Author: james_ashford

Ashford Wheels and Looms – the global leader in the manufacture of quality spinning wheels, weaving looms and textile equipment – is celebrating 90 years in business. We are excited […]


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Hemstitching is a way you can secure the ends of your weaving without having to sew or tie knots in the warp ends. There are several variations of hemstitching – […]


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The Ashford 16 Shaft loom – Twill – featured in Handwoven Fall 2024 This threading can also be woven as a tumbling blocks pattern. I have included both drafts below.  […]


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Can Ashford’s cottolin yarn change my mind? A yarn review by Robyn Spady, Heddlecraft As seen in Heddlecraft magazine, issue #42 and shared with permission. I like weaving cotton. I […]


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Elizabeth was overwhelmed when she received two beautiful shawls from Daniela Rýznarová from Dalin Praha, on Elizabeth’s stepping back from the daily operations of the business. We have had the […]


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8th May – Plombières-les-Bains, France. Kate and James visited our French distributor Artfilum. Located just out of the beautiful town of Plombières-les-Bains, Lina Lundquist has been our French distributor since […]


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27th – 28th April – Builth Wells, Wales. Kate and James worked with David and Kathy of Frank Herring and Sons, our UK Distributor, at Wonderwool Wales hosting a demonstration […]


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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 2008 and has a fabulous eye for colour and exceptional spinning and weaving skills. He is the also the reason we have the beautiful 30" Elizabeth spinning wheel!


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Patsy, master hand spinner, international lecturer and teacher, and author, has recently visited us with her husband Rich.  This was her fourth trip to New Zealand, and she was honoured […]


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