Louet Victoria S95 THE PERFECT TRAVEL MATE

Description

I added one of these to my spinning herd not to long ago. Let me tell you! I LUUUUURVE IT! Not only can I spin some fun art yarns with it due to the 1/2" orifice, but I really am enjoying the fact that I don't need to remember what I have done with my orifice hook each time I start on new roving or break my single.

If you are looking for something with a small carbon foot print you will love this wheel. With out disassembly it should fit very neatly in your car. Of course to top that off, Louet has made it very easy to take apart for traveling the friendly skies. My carry bag measures 22"x 14" and has a few extra pockets for storage. The large one in the front is spacious enough to hold at least a 1/2 pound of roving!

If I knew when I started my spinning adventures how wonderful this wheel was, I would have bit the bullet so to speak and got one of these little spinners. It truly is a joy to spin on.

The Victoria is not like your everyday spinning wheel. It’s light, portable and incredibly easy to use. The Victoria has been designed with precision and care, from advice recieved by today’s hand spinner.

Wheels are made of laminated hardwood with a "birch" exterior finish.

Features & Benefits

Weighing only 6lbs makes it light enough to go anywhere

Ratios of 1:6, 1:8.5 and 1:13
Optional High Speed Set provides an extra 1:19 ratio.

Can easily fold in half, making it very portable

Available in Classic Oak or ContemporaryBeech

Scotch Tension Brake System gives you an unlimited range of tension

Well made with care and precision in Holland.

For over a quarter century, the Louët team in Holland has been researching, designing, experimenting, and consulting with you, the customer, to create a superior line of spinning wheels.

Louët wheels treadle lightly, are low maintenance and nearly adjustment free and can be modified with accessories for the expert spinner.

Louët wheels were originally geared towards spinning medium to heavy yarns. Although bobbins and flyers are available for spinning this type of yarn, the standard wheels have been redesigned to be more suitable for spinning fine to medium yarns. The orifice on the standard wheel is sufficiently large (12.5 mm or 1/2") as are the bobbins, (180-250 gr capacity), to allow you to create novelty yarns.
Wheels come equipped with a two bobbin lazy kate.

Technically all Louet models are the same. Each wheel has a single belt bobbin drive with an adjustable flyer brake to regulate the tension. The flexible belts are made of polyurethane and never have to be adjusted.

All wheels are packed and shipped partially assembled in a flat box. The required assembly consists quite simply of tightening two nuts for which tools and instructions are provided. The shipping weight is 17-18 lbs.

Wheels are made of laminated hardwood with a "birch" exterior finish.

Ratios
All bobbins have a sheave with three settings on one side that can be used to obtain three different spinning ratios. They are: 1:5.5 for slow spinning and heavy yarn; 1:7.5 for medium yarn; and, 1:10.5 for fast spinning and fine yarn. (S45 ratios are: 7:1, 12:1 and 20:1)

The fly wheels of all our models are 50 cm (20") in diameter (except for the S45). They rotate on a maintenance free, lubricated for life ball bearing pack to ensure excellent spinning ability by allowing them to turn freely and quitely. The same maintenance free ball bearing is used at the footman connection. (Absolutely no lubrication is necessary for the bearings to work correctly)

Added on Nov 05, 2009