How to Blend Angora with wool using a Drum Carder
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2020
- Have you ever had trouble carding angora wool? My first attempts at running this fine fiber through my drum carder were disastrous. It took a lot of trial and error to come up with a way that allowed the angora fiber to travel freely through the carder, and prevented from getting stuck on the licker drum. Here I share my method with you in the hopes that it will help those fiber experimenters out there who are also having carding trouble with their finer fibers. This method not only works when blending wool with angora, but will work when you're blending any fine fiber with wool. Fine fibers including but not limited to: cashmere, mohiar, silk, bamboo, rose fiber, ramie, tencel... Let your little blending heart go crazy!! :)
But most importantly, don't give up! Everyone has a slightly different way of getting things done, and you'll find yours too. If a first you don't succeed, there's always a way to fix it!! Let me help:)
This video features my Brother Drum Carder. I am not a spokesperson for the company, but I do recommend this model as it's one of the cheapest carders on the market. This video includes a quick troubleshooting portion in case you, like me, are having trouble getting the hang of your carder.
Enjoy and Happy Crafting!
This is the completed yarn hand spun from the batt we made in this video:)
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Beautiful fiber for blending, and beautiful Luna!! ❤ Quick tip: separate out the sections into smaller ones (like drafting) before putting it through the second time. It puts much less stress on the tines and allows for more even blending. The fibers are likely to go onto the big drum rather than stick to the likker in. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion for angora!
I know its an old video, however, Thank you for your tutorial on carding angora, I learnt something today and thank Luna as well with a lovely sweet carrot, even though it was 3yrs ago. Cheers from Australia!
Thanks soooo much for a clear description of the process.
Thanks. That was very helpful.
Very helpful. Thanks!
I found this video very helpful. Your presentation allowed me to see what you were doing and your narrative was easy to understand and follow. I had not known about blending by hand on the large carder, so that was useful. Thank you.
I enjoyed this video very much and learned a lot from it.... I would love to see some spinning videos in the future. Thank you for sharing your skills and time!
What tpi is your drum carder? U wish it was higher or lower tpi? How does it do with other fibers (finer or thicker -i.e. sheep wool, alpaca etc.)
Great but how to get more fine yarn
What TPI is this drum carder?
Out of the Box homestead! Hi! Thanks for watching- my drum carder is 90 tpi- medium coarseness 😊
@@clarioncallfiberarts7088 I have run 120 and a 190, just curious if your finding better luck with lower TPI with how fine Angora is? Have your tried switching up?
Out of the Box homestead! Yes! I have thought about that a lot- when I was purchasing my drum carder, they recommended a finer carding cloth, and I went with 90 vs 72 because I knew I would be doing a lot of angora, but I also would be blending other things so I thought maybe a middle coursed cloth would be better- I find that no matter what I do, the angora likes to stick to the teeth of the cloth, and I often wonder if the 72 would have helped with this. I haven’t tried this out sadly- getting a new drum carder is costly- but I’ve often wondered. What’s your experience? 😊
Very helpful, Thanks!