It was a drive to pick up the Ashford, but well worth it. This traddy is a single treadle with 4 bobbins and a lazy kate. She had sat in a living room for the last 25 years as decoration. She came home with some raw spun wool on her lazy kate, that I took off. Research I have done on the Ashford website indicates this is a 1970's model, more than likely mid 1970's. She is in great condition, all she needed was a brake band and a bit of light oil. An easy remedy, for such a sweet spinning wheel.
The little Traddy was in awesome condition, didn't even need dusting! |
Great find! I also have an ashford tradition wheel and looking to get something else more portable.
ReplyDeleteI will always love my Babe production for portability but I must say the Traditional has a prominent place in my heart. It had sat in a lady's living room for 20 years as decoration. She had no intention of learning to spin just liked the look of it.
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