Tapestry Bobbins
Ashford tapestry bobbins for use on all your tapestry loom, rigid heddle looms and weaving frames. Smooth lathed solid wood. 2 pc set.
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Warp Thread Weights
Use these handy warp thread weights to hold floating selvages, supplementary or broken warp threads under tension while you weave. Designed to hold long lengths of warp thread around the central spool. Includes hooks on both ends and multiple steel weights to vary the tension on your yarn. Lacquered. Sold in pairs.
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Shuttles from Ashford
Beautifully shaped and well balanced shuttle, now available in two sizes. Made from Silver Beech hardwood, smooth lacquer finish. Includes one nylon boat shuttle bobbin.
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Hardwood Spindle Support Bowl
This is the perfect addition to your Tahkli spindle!
The Tahkli is commonly known as a support spindle because a bowl is used to support the spindle as it spins.
Lightweight and portable, this hardwood hand lathed bowl goes anywhere you want to spin and protects yourself and your furniture from sharp spindle points. (Also, your spindle can turn more quickly since there is less friction!
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Warp Guard
Need something to keep your yarn separated on your back beam? Avoid the “sloped shoulders syndrome”! Warp Guard is flexible corrugated cardboard, so it rolls on nicely to separate your warp layers. Receive a little over 3 yards in your choice of width. Available in 24″, 36″ or 48″ widths.
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Tapestry Bobbins-Glimakra
These Gobelin-style tapestry bobbins are perfect for small tapestries. They are unfinished with a nicely pointed tip for weft packing. The bobbins are 6″ long, 5/8″ diameter at the widest point, and weigh less than one ounce each.
Available individually or in package of 10.
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Tapestry Bobbins-Schacht
These Gobelin-style tapestry bobbins are silky smooth with a nicely pointed tip for weft packing. The bobbins are 8″ long, 5/8″ diameter at the widest point, and weigh about one ounce each.
Available in a package of three.
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Pirns for End-Delivery Shuttles
Pirns are the bobbins for End-delivery shuttles. The weft yarn unwinds off the pirn’s tip when the shuttle is in motion and stops unwinding when the shuttle stops. The yarn comes off the pirn and goes through a set of tension pads and comes out of the shuttle at a constant tension. This even delivery of weft causes less draw-in, which in turn makes better selvedges.
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End-delivery Shuttle
The Schacht End-Delivery Shuttles are the ultimate in shuttles designed especially and precisely for handweavers. They are lightweight, comfortable to throw and catch, adjustable to a variety of yarns, and easy-really easy-to thread. Our end-delivery shuttles are available in 12″ and 15″ sizes.
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Schacht Bobbins for Boat Shuttles
You can never have enough bobbins. These bobbins fit many styles of shuttles, and the end works perfectly with any kind of shuttle that has a rounded bobbin space. They will never get stuck on the side of the shuttle! Sold in packages of 10.
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