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In 1938 Walter designed a spinning wheel that could be used to make knitting yarn. It had to be aesthetically pleasing, functional, robust, trouble free and yet a simple kitset that could be posted all over New Zealand. The first model was a double drive model, but Walter quickly realised that spinners wanted to change bobbins with ease. So, with the help of his father the Rev. Dudly Ashford, the Ashford scotch tension flyer was developed and a patent pending awarded for its unique design. This revolutionary idea enabled the drive belt to be left on the flyer whorl and it was just a simple matter of releasing the Scotch Tension to remove the bobbin. Today this innovation appears on many other brands of spinning wheel.
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