I love a demo video where there’s no distracting music or talking at all. Just showing us the work and how it’s done with texts to tell us necessary information 👏🏽❤️
Thank you for a wonderful and instructional video. To the point, clear and not a bunch of chitter chatter. I love calming and instructive videos. I am inspired to get out my spinning wheel.
Супер! Спасибо! Все гениальное просто!Это лучшее из чесалок трепалок,что я видела.! Спасибо, что делитесь, спасибо за мастер класс! Обязательно сделаю себе такую игрушку.
Hi Benjamin, thank you for the very tranquil demonstration. Great execution. I have been reading much about fibre preparation for spinning. I have been taught how to card and now I would like to try combing. Well done.
Benjamin, it was AWESOME to meet you today, at the Upper Valley Fiber Fest! I felt like I was meeting a celebrity :-) I was the girl with the Myrtlewood drop spindle, who was born in Bandon! These combs are absolutely beautiful!!! If I don't get them before then, I will at the fiber fest in Yellow Springs! Woo hoo!!
I bought these from you and they are a work of art. I enjoy just looking at them and taking in their simplicity and functionality. I use them all the time and I love them...Any new products in your shop?
@mommymanami....the Benjamin Green wool combs can be purchased at woolcombing (dot) com. We also offer an array of fiber-related goodies to go along with your combs!
I have a question. Could one spin the wool directly from the combs? Instead of making roving, could one just set up the spinning wheel or hand spindle and make the yarn?
Hi. That combing kit looks very nice. How much would a setup like this take me back? Would the same set also be suitable for processing flax? (Actually I'm working with nettle fiber, but no one seems to have a clue to what I'm talking about I say flax instead, which I hear has somewhat similar properties.)
Grunde Grimstad for flax you need more of a 'bed' of sharp pointy things. If it is a similar process to flax you also need to rett and bash the fibres before combing (sorry if you already know that bit) the last last step is combing it :)
Hi Brain yes 707 is my area code i do spin very relaxing i also do weaving what do you do with the wool you spin? I ordered the combing kit a few days ago and they came today very fast shipping there very nice.
Fantastic wool comber, is an obvious idea, why I didn't think to create a thing like this by myself? Please can you tell me if I can buy your comber somewhere? You have a website? I really need it! Thanks from Liz (Rome, Italy) :-)
+catlover12670 It's two separate things. To get true worsted you comb and the fibers are kept lined up tip to butt (the butt being closest to the skin of the animal) as you spin. As you comb, the tips must always kept with the tips, and butts always with the butts.The resulting yard is often used to make a flat smooth woven cloth (think a worsted wool coat or pants). Semi-worsted is combed as well, but you don't worry about carefully aligning tip to butt as you spin. This yard can be woven, crocheted, or knitted and is loftier and more poofy. Carded wool is done on cards only and is spun 'long draw' method, and produces poofy airy yarn for things like scarves, hats and the like because the air pockets provide more insulation. I normally comb semi-worsted (if I don't just buy combed top roving), and spin 'short-draw'. It's sort of poofy, but doesn't have the loft of carded 'long-draw' yarn. I'm a semi-novice, so semi-worsted is easier for me. And the fleeces I got weren't even skirted properly, just pulled apart and shoved into trash bags. Well, it was free I wasn't going to argue with that. Man scouring those fleeces... Arizona sandy loose soil and lanolin equals one _flithy_ fleece. Yuk! I swear I must have removed several pounds of just plain dirt. I thought a sheep's fleece would be soft and fluffy, but their wool is stiff from lanolin and dirt! Hey, I never touched a sheep except the ones from 4-H which are kept bathed and clipped. Most people don't cover their sheep here unless they are show animals. It's hard to imagine the wool from a Suffolk sheep is really a creamy white under all that dirt (besides the leg wool, which is brown black that is). But their wool is crimpy and easy for a beginner to spin. If you've ever touched an African American's hair it has that same bouncy-soft feeling to it. It may not be the finest wool out there like Merino, but it makes up into nice hats, scarves and even nice thick slipper-socks. I don't find it itchy (except when I start to sweat), and I inhered my Grandfather's sensitive redhead skin if not the red hair itself.
catlover12670 Hope it helped! I forgot Semi-woolen spinning, I've never used it so... If you can get your hands on Shetland wool, it's very soft and nice next to the skin too. And so nice to spin.
catlover12670 It's quite nice, and comes in a variety of natural colors from white to black. I got black at a knitting/spinning store about an 1 1/2 away because it's hard to get a good black with dye. If you like a wide variety of dye that is easy to work with use Jacquard dye. All you need is a big stockpot (I use an enamel tamale pot) water, and vinegar. Make sure you have all the fiber you need to dye because each batch will dye different and don't tie the skeins to tight or you will get tye-dye (which is kind of pretty, but may not be what you are after (oops!) . I _have_ done tye-dyed wool skeins in the microwave, it turned out awesome! You might want a set of cheapo measuring spoons and big plastic spoon for just dye from a dollar store, you _don't_ want to use them for anything else, trust me. Yuck! I *don't* want that in my food! Jacquard only works on protein fibers though (like wool, silk and rayon), it _will not_ work on cellulose fibers (like cotton, bamboo, or hemp). I got mine from Dharma Trading (www.dharmatrading.com/) so many arts and crafts supplies in one spot and just plain good peeps. I got a pound of combed top from them, (I can't remember what breed of sheep though) but it is some high quality stuff, and spins up really nice and soft. They even have drop spindles. Really affordable price wise on their supplies too.
