Ashford Traditional Single Drive
What it spins, how it carries, and what comes in the box.
The short answer
Ashford Traditional Single Drive is a single-drive, Scotch-tension spinning wheel from Ashford. It has ratios from 7 to 17:1, a 10 mm orifice and a 8 kg weight.
Higher ratios lean toward finer yarn, lower toward thicker. Check the orifice against the thickest yarn you plan to spin.
At a glance
- 7 to 17:1Ratios: flyer turns per wheel turn
- 8 kgWeight
- 10 mmOpening for your yarn (orifice)
- 100 gYarn per bobbin
- 56 cmDrive wheel across
What it means for your making
Ratios 7, 9, 12, 17
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 Standard 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 Scotch tension
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 whose maker lists both weight and top ratio. Ashford Traditional Single Drive sits at 8 kg and 17:1. Where a dot sits shows size and build, not how good a spinning wheel is.
See the numbers behind the chart
| Spinning wheel | Weight, kg | Top ratio: flyer turns per wheel turn |
|---|---|---|
| S95 Victoria | 3.6 | 13 |
| Prelude Spinning Wheel | 4 | 13 |
| Joy 2 Single Treadle | 5 | 14 |
| Joy 2 Double Treadle | 5.1 | 14 |
| Kiwi 3 | 5.5 | 9.5 |
| Fantasia Spinning Wheel | 5.7 | 8 |
| Traveller 3 | 5.8 | 14 |
| Country Spinner 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Traditional Single Drive (this one) | 8 | 17 |
Your path
These are stages of what you might want to make, not a ranking. 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. 10 mm orifice, 100 g bobbins.
Step 3
Big batches and thick yarn
Thick and art yarns, and large amounts at a time.
Close alternatives
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Most watched
11:09How to Adjust Scotch Tension and the History of Ashford Spinning Wheels, video, 11 min
11:52How to Choose a Spinning Wheel, video, 12 min
4:48Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheel, video, 5 min
12:16Spinning Wheel 101: What Every Beginner Needs to Know About the Ashford Traditional, video, 12 min
38:30Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheel Assembly, video, 39 min
9:23Ashford Traditional Scotch Tension Wheel, video, 9 min
Start making
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Full specifications
What it spins
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Bobbin capacity | 100 g |
| Drive | Single |
| Orifice | 10 mm |
| Orifice height | 69 cm |
| Ratios | 7, 9, 12, 17 |
| Tension | Scotch tension |
In the box
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Assembly | Kit |
| Bobbins included | 4 x Standard 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 | TDSW / TDSWL |