Ashford Handicrafts

Fun and easy projects. A great gift or fun holiday project for the children!

The latest additions to our needle felting kits are a super cute little sleepy Owl and some super spooky Halloween decorations.

Choose from our New Zealand wildlife series - Kiwi, Penguins, Pukeko, Seal and Tui or make an adorable beagle, 3 beautiful butterfly brooches, iconic sheep or cute panda. Get creative and create your own handmade pure wool festive ornaments to hang on your tree. Everything you need is included in the kits with full colour instructions.

Needle felt a super cute panda. Kit includes full step-by-step instructions, a felting needle, fibre and the needle felting foam. Needle felting is a wonderful creative activity for children and adults alike.

Panda kit contains: Step-by-step instructions, Ashford Corriedale wool sliver, needle felting foam, felting needle. Finished Panda size:11cm (4ins) high x 7cm (3ins) wide

Fun and easy projects. A great gift or fun holiday project for the children!

The latest additions to our needle felting kits are a super cute little sleepy Owl and some super spooky Halloween decorations.

Choose from our New Zealand wildlife series - Kiwi, Penguins, Pukeko, Seal and Tui or make an adorable beagle, 3 beautiful butterfly brooches, iconic sheep or cute panda. Get creative and create your own handmade pure wool festive ornaments to hang on your tree. Everything you need is included in the kits with full colour instructions.

Introducing our "New Zealand Wildlife" needle felting kit series. These kits include full step-by-step instructions, a felting needle, fibre and the needle felting foam. Needle felting is a wonderful creative activity for children and adults alike. Collect all Five.

Penguins kit contains: Step-by-step instructions, Ashford Corriedale wool sliver, needle felting foam, felting needle. Finished size: 12cm (4¾ins) high x 7.5cm (3ins) wide 

Fun and easy projects. A great gift or fun holiday project for the children!

The latest additions to our needle felting kits are a super cute little sleepy Owl and some super spooky Halloween decorations.

Choose from our New Zealand wildlife series - Kiwi, Penguins, Pukeko, Seal and Tui or make an adorable beagle, 3 beautiful butterfly brooches, iconic sheep or cute panda. Get creative and create your own handmade pure wool festive ornaments to hang on your tree. Everything you need is included in the kits with full colour instructions.

Introducing our "New Zealand Wildlife" needle felting kit series. These kits include full step-by-step instructions, a felting needle, fibre and the needle felting foam. Needle felting is a wonderful creative activity for children and adults alike. Collect all Five.

Pukeko kit contains: Step-by-step instructions, Ashford Corriedale wool sliver, needle felting foam, chenille sticks, felting needle. Finished size: 20cm (8ins) high x 10cm (4ins) wide

Fun and easy projects. A great gift or fun holiday project for the children!

Kits include everything you need to make the projects apart from the Needle Felting Foam.

Finished size:
17.5cm H x 17cm W

Fun and easy projects. A great gift or fun holiday project for the children!

The latest additions to our needle felting kits are a super cute little sleepy Owl and some super spooky Halloween decorations.

Choose from our New Zealand wildlife series - Kiwi, Penguins, Pukeko, Seal and Tui or make an adorable beagle, 3 beautiful butterfly brooches, iconic sheep or cute panda. Get creative and create your own handmade pure wool festive ornaments to hang on your tree. Everything you need is included in the kits with full colour instructions.

Introducing our "New Zealand Wildlife" needle felting kit series. These kits include full step-by-step instructions, a felting needle, fibre and the needle felting foam. Needle felting is a wonderful creative activity for children and adults alike. Collect all Five.

Seal kit contains: Step-by-step instructions, Ashford Corriedale wool sliver, needle felting foam, felting needle, cotton thread. Finished size: 8cm (3ins) high x 18cm (7ins) long

Fun and easy projects. A great gift or fun holiday project for the children!

The latest additions to our needle felting kits are a super cute little sleepy Owl and some super spooky Halloween decorations.

Choose from our New Zealand wildlife series - Kiwi, Penguins, Pukeko, Seal and Tui or make an adorable beagle, 3 beautiful butterfly brooches, iconic sheep or cute panda. Get creative and create your own handmade pure wool festive ornaments to hang on your tree. Everything you need is included in the kits with full colour instructions.

Sheep kit contains: Step-by-step instructions, Ashford Corriedale wool sliver, English Leicester fleece, needle felting foam, felting needle. Finished Sheep size:10cm (4ins) high x 15cm (6ins) long

Fun and easy projects. A great gift or fun holiday project for the children!

The latest additions to our needle felting kits are a super cute little sleepy Owl and some super spooky Halloween decorations.

