Ashford Traditional Double Drive
What it spins, how it carries, and what comes in the box.
The short answer
The Ashford Traditional Double Drive is a double-drive wheel with a 10 mm orifice. It weighs 8 kg.
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At a glance
- 8 kgWeight
- 10 mmOpening for your yarn (orifice)
- 100 gYarn per bobbin
- 56 cmDrive wheel across
What it means for your making
Ratios 7.5, 9.5, 13, 16 (bobbin lead)
How many times the flyer turns for each turn of the wheel. Higher leans toward finer yarn, lower toward thicker.
Orifice 10 mm
The opening your yarn feeds through. Check it against the thickest yarn you plan to spin.
Bobbin capacity 100 g
How much yarn a bobbin holds before you change it.
Bobbins included 4 x Double drive bobbins
A two-ply takes two full bobbins and one to ply onto.
Weight 8 kg
What you carry if you take it to class or move it between rooms.
Tension Double drive
How the yarn is drawn onto the bobbin as you spin.
Where it sits
This one Other spinning wheels
Each dot is a spinning wheel, placed by its weight and wheel diameter. The Ashford Traditional Double Drive sits at 8 kg and 56 cm.
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|---|---|---|
| S95 Victoria | 3.6 | 36 |
| Prelude Spinning Wheel | 4 | 45 |
| Joy 2 Single Treadle | 5 | 40 |
| Interlude Spinning Wheel | 5 | 55 |
| Sonata Spinning Wheel | 5 | 50 |
| S17 (single treadle SP0103) | 5 | 50 |
| Joy 2 Double Treadle | 5.1 | 45 |
| Kiwi 3 | 5.5 | 45 |
| Minstrel Spinning Wheel | 5.5 | 45 |
| Fantasia Spinning Wheel | 5.7 | 46 |
| Traveller 3 | 5.8 | 46 |
| Symphony Spinning Wheel | 6.8 | 60 |
| Polonaise Spinning Wheel | 7.3 | 60 |
| Country Spinner 2 | 8 | 46 |
| Traditional Double Drive (this one) | 8 | 56 |
| Traditional Single Drive | 8 | 56 |
| Elizabeth 30 | 11.3 | 76 |
Your path
Each step is a different kind of project, and every one is a good place to be.
Step 1
Spinning away from home
Yarn at a class, a guild meeting or a friend’s house, with a wheel that folds.
Step 2
Spinning at home
Everyday yarn on a wheel that stays set up, with a standard orifice and bobbins.
This one: a 10 mm orifice and 100 g bobbins.
Step 3
Big batches and thick yarn
Thick and art yarns, and large amounts at a time.
Start making
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Full specifications
What it spins
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Bobbin capacity | 100 g |
| Drive | Double |
| Orifice | 10 mm |
| Orifice height | 69 cm |
| Ratios | 7.5, 9.5, 13, 16 (bobbin lead) |
| Tension | Double drive |
In the box
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Assembly | Kit |
| Bobbins included | 4 x Double drive bobbins |
| Comes with | Lazy kate, Learn to Spin booklet, Threading hook |
Size and carrying
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 8 kg |
| Wheel diameter | 56 cm |
Materials and finish
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Finish | Factory lacquered, Natural unfinished |
| Material | Beech hardwood |
About this model
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Product code | DDSW / DDSWL |