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Spinning AccessoriesESSENTIAL WOOL CARDS AND HANDLING TOOLS

HAND CARDS

Ashford (kit ) Hand cards: wool $ 55.50 (9418647121032)     cotton (exotics) $58.50 (877777700521)
Louet Fine handcards: $65 plus shipping while supplies last. (888832400829)
Louet Mini cotton handcards: $45 plus shipping while supplies last.(888832401161)
Schacht Hand cards:  Curved back. $69.95 plus shipping. Specify medium (72 psi) or fine (112 psi). (888832401062).

DRUM CARDERS

Ashford Drum Carder: $400 for coarse teeth (best for coarse wool) (sf051c) or $415 for fine teeth (best for medium or fine wool) (sf051f) cloth) Price includes shipping in the lower 48.
Louet Drum Carder (image at left): $505 plus shipping (specify coarse (sf048) or fine (sf049) cloth)
Louet Fine Roving Carder (image at left): $345 plus shipping(1888824800322)
Louet Electric Drum Carder with Motor (image at left): $1950 plus shipping.(sf055)

WINDERS AND HELPFUL TOOLS
Niddy Noddies:  Ashford: Standard size makes a 60" skein (finish to match your wheel) $14.50(1888824800476); Ashford travelling niddy, makes a 24" skein, lacquered, $17 retail, on sale for $14.95 while supplies last. (888832401079)
Hand Made Niddy Noddies: From Adam's Woodshop Travelling Niddy Noddies: 3/4 yd. circumference, hand-crafted, gorgeous woods, $23.95 (888832400577)
Ballwinder:   $37.99; indispensible! (sf019pl)
Electric cone winder from Silver Needles $289.95 plus shipping; comfortably makes cones of approximately 8 - 12 ounces; some people claim it will hold 16 oz., but this does depend upon the weight of the yarn. (#40) (Recycled cardboard cones also available with winder for 60 cents each plus shipping, or 50 cents each in quantities of 50 or greater.)(#136)
Schacht's wonderful floor-standing maple winding station
- a place to keep your swift and winders; great for spinners, knitters, weavers; comes with 2 shelves, swift arm, cone hooks, and more! ON SALE for $215 plus shipping (floor model). (8888321000952)
Wooden Swedish umbrella swift in 2 sizes: a) maximum skein size 100" $79 plus shipping  (sf022l), or b) maxiumum skein size 60" with lacquer finish, $68 plus shipping. (sf022s)
The Spinning Chair: $152 (kit). A very nicely made spinning chair from the Ashford Company of New Zealand. Finish your chair to match your wheel; just the right height for comfortable spinning!(sf068); the spinning chair is also available with clear lacquer finish for $189(sf068c). Shipping is not included on spinning chairs.
Hatchtown Farm MORE SPINNING & FELTING TOOLS AND HAND SPINDLES
SPINDLES, HOOKS, NEEDLES, AND GAUGES

Schacht dizzy yarn gauge, combination diz and wrap gauge(888832400621): $16
Schacht oil dispensing bottle, long nozzle (888832400539): $7.25

FELTING KITS Click here for image.

Felting Needles A few styles to choose from:
A) 2 per tube with wood handles, very easy to use, (8888330000134): $6.75
B) Triple needle (3 embedded in one wooden handle)(8888324105524): $6.75
C) Multiple needle (5 needles in one handle) - cherry handle with removable needles so you can replace any individual needles that break!(8888324105692): $21.95;
D) Wooden needle holder; will hold 1 needle.(8888321002826): $9.75 (holder only).
E) Triple Needle, 3 embedded in wooden handle, replaceable needles (8888321002840): $9.99
F) Dry Felting Needle Set - 2 standard needles with brass chuck wooden handle.(8888321002819): $11.75
Felting a Purse on a Ball Lots of fun! A fantastic instructional DVD on wet-felting by Jan Massie (45 minutes), plus an inflatable rubber ball which will have you bouncing your way to a wool purse in no time! Complete instructions on how to prepare and layer your wool included. On Sale for $29.99 plus shipping while supplies last for the DVD/felting ball combination.(1888824800070)
Harris Bear Felting Kit for children or adults - great fun!
Includes adorable classic teddy bear, approx. 8" tall, with a very easy kit, all supplies included, to make a felted vest and boots for him, on sale for $32.99 plus shipping while supplies last.(746331055929)

