Ashford Kiwi 3 Spinning Wheel
Ashford Kiwi 3 Spinning Wheel
SKU: KSW3
We'll wind these hanks into center-pull cakes before they ship. Wound yarn can't be returned.
- Natural / Without Carry Bag: In StockThis wheel is here in our Spokane shop, not ordered in from the maker.
- Natural / With Carry Bag: In StockThis wheel is here in our Spokane shop, not ordered in from the maker.
- Lacquered / Without Carry Bag: In StockThis wheel is here in our Spokane shop, not ordered in from the maker.
- Lacquered / With Carry Bag: In StockThis wheel is here in our Spokane shop, not ordered in from the maker.
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The Kiwi 3 is Ashford's most popular wheel, for new and experienced spinners alike. It's a double treadle with scotch tension, so one knob sets your take-up and you can start and stop without reaching for the wheel. The treadles fold flat, and at 12 lb it goes to a guild meeting in one trip.
Natural or lacquered
Lacquered arrives sealed, so you build it and spin. Natural is the same wheel in raw beech, for you to finish with Ashford Finishing Wax before you assemble it. Either one comes with or without the fitted Kiwi 3 Carry Bag, padded and cut for the folded frame.
What's in the box
- The wheel, flat-packed, with the hex wrench to build it. Plan on 1 to 2 hours, depending on how much you've built before.
- Three Sliding Hook Flyer Bobbins
- Built-in two-post lazy kate, so you can ply two bobbins onto the third
- Wooden threading hook and Ashford's Learn to Spin booklet
| Drive | Single drive, scotch tension |
| Ratios | 5.5, 7.5 and 9.5:1, slowest for thick yarn, fastest for fine |
| Orifice | 3/8 in, standard, for fine through worsted yarn |
| Orifice height | 27 1/4 in |
| Drive wheel | 17 1/2 in, veneered MDF on sealed ball bearings |
| Bobbin capacity | 130g (4 to 5 oz), about one braid |
| Size | 28 3/4 in tall, 19 3/4 in deep, 11 in wide folded |
| Weight | 5.5kg (12 lb) |
Spare bobbins and upgrade flyers
The Kiwi 3's sliding hook flyer takes the single drive Sliding Hook Flyer Bobbin, and spares are the same bobbin.
- The Kiwi Super Flyer Kit has a 1 1/8 in orifice for art yarn and bulk plying, and takes its own Kiwi Super Flyer Bobbins.
- The Kiwi High Speed Adapter Kit adds 7.5, 10 and 15:1 for fine yarn, and your bobbins stay the same.
For an upright castle wheel with four ratios to 14:1 and a taller 31 3/4 in orifice, the Traveller 3. For a wheel that folds flat and travels in its own bag, the Joy 2.
When something does need a person, our wheel tech services Ashford wheels here in Spokane, we keep its bobbins, and Ashford's 12 month guarantee on manufacturing faults runs through us as your dealer. For anything else, call or chat with us.
Ashford Kiwi 3 Spinning Wheel
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Frequently Asked Questions
Both are single drive, scotch tension wheels that take the same 130g Sliding Hook Flyer Bobbin. The Kiwi 3 has three ratios from 5.5 to 9.5:1, a 27 1/4 in orifice height and treadles that fold, and the Traveller 3 is an upright castle wheel with four ratios up to 14:1 and a 31 3/4 in orifice height.
Yes, a standard bobbin fits its sliding hook flyer, but it holds less and needs the large whorl to hold enough tension, so it's best kept for plying from spares you already own. The Sliding Hook Flyer Bobbin is the one to buy.
Yes, with a fourth Sliding Hook Flyer Bobbin and a kate that holds three, such as the Ashford Upright Lazy Kate. The built-in kate holds two, so the three bobbins in the box make a two-ply.
Wax the raw beech before you assemble it, and leave the drive wheel groove, the whorl grooves and the bobbin whorl ends bare. The bare wood in those grooves is what grips the bands.
The flyer's front and rear bearings want a drop most often, and the bobbin rod and conrod bearings take one now and then. The ball bearings and the moulded hinges don't need oil.