Complete Range of Products

By: Virginia Farm Woolworks

Spinning Wheels

 

Majacraft Wheels and Accessories

• Rose Double Treadle, folding
• Suzie Double Treadle, folding
• Suzie Professional (heavier wheel)
• Gem, d/treadle, light and portable
• Pioneer Entry Level d/treadle Majacraft
• Pioneer Lazy Kate
• Wild Flyer and Bobbin
• Wild Set for Gem
• Wheel Trundler
• Plying Set
• Tensioned Lazy Kate
• Tensioned Freestanding Skeiner
• Stylus Kit with 2 Wooden Bobbins

 

Ashford

• Traditional S/drive lacquered, flatpack
• Traditional S/drive natural, flatpack
• Traveller upright, lacquered d/treadle
• Joy S/treadle, folding, lacquered
• Joy D/treadle, folding, lacquered
• Joy S/treadle set with carry bag
• Joy D/ treadle set with carry bag
• Joy Carry Bag
• Kiwi basic d/treadle, natural, flatpack
• Kiwi basic d/treadle, lacquered, flatpack
• Country Spinner D/treadle, 1 bobbin

 

* All wheels can be assembled for a $50 charge

 

Electronic Spinners

• Inwood-Smith "Jenny"
• Jenny fitted with Jumbo flyer and bobbin
• Jenny upgrade kit of Jumbo flyer and bobbin
• Jenny bobbin $13.50 or Jumbo bobbin
• Jenny bobbin 12 volt lead, plugs into car lighter socket
• Ashford electronic spinner 220v

 

Bobbins

• Majacraft
  • Standard, fits all wheels
  • Plying Set
• Ashford
  • Single drive
  • Double drive
  • Jumbo S/Drive
  • Joy lacquered S/Drive
  • Ashford Lace Bobbin

 

Carding Equipment

• Drum Carders
  • Ashford 6" coarse (36 ppsi) or fine (72 ppsi)
  • Ashford Spare Belt
  • Inwood Smith 6" standard (50 ppsi)
  • Inwood Smith 6" fine card cloth (90 ppsi)
  • Inwood Smith 10" standard cloth
  • Inwood Smith 10" fine card cloth
  • I-S Spare Belt
• Hand Carders and Flickers
  • Ashford (72 ppsi) 220x125mm
  • Ashford (108 ppsi) 220x125mm fine cloth
  • Ashford 'Student' one piece carders
  • Ashford Flicker
  • Inwood-Smith
    • Standard (90 ppsi)
    • Cotton,fine (170 ppsi)
    • Flicker
    • Board carder with 1 handcard
    • Single handcard can be ordered

 

Lazy Kates and Niddy Noddys

• Ashford L/K horizontal tensioned
• Majacraft L/K (Rimu timber) tensioned
• Ashford Swift - plastic and metal umbrella type
• Ashford Swift - wooden umbrella type with b/i clamp
• Ashford Kiwi windmill skeiner - timber, adjustable arms
• Ashford Niddy Noddy, natural
• Ashford Mini Noddy
• Ball Winder (Royal)
• Jumbo Ball Winder

 

Miscellaneous Spinning Gear

• Threading hook (fancy beaded handle)
• Drive bands (Ashford and Majacraft, stretchy- specify wheel)
• Majacraft Little Gem lower band, 4mm
• Ashford Double Treadle Kit
• Ashford Spinning Chair, lacquered
• Ashford Standard Flyer
• Ashford Double Drive Flyer and Whorl
• Ashford Lace Flyer Kit - complete, S/Drive
• Ashford Jumbo Flyer Unit (flyer, bobbin, new maiden)
• Ashford Quill Spindle
• Majacraft Brass Diz with Threading Hook
• Majacraft Ceramic Insert E-fyer Hook for Fine Fibre 6 mm
• Majacraft Ceramic Insert E-fyer Hook for Fine Fibre 10 mm
• Majacraft Wire Yarn Guide
• Majacraft Whorls
• Majacraft 2 Tier Wool Combs
• Majacraft Combing System

 

Majacraft "Kumihimo" Braiding Equipment

• Stand - Economy, Miro
• Stand Deluxe (scented timber), Tawa
• Lacquered Timber Bobbins
• Boxed Set of 8 Bobbins
• Deluxe Set*
• Economy Set*

 

* Includes Stand, 8 Boxed Bobbins and Beginners Guide to Kumihimo Booklet

 

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Looms and Weaving Equipment

 

Looms

• Ashford
  • Folding 4 Shaft Table Loom, 16"
  • Folding 8 Shaft Table Loom 16" (24" and 32" versions available)
  • S/steel reeds 5" wide, available in 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 dpi, height 5 inches
• Rigid Heddle Looms
  • 16 inch (40 cms)
  • 24 inch (60 cm)
  • 32 inch (80 cm)
  • Loom stand for 24"
  • Loom stand for 32"
• Folding Knitters’ Loom
  • 12" Loom
  • 12" Loom and Carry Bag Combo
  • 20" Loom
  • 20" Loom and Carry Bag Combo
  • Extra Reeds (5, 7.5, 10, 12.5 dpi)
• Weavit Squares Strong Wooden Frame with Nails
  • Makes either a 4", 5" or 7" size weaving with 8 ply yarn and includes needle and instructions
  • Tri-angle to suit either size
• Tapestry Loom
  • 32" Upright on Stand
  • 45" Upright on Stand
  • Tapestry Bobbins
  • Tapestry Beater
  • Large Weaving Frame 70x50 cms
  • Small Weaving Frame

