Spinning wheel spares and maintenance
Items are in stock and ready to go first class unless it says otherwise.
Finishing and restoring the wood of your spinning wheel
Teak oil, clear and coloured wax and other products for finishing and restoring the wood of your spinning wheel.
Spinning wheel bobbins
You can never have enough bobbins! Spare bobbins for Ashford wheels and lazy Kates.
Single and double-drive, sliding hook flyer bobbins and spare end bushes.
Ashford Spinning Wheel Maintenance Kit
Lots of those odd parts that may need replacing from time to time, and a bottle of Ashford's non-staining oil. Many of these parts are available separately on this page.
Includes:- bottle of oil
- threading hook
- tension springs
- flyer hooks
- conrod connectors - 1 leather and 2 flexible
- brake band
- drive band
- nylon retaining clip (con-rod to crank)
Ashford spinning wheel oil (for lubrication)
Do you have a bottle of spinning wheel oil close to hand? Ashford recommend oiling your wheel before each time you use it. That's probably a little bit OTT. But if you haven't oiled it for a while, then you'll find that it'll make things noticeably smoother and quieter.
Ashford's spinning wheel oil is just the right consistency and it's odourless and clear, so it won't stain your wood.
Beeswax
A block of 100% beeswax from Norfolk beekeepers. Can be used for lubricating certain points on your wheel (and your drawer runners), to make your own wood polish, to coat thread when sewing and countless other uses.
Flexible con-rod (treadle) joint
Flexible joint which joins treadle to con-rod on most Ashford wheels.
Leather con-rod (treadle) joint
Leather type joint which joins treadle to con-rod on older Ashford wheels.
Tension knob
This is the standard tension knob that comes with most newer Ashford wheels. Older Traditionals had a more spherical knob which pushes into a 9mm hole - unfortunately that part is no longer available. This knob pushes into a 12mm hole.
Click bearing
Older Ashford wheels were fitted with a back flyer bearing with a hole, requiring you to twist both maiden uprights to change the bobbin. This newer 'click' bearing allows the flyer to cick into place, making the bobbin-changing quicker and easier
This bearing is easily fitted with a cross-head screwdriver. Use it to replace a missing part or upgrade your older wheel.
Standard bearing
This is the front maiden bearing and takes standard Ashford flyers with a half-inch orifice.
This bearing is easily fitted with a cross-head screwdriver. Use it to replace a missing part.
Jumbo bearing
This is the front maiden bearing and takes jumbo Ashford flyers with a 3/4-inch orifice.
This bearing is easily fitted with a cross-head screwdriver.
Jumbo bearing reducer bush
This adaptor fits your jumbo (3/4-inch) front maiden bearing and reduces it to easily switch back to your standard flyer.
Jumbo orifice reducer bush
This adaptor fits your jumbo flyer orifice and reduces it from 3/4 inch to half inch if spinning more regular yarns on your jumbo flyer
Drive band
Spare string-type driving band for spinning wheels.
Flexi (stretchy) drive band
Flexi or stretchy driving band for single-drive spinning wheels. Lower maintenance and better friction with less tension.
How to fit a flexi drive band.
Drum carder drive band
Flexi driving band for Ashford drum carders.
Spring
Spare spring for wheels or lazy Kates with scotch tension brake. Older wheels will be fitted with one, newer ones with two.
Price is for one.
Brake / tension band
Monofilament cord for wheels or lazy Kates with scotch tension brake. Price is per metre.
Ashford threading hook
This is the wire hook supplied with Traditional, Traveller and Kiwi wheels. Comes with ribbon for tying to front maiden.
Turned wood-handled threading hook
Turned wooden threading hook
Fibre
A range of fibre from wool to exotic and luxury fibre for spinning, dyeing, felting: wool, silk, alpaca, cashmere, mohair, camel, yak and angora ready to spin. Also raw fleece
Spinning wheels
A range of Ashford Spinning Wheels delivered quickly to your door. I usually have some second hand spinning wheels listed.
Magazines and cards
Why not add one or two to your order? These cards, hand made by Jules of 'Always with a Heart' feature a textured sheep. Perfect for Christmas for your friends or for the spinner / knitter in your life. I now stock Selvedge magazine and Yarnmaker magazine.
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Spinning cotton, free eBook
Have you spun cotton? Did you know that it grows in natural colours as well as white?
This free eBook from SpinningDaily gives us some history, some tips for spinning the very short fibre with some patterns.
