Wingham Fibre Blending Hackle

The Wingham Blending Hackle is designed to help you create smooth, consistent fibre blends by layering fibres onto the hackle and drawing them off together. This simple but effective process allows colours and fibre types to be combined evenly before spinning or felting.

Hackles are particularly useful when you want to blend fibres while keeping them well aligned. This makes them ideal for preparing fibre for worsted-style spinning, where parallel fibres produce a smooth, well-defined yarn. They are also excellent for building colour gradients, creating custom blends, or preparing fibres to be drawn off through a diz.

The hackle is designed to be clamped securely to a work surface, providing stability while loading and removing fibres. Once fibres have been layered onto the tines, they can be drawn off to create beautifully blended sliver ready for spinning or further processing.

Technical Specifications:

• Hardwood Base:  49cm
• Tine Height: 15cm
  
• Tines: 117, 
• Tine Size: 10 cm with precision ground double-point tips. 3mm diameter hardened and tempered carbon steel.
• Construction: sustainably sourced European beech with sealed varnish finish
• Includes: Three hole-size diz, tine straightener and safety bar for storage
• Pre-Drilled base for securing to work surface. The unit can also be clamped down for temporary spaces (clamps not supplied)

Suitable for:

• Creating custom fibre blends
• Preparing fibre for worsted spinning
• Colour mixing and gradient preparation
• Drawing off fibre with a diz

Please Note: The Wingham Blending Hackle is designed to be used with prepared wools. Using it with unprocessed wool such as fleece with the grease still in may cause damage.