Ashford Artist of the Month – Nov 23
David, of Southern Cross Fibre, was first featured in The Wheel magazine, Issue 23 with a beautiful hand dyed, hand carded and hand spun shawl. He has been a full time dyer since 2
New Traveller 3 Spinning Wheel
Introducing the next generation Traveller. The new Traveller 3 design is reminiscent of the original Traveller first made back in 1977. With some great new improvements for 2023, i
Plying with Jo Reeve
Ply – it’s such a little word but one with a big meaning. A plied yarn is one in which multiple strands of spun singles are twisted together, usually in […]
Ashford Artist of the Month – Feb 23
What do you do when you become bored of lifeless shop bought yarns and want colour and texture? You spin your own unique and personal yarns! That is exactly what […]
Spinning Woolen and Worsted – by Jillian Moreno
Another great article from Jillian Moreno. In this blog post Jillian shares with us a technique for spinning woolen and worsted yarn. Click here to read her previous article Sp
Ashford Spinning Wheel Maintenance
Richard has put together some great information for keeping your spinning wheels in tip top shape. In this article you will find information on current and previous model wheels.
Spinning Vertical Colour – by Jillian Moreno
Jillian Moreno is an author and teacher who is very passionate about investigating the structure of yarn and colour, and using them in intentional ways in knitting, stitching and