Weaving yarns
Ashford Tekapo yarn
100% pure New Zealand wool. Ideal for knitting, weaving and knit/felt.
Click the thumbnail image to see a slideshow of the different colours. More colours coming soon.
£7.20 per 100g ball
Fast dispatch and reasonable or free postage 
UK only
Cottolin / Cottoline (Venne)
Very fine yarn for weaving, or use as a warping thread and weave with a thicker weft.
Cottolin combines the look of linen with the more forgiving nature of cotton.
(left to right): white, cream, brown, black, lime, red, blue (not pictured: rust)
250gm / 9 oz cone, approx 1600 m / 1749 yds. 60% cotton, 40% linen Ne 22/2
Mercerised cotton - warm colours (Venne)
Very fine yarn for weaving, or use as a warping thread and weave with a thicker weft.
(left to right): red, rust, yellow, lime, moss, teal
100gm / 3.5oz cone, approx 1700m / 1859 yds. Finer than the cottolin above. 100% Mercerised cotton, Ne 20/2
Mercerised cotton - cool colours
Very fine yarn for weaving
(left to right): blue, lilac, berry, brown, cream, white, black
100gm / 3.5oz cone, approx 1700m / 1859 yds. Finer than the cottolin above. 100% Mercerised cotton, Ne 20/2
Please email us for a sample of any of these fibres. Don't forget to write your postal address and which particular fibre(s) you're interested in.
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.