 

Miscellaneous Weaving Gear

• Ski Shuttle for heavy yarns
• Boat Shuttle - 29 cms
• Plastic bobbins to suit boat shuttle
• Bobbin winder (metal) incl. 1 bobbin
• Warping Board, Sturdy Kit Set
• EPI Gauge to calculate set
• Stick Shuttles and Pickup sticks
• Texsolv Heddles (Table Loom)
• Heddle Hook
• Nylon Reed Hook
• Temple (tenterhook)

 

Felting Needles

• 32 gauge Needles
• Felting needle Punch with 5 needles
• Corriedale tops suitable for needle felting

 

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Dyes

 

Mordants (for Natural Dyeing)

• Copper, Iron and Alum

 

Dyes for Animal Fibres (Wool, Silk, Alpaca, Mohair etc - will also dye Nylon)

• Landscape Dyes
• Landscape Elements
• Gaywool Originals Dyes
• Gaywool Bush Blends

 

Dyes for Vegetable Fibres (Cotton, Linen, Nylon, Rayon, Tencel, Acetate, etc., will also dye Wool)

• Iberia - Multi purpose dye for use in hot water (80-100 deg C) 21 bright colours that will dye cotton, linen, viscose, wool, nylon, tencel, acrylic, rayon and lycra.

 

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Yarns and Fibres

 

Merino and Merino Blend Combed Tops for Spinning and Feltmaking

• White Merino Combed Tops
  • Fine - 22 micron
  • Superfine - 17.7 micron
  • Optim "Silky Wool" Merino tops
• Single Colour Dyed Merino Combed Tops
  • Multi coloured dyed Merino tops
  • Multi coloured dyed Merino top with 15% Silk
  • Ashford 100g packs Merino/20% Silk
  • Dyed 28-30 micron Corriedale tops (20 colours) suit needle felting and spinning

 

Fibres other than Wool

• 50% Camel/50% Merino (Optim treated, 15.5 micron)
• Pure Camel down tops (natural colour)
• Optim (Silky wool) pure Merino
• Tussah Silk top (pale caramel colour)
• White Mulberry Silk top
• Random dyed Silk Tops
• Random dyed Merino/40% Silk Top
• Silk Caps (white/multi dyed)
• Merino/40% Silk top - natural white
• Soy silk top (bleached)
• Latte silk (Milk fibre, ivory colour)
• Hemp tops (natural colour)
• Tencel top (white only, rayon)
• Bamboo top (white, soft and shiny)
• Flax tops (natural string colour)
• Ramie tops - white only
• White Pima Cotton top (long staple and silky)
• Kid mohair - selected washed fleece
• Random Dyed kid mohair curls
• Cashmere tops, white/natural pale grey
• Angora Rabbit fur (staple)
• Angora Rabbit top, white

 

Yarns for Knitting and Weaving

• Silk Yarns - 20/2 Mulberry (Natural)
• Silk Yarn - 20/2 Hand multidyed
• 10/1 Tussah Noil Yarn (Natural) random weights
• 2/1 Noil Yarn (Knits to 8 ply, natural, random weights
• Natural white Corriedale yarn in either 8 or 12 ply
• Natural white slub yarn in 100 g. skeins - 285m
• Slub yarn is also available in Hand dyed assorted colours
• Natural white Merino ultra soft boucle yarn in 100g skeins
• 200 g hanks of either 12 or 20 ply pure wool yarn in bright rainbow colours
• 2/16 coned natural white yarn for weaving, pure wool
• 2/22 coned natural white Merino yarn for weaving, pure wool
• 2/22 coned black Merino yarn (approx 500g cones)
• 4 ply crepe coned yarn (white only) random weight cones
• 4 ply mercerised cotton yarn in 500m balls (148 gms)
• 4 ply cotton colours
• Natural colour Organic Cotton 8-10ply yarn colours
• Artisan 2 ply Lace Knitting yarns in white
• Artisan Gossamer weight yarn (white only) 500m skein
• Artisan hand dyed random or pastels in 300 m (approx.20 g) skeins
• Laminated pattern sheets for scarves, shawls and babywear by Margaret Stove
• Artisan Lace yarn colours - variegated
• Woolganics Soft organic Merino 8 ply - 10 colours, 50g balls
• 4 ply Merino supersoft (undyed) Yarn

 

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Books

 

• The Ashford - Book of Spinning
• The Ashford - Book of Dyeing
• Natural Plant Dyes
• Exploring Felting
• Spinning Wool, Beyond the Basics