each one showcasing hand- spun yarns.
Author: Jillian Moreno.Ashford Niddy Noddy Jumbo - 2m/78" skein
Regular price $ 49.50 Save $ -49.50Spin Off Summer 2022 Magazine, Volume XLVI, Number 2
Regular price $ 9.99 Save $ -9.99The Art & Craft of Spinning Yarn
Spin Off explores the art and craft of making yarn. Each issue connects you to new and familiar voices in the handspinning community and is packed with information about fibers, tools, and traditions to inspire your creativity.
In this issue:
Join us for a deep dive into intentional texture, from smooth to slubby, silky to fuzzy. Explore ways to create, adapt, and use texture in your fibers, yarns, and finished textiles. Try creating handspun halo from four luxury fibers. Be inspired by 10 cabled-yarn variations. And learn how to avoid (or add!) slubs in your yarn.
Spin Off Spring 2022 Magazine, Volume XLVI, Number 1
Regular price $ 9.99 Save $ -9.99The Art & Craft of Spinning Yarn
Spin Off explores the art and craft of making yarn. Each issue connects you to new and familiar voices in the handspinning community and is packed with information about fibers, tools, and traditions to inspire your creativity.
In this issue: From earthy shades to ultra-saturated hues, few things excite spinners more than color. Delve into color explorations beyond the dyepot. Spin and knit a Swedish heart-warmer shawl using natural sheep colors. And discover tips for minimizing dye fading in your personal textiles.
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The Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs: Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns
Regular price $ 29.95 Save $ -29.95Discover the satisfying fun of spinning your own yarn! This step-by-step guide shows you how to create 80 distinctive yarn types, from classics like mohair bouclé to novelties like supercoils. Covering the entire spinning process, Sarah Anderson describes the unique architecture of each type of yarn and shares expert techniques for manipulating and combining fibers. Take your crafting to a new level and ensure that you have the best yarn available by spinning it yourself. Includes 64 Unique Reference Cards in a handy, take-along format to keep by your wheel for reference!
Author: Sarah AndersonAshford Wooden Threading Spinning Wheel Orifice Hook Lacquered
Regular price $ 14.95 Save $ -14.95Ashford Turkish Drop Spindle
Regular price $ 41.00 Save $ -41.00A drop spindle with removable bars for winding balls on the spindle and unique wire hook.
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I LOVE SPINNING Notions Zipper Case 5"x8"
Regular price $ 14.99 Save $ -14.99Try out a custom printed 5"x8" zipper case from Jim Spinx to organize and store away all of your essentials, stitch markers, pens, pencils, crochet hooks, row counters, heddle hooks, make-up, etc! The possibilities are endless for gifting, using, and enjoying these fun and humorous bags.
We love humor! Jim Spinx always delivers on a product that is sure to be fun, funny, thought provoking, and useful! Stand out from the crowd with whatever you use this zipper case for!
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Check out all of the designs we carry and buy one for a friend too!
Please note that while we try to create the best representation possible, color may vary slightly due to photography lighting, monitor settings, and other stuff out of our control.
Country Spinner 2 Double Treadle Lacquered
Regular price $ 949.00 Save $ -949.00Yarn Spinning with a Modern Twist by Vanessa Kroening
Regular price $ 23.95 Save $ -23.95Schacht Niddy Noddy - Cherry
Regular price $ 97.00 Save $ -97.00A Handspinner’s Joy!
The first thing you’ll notice about Schacht's Niddy Noddy is that it doesn’t look like any other you’ve seen before. That’s because we didn’t want to make just another niddy noddy. We wanted a niddy noddy that would not only be unique and handsome in style, but also give superior functionality. We’ve designed features into our niddy noddy that we know you as a handspinner will love and appreciate.
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Schacht Tensioned Collapsible Lazy Kate - Cherry Wood
Regular price $ 95.00 Save $ -95.00Schacht took physics to heart when they designed this Lazy Kate. It’s built low to the ground (no tipping over during plying), has a unique tensioning feature (no more bobbin back-spinning during plying), and accommodates up to three bobbins. It can be easily disassembled, making it easy to transport or pack — no tools required! Our Kate can be used with other spinning wheel bobbins up to 7″ in length. A Collapsible Lazy Kate comes with Schacht's Matchless wheels, it must be purchased separately with any other Schacht spinning wheel.
Note: Bobbins shown in picture are not included.
Traveller 3 Spinning Wheel Lacquered
Regular price $ 905.00 Save $ -905.00Black Shetland Top Roving
Regular price $ 8.00 Save $ -8.00Dusky Brown! Our Shetland top is light, soft and has a gentle sheen. Shetland wool is in demand for handmade textiles because of its variety of colours and adaptable quality. The wool is fine, soft and silky to the touch with a good, bulky down characteristic. 29-31mic average length of 90mm. Perfect for hand spinning, hand felting and many other craft uses.
4 ounce package.
Natural Black/Brown Color,
Micron Count 29-31,
Average Staple Length 90mm.
Bulky Bobbin - Maple
Regular price $ 78.00 Save $ -78.00All bobbins are compatible with Flatiron, Ladybug, Matchless, and Sidekick wheels. Bulky Bobbins will only fit on Bulky Plyer Flyers; all other bobbins will fit on regular and bulky flyers.
Kiwi Super Flyer Kit - Lacquered
Regular price $ 395.00 Save $ -395.00Sign up for our periodic newsletter for the latest information on classes, new product releases, discounts, and exclusive offers.