Ashford Country Spinner 2
Ashford’s original art yarn wheel — built for jumbo yarns, sweater-quantity spinning, and huge-capacity bobbins. Whatever you can dream of, this wheel will help you make it.
I have owned a Country Spinner since 2009, and painted mine pink. I use mine (aka pinkie) to create the art yarns I sell at shows, to spin sweater quantities for commissions, and to push into techniques that other wheels simply cannot follow. Coils, locks, beads, ribbons, fabric strips, super bulky singles — it handles all of it without blinking... Backward and in heels. This is the wheel that makes you feel like dreaming up new techniques and projects and has the capacity to hold them all!
If the E-Spinner Super Jumbo is the electric powerhouse for art yarn production, the Country Spinner 2 is its treadle-driven soul mate: the wheel you choose when you want your hands, your feet and the fibre to be in full conversation with each other.
Made for yarns that refuse to be ordinary
The Country Spinner 2’s three ultra-slow ratios — 3:1, 4:1 and 5:1 — are its superpower. Most wheels simply cannot go this slow, which means most wheels cannot handle what this one does with ease. The huge 27 mm orifice and leather flyer brake give you precise, tactile control over the most dimensional, textured, wildly creative yarns imaginable. Think:
- Super coils and mega coils — wrapped slowly, deliberately, perfectly
- Locks, nepps, and raw fleece inclusions spun straight in
- Ribbons, fabric strips, and yarn add-ins without a struggle
- Beads, sequins, and found objects incorporated mid-draft
- Extra-bulky and art yarn singles that flow onto that enormous bobbin
- Plying sweater quantities — up to 1.4 kg — without stopping to wind off
This is the wheel for spinning without having to edit your ideas down to fit a standard flyer. Whatever you can conceive, the Country Spinner 2 can handle.
Specs at a glance
- Double treadle — balanced, rhythmic, and comfortable for long sessions
- Three ratios: 3:1 · 4:1 · 5:1 — ultra-slow for maximum art yarn control
- 46 cm drive wheel
- Extra-large 27 mm orifice — for the biggest, boldest yarns
- Orifice height: 72.5 cm
- Bobbin capacity: up to 1.4 kg
- Sensitive leather flyer brake for precise tension
- Natural unfinished Silver Beech timber
- Some assembly required
What’s included
- One Country Spinner bobbin
- Built-in lazy kate
- Learn to Spin booklet
Who is this wheel for?
Art yarn makers who sell their work at shows and galleries. Fibre artists who want a treadle wheel that keeps pace with their imagination. Experienced spinners who have outgrown what a standard flyer can do. And anyone who has ever looked at an extraordinary handspun skein — all texture, drama and personality — and wanted to know how it was made.
The Country Spinner 2 has been a favourite among serious spinners for years. I have had mine since 2009 and it remains one of the most creatively liberating tools I own.
Ordering from Spin City
If this item is not currently on the shelf, you can still order it through my website. I will order it from Ashford especially for you, let you know the expected timescale and keep you updated while it is on its way.