Even better prices from Sanday Spinners, when you buy specified Ashford items together. ASHS006 – Joy
The Joy wheel comes in a variety of options. It is available with a single treadle or double treadle and both models are available priced with or without the carry-bag.
The carry-bag may also be purchased separately.
The Joy wheel is used by Gill and Sarah – please look out for our equipment report, coming soon.
ASHSA003 – Drum Carder
Fibre preparation made easy!
With these drum carders you can card and blend fibres and colours quickly and efficiently.
We have found the Ashford drum carders to be indispensible and most members of the Sanday Spinners now own at least one. Highly recommended.
Select your option from the drop down box when ordering
- Fine - 72 point for finer wools & exotic fibres.
- Coarse – 36 point for stronger wools or fibre with more vegetable matter to remove.
Your drum carder comes assembled and lacquered, ready to use.
Special Offer - buy a Packer Brush with your drum carder and receive a discount.
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Features
- 2 ratios for control
- adjustable drums for all fibres
- lacquered and assembled
- clamps and awl included
- quick and easy to remove handle
Specifications
- Batt size 60 x 20cm (24 x 8ins)
- Makes up to a 65gm (2¼oz) batt
- Weight only 5kg (11lb)
ASHW001 – Table Loom 4 shaft
Special Offer: Buy a stand and treadles at the same time as your loom and receive a discount
Popular because they are portable, easy to use and so versatile, the Ashford table looms are in demand with both beginner and experienced weavers. Sanday Spinner Beth has a 4 Shaft table loom with additional stand.
- 3 weaving widths available
- overhead beater for best weaving shed
- castle folds flat for easy transport
- lacquered
The four shaft looms fold flat, even with your weaving in place, making them ideal for taking to workshops or guild meetings. The overhead beater, with automatic bounce back, gives a wonderful shed and even beating. Levers are within easy reach for comfortable weaving. Each shaft can be lifted simply and quickly and is independent enabling a wide variety of patterns to be woven. The solid Silver Beech hard wood is lacquered for long-lasting good looks. Non-slip rubber feet give extra stability. Swedish stainless steel reed and lightweight Texsolv heddles are included.
There is a wide range of accessories available.
A kit is available to upgrade the 4 shaft loom to an 8 shaft.
Please see here for table loom stands.
Stainless reeds in other dpi sizes are available separately. If you would like to purchase reeds with your loom as a single purchase, please contact us first as we may be able to reduce the combined purchase price for you.
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Specifications
- Stainless steel reed 10dpi (40/10cm)
- Weight from 8kg (17lbs)
- Available in three weaving widths 40, 60, 80cm wide (16, 24, 32ins)
Accessories Included
- Swedish Texsolv heddles
- 40cm (16ins) – 320 heddles
- 60cm (24ins) – 480 heddles
- 80cm (32ins) – 640 heddles
- Warping tools -
- Cross and warp sticks
- Reed – 10dpi
- Heddle hooks
- 2 shuttles
- Learn to weave on the Table loom booklet.
ASHW004 – Table Loom 8 shaft
Special Offer: Buy a stand and treadles at the same time as your loom and receive a discount
Popular because they are portable, easy to use and so versatile, the Ashford table looms are in demand with both beginner and experienced weavers.
- 3 weaving widths available
- overhead beater for best weaving shed
- castle folds flat for easy transport
- lacquered
The eight shaft loom folds flat, even with your weaving in place, making it ideal for taking to workshops or guild meetings. The overhead beater, with automatic bounce back, gives a wonderful shed and even beating. Levers are within easy reach for comfortable weaving. Each shaft can be lifted simply and quickly and is independent — enabling a wide variety of patterns to be woven. The solid Silver Beech hard wood is lacquered for long-lasting good looks. Non-slip rubber feet give extra stability. Swedish stainless steel reed and lightweight Texsolv heddles are included.
There is a wide range of accessories available.
See here for table loom stands.
Stainless reeds in other dpi sizes are available separately. If you would like to purchase reeds with your loom as a single purchase, please contact us first as we may be able to reduce the combined purchase price for you.
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Specifications
- Stainless steel reed 10dpi (40/10cm)
- Weight from 8kg (17lbs)
- Available in three weaving widths 40, 60, 80cm wide (16, 24, 32ins)
Accessories Included
- Swedish Texsolv heddles
- 40cm (16ins) – 320 heddles
- 60cm (24ins) – 480 heddles
- 80cm (32ins) – 640 heddles
- Warping tools -
- Cross and warp sticks
- Reed – 10dpi
- Heddle hooks
- 2 shuttles
- Learn to weave on the Table loom booklet.
