The Fibre Garden : Gadgets & Tools
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From carders and hackles to swifts and needle felting supplies, this category features many of the must-have tools to do your craft well!
Gadgets & Tools

Ashford Blending Board – In Stock

Ashford Packer Brush for standard drum carders

Ashford Plastic/Student Needle Felting Punch
A more affordable choice for beginning felters doing flat landscape pieces. A simple plastic punch that will hold up to three needles of any gauge. Needles store safely inside the handle.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND

Ashford Wood Needle Felting Punch
A well-designed punch, made of sturdy silver beech hardwood. The hollow handle is turned to fit the hand well, and unscrews from the base to safely store five needles. The base will hold any multiple from 1 to 5 needles, as you wish. A much sturdier punch than the plastic ones on the market.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND

Ashford Yarn Gauge
This wooden gauge features a 1-inch and 1/2-inch slot. You wrap your yarn evenly in the slot (not too loose, not too tight) and count the number of wraps. The little instruction leaflet is attached, and gives a chart to determine the yarn type or you can use other charts that are available online or in spinning reference books. A handy leather loop is for hanging this on your wheel or on a hook.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND

Ball Winder, Ashford Wood – Electric – In stock

Ball Winder, Ashford Wood – Manual

Bonsai Sprayer
Squeeze the rubber bulb to suck up your water or water/soap solution, then squeeze it over your project to deliver an even amount of water. Helps avoid applying too much water and making a big, mucky mess all over your work surface. We haven't tried this (neither of us felt) but some felters have told us they are much in demand and a great tool. The rubber bulb comes in a variety of colours. We will ship the colours randomly.

Combs, Majacraft 2-row Comb System
Majacraft supplies mini wool combs in either single or double pitch, but we generally only carry the 2-row Comb System, which our customers seem to love. These are lightweight, strong and attractively made from solid America Ash. The combs have stainless steel pins with polished points and are not super sharp. The design ensures they are comfortable in your hands with the comb angle being the most efficient for combing all types of fibre.
Instead of drilling the comb blocks, Majacraft has developed a new technique of bonding the pins into place with a very tough resin. The pins are positioned perfectly straight and perfectly even on every comb.
This is the double row version, and we can order in the single row as well, just inquire for current pricing and availability. This comb set is also available by itself without the comb holder, clamp and diz but we highly recommend it as a the comb system. This frees up your hands while combing, since the comb holding the uncombed fibre remains in place, clamped to the table.
Specifications:
- handle length, 6.5" (16cm)
- point length, 2.25" (5.5cm)
- comb width, 3.5" (8cm)
- the comb system includes: two mini-combs, comb holder, clamp, comb block, brass 3-hole diz and diz threader.
Double-row combs are great for finer fibres. They will help you to prepare a sliver/top that will give an excellent result when spinning worsted yarns. Colour and fibre blending is simple and effective. Try using a diz for taking the wool off the combs. The resulting sliver is a joy to spin and, as is often the case, the time spent in preparation is taken from the time spent in spinning later.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND

Combs, Mini – Louet Double-row
These Double Row Mini Combs are similar to the Single Row Mini Combs but produce a perfect slubless sliver from extremely fine fiber. Both mini combs are light on the wrist. They are made of ash with a lacquer finish.
PRODUCT of HOLLAND

Combs, Mini – Louet Single-row

Diz – Brass 3-hole

Doffer Brush – Louet – Pre-order only

Doffer Pin – Louet – Pre-order only

Drum Carder, Ashford – Drive Belt

Drum Carder, Ashford – Electric Wide 72 PPSI – In stock

Drum Carder, Ashford – Fine 72 PPSI – In stock
