Need more capacity on your standard Ashford wheel bobbins? Find you fill your standard bobbins, then want to ply and your wheel will not take a larger yarn? You're in the right place! Pick up a jumbo flyer to make plying a breeze, and bulky or art yarns whip up in no time.
Included with all Jumbo Kits:
- 1 jumbo bobbin, threading hook and instructions
- Drive band – to replace existing drive band
- Brake band and 2 tension springs – to replace existing brake band
- Jumbo orifice bushing – to insert when spinning fine yarns
- Reducer orifice bushing - so you can use your standard flyer without changing the bearing.
- Jumbo hooks – for chunky yarn
Basic Jumbo Flyer Kit, Single Drive, Fixed Hooks:
The large bobbin and orifice allow spinning chunky and novelty yarns or production spinning and plying. Includes the maid upright with large 19mm(3/4in) orifice bearing, jumbo flyer and 1 jumbo bobbin. Very quick and easy to fit – just swap the maid upright bearing.
For Traditional and Traveller wheels.
- Orifice 15mm(5/8in)
- Bobbin capacity 100gm(3-4ozs)
- Ratios 4.5, 9
- Unfinished
Sliding Hook Jumbo Kit, Single Drive:
Fill your bobbins evenly with the squeeze-and-slide stainless steel hook. Fibreglass arms make these flyers light and strong. The yarn is controlled in the hook as you spin. The flyer is available natural or lacquer and includes one bobbin.
Update your single drive Traditional, Traveller and Kiwi spinning wheels with the standard or jumbo sliding hook flyer.
Double drive sliding hook flyers also available for your Elizabeth, Traditional and Traveller double drive spinning wheels.
- Orifice 15mm (⅝”)
- Jumbo single drive ratios
- Traditional 4.5,7.5, 9.5, 12.5:1
- Traveller 3.5, 6, 7.5, 10:1
- 10mm (½”) orifice reducer bush and 10mm (½") flyer bearing reducer bush (so you can use your standard flyer without changing bearings).
- Available Unfinished or Lacquered
Sliding Hook Jumbo Kit, Double Drive:
sliding hook flyer jumbo double drive
Fill your bobbins evenly with the squeeze-and-slide stainless steel hook. Fibreglass arms make these flyers light and strong. The yarn is controlled in the hook as you spin. The flyer is available natural or lacquer and includes one bobbin.
Update your double drive Traditional, Traveller and Elizabeth spinning wheels with the standard or jumbo double drive sliding hook flyer. Single drive sliding hook flyers also available for your Traditional, Traveller and Kiwi single drive spinning wheels.
- 15mm (⅝”) orifice
- Jumbo double drive ratios
- Elizabeth 5, 5.5, 6.5
- Traditional 4.5, 5.3, 6
- Traveller 4, 4.5, 5
- 10mm (½”) orifice reducer bush and 10mm (½") flyer bearing reducer bush (so you can use your standard flyer without changing bearings).
- Available Unfinished or Lacquered
The Joy Freedom Flyer Kit:
For the Joy Spinning Wheel. This fantastic new flyer gives you the freedom to spin your wild carder batts into fabulous, fun and funky art yarns on your Joy spinning wheel.
With the enormous 25mm (1ins) orifice and hooks you can spin and ply fibres, feathers, fabric, ribbons, cocoons and more. The open hooks make threading super fast and easy.
- Ratios: 6, 8, 11, 14 :1
- Available unfinished only
Kiwi Jumbo Sliding Hook Flyer Kit:
Spin chunky or novelty yarns for knitting or weaving with the extra large orifice and bobbins. The kit contains a jumbo sliding hook flyer, 1 jumbo bobbin, front upright and bearing, new brake band, drive band, orifice reducer bush and bearing reducer bush. Available in natural or lacquer finish. Simple to attach to the wheel’s existing maiden bar. The orifice reducer bushing allows you to spin finer yarns while still using your
jumbo flyer.
The bearing reducer bushing allows you to easily and quickly change flyers from jumbo to standard without having to change your upright.
- Orifice 15mm (⅝") plus 10mm (½") Reducer Bush
- Ratio 4, 5:1
- Bobbin capacity 225gm (8ozs)
- Available Unfinished or Lacquered
Kiwi Super Flyer:
The Kiwi Super Flyer comes as a kit and is and super easy to install on any Kiwi. The kit includes everything from the maiden bar up, so you only need to undo one bolt when you want to swap.
The Kiwi Super Flyer has a huge 27mm (1⅛in) orifice and has awesome new free-flow yarn guides on a sliding hook flyer.
(Note – in the video I say 25mm (1in) this is incorrect, it should have been 27mm).
The kit includes 3 super-size bobbins which have a 500gm capacity, so less time changing bobbins and more yarn on the bobbin.
Also included is a lazy kate and a new drive belt. The new Kiwi Super Flyer will fit all Kiwi 2 and Kiwi spinning wheels.
- 27mm (1⅛in) orifice
- Free-flow yarn guides on a sliding hook flyer
- Kit includes 3 super-size bobbins, 500gm capacity each
- Kit includes lazy kate & new drive belt
- Available unfinished or lacquered
