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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
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 Posted - Sep 20 2008 : 1:46:37 PM
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Sherri, I have heard that the curved ones are easier to use than the flat ones! I am sure the ladies will catch this post soon! Have fun!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
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Posted - Sep 20 2008 : 7:23:32 PM
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Sherri, there is also a really cool site at www.joyofhandspinning.com that has video on carding and preparing fiber! I hope this helps!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
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Edited by - oldfashioned girl on Sep 20 2008 7:23:51 PM |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Sep 21 2008 : 02:09:08 AM
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Sherri, How did your wool come out? when you pick up a stable and snap it, does it break? If a sheep was sick it will cause a weak area in the wool, this wool will break when carding and that makes for a bad time.
I have a couple of sets of hand carders. One set is curved and is for fine wool and the other is an older set that is flat and for courser wool. Is your wool fine or course?
I would watch the videos and read the instructions on the internet...they are very good. Just remember when you card, you lightly pull from one carder to the carder, don't try to move all the wool at one time. Don't go deep, just take small amounts at a time. I don't load up the carders with lots of wool, I make my rolags smaller and really card the wool well, makes for nicer yarn and easier spinning. While carding I am also stopping to pick out any seeds, second cuts etc...Good luck!
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4186 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 21 2008 : 05:27:14 AM
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I just wanted to say that I watched many a video, read, and hoped for the best, on my first carding attempts. The joy of hand spinning is a great one. I had read somewhere that carding is kind of like brushing a little girls hair. I thought that was a great bit of advice. Be gentle! I have flat cards for courser wool. I ordered them off of ebay. I think they are Howard carders.
Happy Carding
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 21 2008 : 07:43:01 AM
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I haven't hand carded much so don't know enough to teach. I started out combing first and learned that (took some workshops and that sure helped too!), then had a freebie drum carder refurbished and have been using that. I'll be reading and watching though!
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
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