Choose from our New Zealand wildlife series - Kiwi, Penguins, Pukeko, Seal and Tui or make an adorable beagle, 3 beautiful butterfly brooches, iconic sheep or cute panda. Get creative and create your own handmade pure wool festive ornaments to hang on your tree. Everything you need is included in the kits with full colour instructions.

Introducing our "New Zealand Wildlife" needle felting kit series. These kits include full step-by-step instructions, a felting needle, fibre and the needle felting foam. Needle felting is a wonderful creative activity for children and adults alike. Collect all Five.

Tui kit contains: Step-by-step instructions, Ashford Corriedale wool sliver, needle felting foam, chenille sticks, felting needle. Finished size: 14cm (5½ins) high x 7cm (3ins) wide

Fun and easy projects. A great gift or fun holiday project for the children!

Turkey kit contains: Ashford Corriedale wool sliver, needle felting foam, felting needle and step-by-step instructions. Finished Turkey size:8cm (3½ins) high x 8cm (3½ins) wide

Additional flat wooden cross/warp sticks with holes for warping . Unlacquered finish.

Rigid Heddle Warp Cross Stick 80cm / 32" is available to buy in increments of 1

Rigid Heddle Warp Cross Stick 40cm / 16" is available to buy in increments of 1

Additional flat wooden cross/warp sticks with holes for warping . Unlacquered finish.

Rigid Heddle Warp Cross Stick 60cm / 24" is available to buy in increments of 1

Additional flat wooden cross/warp sticks with holes for warping . Unlacquered finish.

These wonderful little looms are inexpensive, compact and cute without sacrificing function and are for new and experienced weavers alike.

Whether you are learning to weave for the first time, want to learn new techniques or sample your wonderful yarns, this loom is fun and easy to use. Just add yarn!

Features strong handles, ratchets and clicker pawls so your warp never unwinds unintentionally and a built-in second heddle option.

• Assembly required
• FINISH: Natural unfinished
• MATERIAL: Beech hardwood
• OTHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: Cardboard warpsticks, Clamps, Learn to Weave booklet, Threading hook, Warping peg
• REED INCLUDED: 7.5dpi
• SHUTTLES INCLUDED: Two 46cm (18") stick shuttles
• WEAVING WIDTH: 25cm (10"), 40cm (16")

The new Traveller 3 design is reminiscent of the original Traveller first made back in 1977. With some great new improvements it is sure to be very popular. Listening to our customer’s feedback is an important part of our product development process, the new Traveller 3 redesign was no exception.

Traveller 3 features:

• A beautiful, classic upright castle wheel with an aesthetically designed centralized flyer location suitable for both left and right-hand spinners.
• Four speed single drive flyer with stretchy polycord drive band eliminates any flyer vibration and makes changing ratios a breeze.
• Convenient storage for wooden handle threading hook with longer hook for easier threading.
• Scotch tension for simple, smooth accurate tension adjustment.
• Built-in lazy kate (that will also accommodate Jumbo bobbins).
• The 46cm (18”) drive wheel is now heavier resulting in 20% more momentum which means even less effort required to treadle.
• Stainless steel ball bearings, polyurethane hinge and conrod joints, and double treadle for comfortable, balanced, and effortless treadling.
• Quick and easy to assemble with a compact footprint.

• ASSEMBLY: Assembly required
• BOBBIN CAPACITY: Sliding hook flyer bobbin 130g (4-5oz)
• BOBBINS INCLUDED: 3 x Sliding hook flyer bobbins
• FINISH: Factory lacquered
• MATERIAL: Beech hardwood
• ORIFICE: Standard 10mm (⅜”)
• ORIFICE HEIGHT: 80.5cm (31¾")
• SINGLE DRIVE RATIOS: 5, 7, 9, 14
• OTHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: Built-in lazy kate, Learn to Spin booklet, Wooden threading hook
• TENSION SYSTEM: Scotch tension
• WHEEL DIAMETER: 46cm (18")
• WEIGHT: 5.8kg (12¾lb)

Reeds are available for differing yarns. The 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10dpi (10, 20, 30 and 40/10cm) reeds feature the wide eye for novelty yarns. The fine 12.5dpi (50/10cm) and the NEW extra fine 15dpi (60/10) reeds are also available. Made from strong, durable nylon with Silver Beech rails.

Create interesting effects by using different weight yarns in different reed sections.

Features:

Selection of reed sections.
Wide eye for novelty yarns.
Strong, durable nylon with beech timber rails.
Available for all standard rigid heddle, knitters and sampleit looms.