ASHW007 – Table Loom 16 shaft
Special Offer:
Buy a stand at the same time as your loom and receive a discount
Please contact us if you wish to purchase the combination.
Popular because it is easy to use and so versatile, the Ashford 16 shaft table loom is in demand with both beginner and experienced weavers.
Convenient 61cm (24ins) weaving width. The overhead beater, with automatic bounce back, gives a wonderful shed and even beating. Levers are within easy reach for comfortable weaving. Each shaft can be lifted simply and quickly and is independent enabling a wide variety of patterns to be woven. The solid Silver Beech hard wood is lacquered for long-lasting good looks. Non-slip rubber feet give extra stability. Swedish stainless steel reed and 1600 lightweight Texsolv heddles are included. Plus there is a wide range of options and accessories available.
See here for the matching table loom stand.
Stainless reeds in other dpi sizes are available separately. If you would like to purchase reeds with your loom as a single purchase, please contact us first as we may be able to reduce the combined purchase price for you.
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Specifications
- Stainless steel reed 10dpi (40/10cm)
- Weight from 18kg (40lbs)
- Available in one weaving width 60cm (24ins)
Accessories included
- Swedish texsolv heddles – 1600 heddles
- Swedish stainless steel reed 10DPI (40/10cm)
- Warping tools
- Cross and warp sticks
- Reed – 10dpi
- Heddle hooks
- 2 shuttles
- Learn to weave on the Table loom booklet.
ASHW012 – Knitters Loom
Easy – a loom that is simple to understand and operate with nylon warp stick ties, handles, cogs and pawls. The flexibility of the Knitters Loom means you can be weaving in your lunch break, while camping, or when visiting friends.
Fast – from yarn to scarf in two hours.
The Knitters Loom comes in two great weaving widths 30cm (12ins) and 50cm (20ins). Both widths are available as a Knitters Loom Combo, which includes the Knitters Loom carry bag.
- the most portable loom
- quick and easy to warp and weave
- lacquered and assembled
- 4 reeds and carry bag accessories
Beth, Pauline and Joanna have Knitters Looms, and more of the Sanday Spinners are planning to purchase one. It is an ideal tool on which to use those funky handspun yarns. See our equipment report.
Special Offer - Buy your Knitters Loom together with its stand and make further savings.
This offer also applies to the Knitters Loom plus Bag combo – add the stand in the same purchase and receive a discount.
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The loom is ultra portable being lightweight, compact and folds in half – even with your weaving in place. Weave fancy yarns with the wide-eye 7.5dpi (30/10) reed. The loom is made from Silver Beech hard wood and comes assembled and lacquered, with all the warping tools – ready to use.
Specifications
- Reed 7.5dpi (30/10) wide-eye
- KL3- 30cm (12ins), 2.3kg (5lbs)
- KL5 – 50cm (20ins), 2.8kg (6lbs)
ASHW018 – Rigid Heddle Loom
This affordable and portable rigid heddle loom is quick and easy to use.
- quick and easy to warp and weave
- portable
- double heddle option
- 3 widths
Everything you need is included in the kit.
The rigid heddle is a great introduction to hand weaving but is also very versatile. Create beautiful and unique garments and homeware. With colour and texture weave unique fabrics or with pick-up sticks create beautiful designs. The loom can also make woven tapestries and wall hangings.
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Made from Silver Beech hardwood the loom is very strong and robust. The option of a second heddle kit for multishaft weaving gives extra versatility to this loom. Three great weaving widths 40, 60 and 80cm (16, 24 and 32ins).
Specifications
- Reed nylon 7.5dpi (30/10)
- Weight from 3.1kg (7lbs)
- Available in three weaving widths 40, 60, 80 (16, 24, 32)
KIT-001 Spinning Starter Kit
To help you get up and running with your new craft skill, we offer a cost-saving package with everything that you need to begin spinning. Choose your wheel, the Traditional or the Traveller and receive the following:
- Spinning Wheel, including bobbins and lazy kate (built in on the Traveller, free-standing with the Traditional)
- 2 additional bobbins
- Student Drop Spindle
- Yarn gauge (Wraps per inch/cm tool)
- 1 pair 72pt Hand Carders
- Sanday Spinners hand turned niddy noddy
- Portion of raw fleece (from Gill’s flock of rare breed sheep)
- Ashford Book: Learn To Spin
- Discount Voucher for Introductory Spinning Course
Other wheel combinations kits on request. Please ask.
Please note that you will receive this kit in two parts – one parcel will come to you directly from Sanday, the other from the UK Ashford Distributor.
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