In 1934 Walter Ashford founded Ashford Handicrafts Ltd, a company that has become a world leader in the manufacture of quality spinning wheels, weaving looms and textile equipment.
Today we, together with our loyal team, have produced over 900,000 wheels and looms.
We use the finest Beech hardwood, sourced from sustainably managed forests with Forest Stewardship Council approval.
At our woollen mill in Milton, New Zealand, we source and process high quality fleeces and fibres.
Experience the joy and pleasure of creating your own unique yarns, fabric, garments, and homeware using our wheels, carders, looms, fibres and yarns. Relax knowing your crafts are sustainable, renewable and environmentally friendly.
We carry the following spinning wheels in our store; Kiwi, Joy, and the Jumbo E-spinner. We are more than happy to talk to you about the other wheels and special order them in for you…
We have the following looms in our store; Samplet, Rigid Heddle, and the Weaver’s loom. If we don’t have what you are looking for, we are happy to special order it in for you.
We carry the blending board, but if you are interested in drum carders and hand carders, please stop in and lets talk. We are here to accommodate you with your wishes in processing fibers.
We have a variety of parts and accessories for spinning. Including spinning wheel oil, hooks, bands, and more. If we are out of stock, no worries, we are happy to get it ordered in for you.
We have an assortment of weaving supplies, including the following shuttles; belt, stick and wavy. If they are not in supply, we are happy to get them in stock for you.
We have a variety of Dye kits that will get you started on a new adventure; plus we will soon carry all their dye colors.
We carry a variety of their needle felting kits, including this introductory kit. Just in is their newest Halloween and Christmas kits. Stop in and check them out…
We carry a variety of Ashford’s cotton cone threads.