Carding fleece
Carding your fleece is quick and easy on the Ashford Wide Carder.
Blending colours
Blending colours on the Ashford drum carder.
Blending fibres
Blending Merino and silk on the Ashford drum carder.
Attaching a packer brush
How to attach a packer brush to your standard 8″ Ashford drum carder.
Carding on the Wild Carder
How to use the Wild Carder to make delicious batts. Add fibre, sparkle, ribbons, fabric, locks and more!
Carding “Barely a Batt”
Carding and Spinning “Barely a Batt”. A fun and easy way to use your locks and create gorgeous yarns!
Hand Carding
How to use your hand carders.
Using the Ashford Blending Board
Blend fabulous fibres in your favourite colours and create beautiful rolags for spinning.
Making batts for felting
Maria kindly shared her technique for making beautiful fine felt with us.
Ashford Fibre Mill – Take a tour
Take a tour of our fibre mill and see how our fibre is processed.
Learn to card on the Wild Carder
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New Diz Stick and Yarn Gauge
We are excited to now offer the Diz Stick available individually (previously only included with the e-Carder). The Diz Stick is used to create consistent, even ready-to-spin sliver
New Ashford Website
We are live! Welcome to our new website. We have a new look and hope you are finding all the information you require. We will be continuously adding more information, […]
The Elizabeth and Richard Ashford Textile Award
Richard and Elizabeth Ashford are pleased to establish an annual award to encourage and support textile artists and help them enjoy artistic freedom. We hope our award will contrib
Ashford Textile Award 2023 – Interim Report
Lauriston Farm were thrilled to win The Ashford Textile Award last year. The Farm enables their community, including those with special educational needs, to gain skills and achiev
Threads of History: An Icelandic Varafeldur in the South Highlands
A wonderful article that takes you on a journey that includes wild weaving, vikings, history and challenges shared by Sarah Rosenthal-Almirall of Ardbeag Crafts. Written by Sar