Handmade, beautifully turned tools, many made with exotic woods:
Theading/Orifice Hooks: Available in medium, $9.50, (sf061) or large, $10.50. (sf062).
Windwools Brass Dizzes: $19.99. Excellent for combed fiber; 3 different size holes for drafting; complete with hook. (sf023)
Beautiful hand-turned cherry needle cases (sized to hold your weaving or sewing needles). $19.75. (sf024)
The Duck! Imaginative, hand-turned cherry combination orifice hook/needlecases $19.75. (sfduck)
Lovely hand-turned Nostepindes $19.95. (sf025)
McMorran Yarn Balance, $23.99. Measure out one foot of wool yarn on this balance, to calculate its yards per pound; excellent for weavers, knitters, and spinners. (sf026)
Tahkli Support Spindle: $16.00 (1888824800063)
Drop Spindles
Hand-crafted top-whorl spindles:
Fleischer sculpted drop spindles and brooch distaffs (distaff pins), reduced to $25 each plus shipping, while supplies last. Spindles: Ram's head or Radiant lady in gold. Brooch distaffs, Ram's Head in gold or black/white.
Lollipops, while supplies last: It's the Berries, $29.95 plus shipping.
Schacht hi-lo drop spindles: Very nicely made, can be used as top or bottom whorl spindles. 2 sizes - specify 3" or 4". $16.95 plus shipping (8888430000188)

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ColorStarEASY TO USE DYES AND WOOL WASH
Ideal whether you are a beginning or more advanced fiber artist.

COUNTRY CLASSICS DYES for wool and other protein fibers are available in many colors, in individual jars of 3 oz., which can dye up to 2 lb. of wool in 30 minutes. Dyeing has never been easier! $6.75 per jar.(sf070).

Color card showing all the Country Classics colors. $6.00 (sf071).

COUNTRY CLASSICS DYE COLOR CHOICES:
Fluorescent yellow, buttercup, maize, cantaloupe, pumpkin, apricot, very hot pink, ripe tomato, strawberry, persimmon, cherry, magenta, bermuda sand, desert rose, chestnut, quicksilver, raven, blue bonnet, cornflower, blueberry, slate blue, spring green, evergreen, avocado, blue spruce, kiwi, mountain aqua, china jade, sugar plum, wild iris, raspberry, lilac, spring violet, teal, butterscotch and rust.
Newest colors,: gold, mahogany, pine green, key lime, deep purple.



DYES

Individual colors of washfast acid dye (lanaset/sabraset) for wool, silk, and other protein fibers: Colors in stock are in the primary color families which mix well to create your own palette: bright red, bright blue, turquoise, fuchsia, or sun yellow in 1 ounce jars, regular price, $6.75 each, now on sale for $5.99 each.(sf052 followed by color name.)


Indigo Dye Kit, enough to dye 9 yards of fabric. Kit includes synthetic indigo, thiox, lye, synthrapol and metaphos. $15.50 regular price, now on sale for $13.95.(sf054)


Citric Acid Crystals, Recommended for use with acid dyes, $3.50/8 oz. (sf056)

EUCALAN WOOL WASH is the best way to care for your fine woolens. The 16.9 oz. bottle is enough to wash 90 sweaters by hand, and there is NO RINSING! Eucalan is biodegradable and contains no bleach or phosphates. It contains lanolin to prevent matting and shrinking of wool, controls wrinkles, reduces static, and also contains eucalyptus, which is a natural moth repellent. Safe for silk, synthetics, rayon, and lycra as well as wool. Eucalan can be used in hand or machine washing, and makes it easy to care for your handmade garments. Two sizes available: $10.00 for 16.9 ounces of No-Rinse Eucalan. (sf057l) or $6.00 for 8 ounces of Lavender No-Rinse Eucalan. (sf057m)






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