I spin and Knit, Crochet, I've done Weaving as well, Would love to do a Bigger Weaving Project as most have been smaller ones, What's the Benefit over Carders, Which I use with my Angora Wool
You probably could, but I don't think you'd want to. For starters, those combs are SHARP. It's best not to have them sticking out when you aren't focused on them. And second, the fiber doesn't always come off that easily and sometimes you need to adjust your grip and your tension. Much easier to just pull it off first!
Erin A makes them all lie in the same direction to create a worsted yarn (flatter and smoother). Paddle carding makes the fibres all lie in slightly more haphazard direction :)
Hope you don't mind me saying that I think you have lots of left overs.... Which can easily be reduced by a different way of operating the 2 combs. Also the constant changing of the combs into the station is very time consuming...
I love a demo video where there’s no distracting music or talking at all. Just showing us the work and how it’s done with texts to tell us necessary information 👏🏽❤️
I guess you didn't hear the mighty winds that were blowing during this video. 💀
Shani8
Thank you for a wonderful and instructional video. To the point, clear and not a bunch of chitter chatter. I love calming and instructive videos. I am inspired to get out my spinning wheel.
Супер! Спасибо! Все гениальное просто!Это лучшее из чесалок трепалок,что я видела.! Спасибо, что делитесь, спасибо за мастер класс! Обязательно сделаю себе такую игрушку.
Hi Benjamin, thank you for the very tranquil demonstration. Great execution. I have been reading much about fibre preparation for spinning. I have been taught how to card and now I would like to try combing. Well done.
I always wonder how to comb the wool. Thank you for sharing!
Love the kit! will have to try that one of these days!
Great stuff! You made it look so easy. My “hackle” is 2 cheapo Afro-combs clamped in a vice. I clearly need to upgrade
This was relaxing to watch. I just bought my first fleece ( alpaca) .
Wow! It is a great idea to comb cotton at home! Thank you very much for video- lesson!!!
It does help - Thank you! This looks so much easier than hand carding or using a carding machine. Thanks for sharing!
Wendy Austin-Rawlings combing works best after carding actually and usually takes longer. You also get a completely different result
That looks great. Thanks for the video.
Definitely helps. Nobody seems to have good articles or the like on combing and carding
I am just entering the UA-cam world of home spun wool. I have spent the day watching videos on the topic (while crocheting a rain hat out of plarn).
Kai Krafts good welcome.
Benjamin, it was AWESOME to meet you today, at the Upper Valley Fiber Fest! I felt like I was meeting a celebrity :-) I was the girl with the Myrtlewood drop spindle, who was born in Bandon! These combs are absolutely beautiful!!! If I don't get them before then, I will at the fiber fest in Yellow Springs! Woo hoo!!
That is incredible I am mind blownee by how you hand make roving
Nice clear demo! Lovely looking set of combs too!
ADHUK YEAH! ;)
Браво!Спасибо за мастер класс.
SALAM. It was great ! Thank ya !!
this was a great help thank you x
Thanks for posting this video! I have got a goat woolbut didn't know how to comb it...
Ça m’a beaucoup aidé. Merci
I bought these from you and they are a work of art. I enjoy just looking at them and taking in their simplicity and functionality. I use them all the time and I love them...Any new products in your shop?
Скажите пожалуйста где можно приобрести эту ческу?
I'd like to buy one for Christmas.
Thank you for the video.
Вот вроде бы всё хорошо, НО, как это всё медленно!....
This is true. I thought the same thing and then I tried it. This is an awesome set. I love it. I'm using it for alpaca so far and it works great.
Outstanding.
Thank you!
I make yarn webs and I just realized that it’s would be easier to actually time it with some stand
Excellent
thank u😊💖
Where did you get your comb set and the base. Thank for the excellent video
when he pulled out the tool in the beginning, I said "what kind of torture device is that?" XD
combing was a form of torture in ancient Rome.....the victim would be drawn over the combs for wool until they died
Congrats
Very nice.
So when do you dye the wool? Do you have to cook it in ashes, or lye first? (Assuming you get it straight from sheep)
great video! thank you for posting. simple.
Почему нитка крутится
Я поставила новые нитки
У меня все равно нитка крутится
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Мой вацап
oo, nice!
I would love to buy one
Hi I have a question could you use this product to comb fibers instead?
Thank you so much!
Салам из Кыргызстана,Памира спасибо за показ благодарю, мир вашем семья
Super démonstration
where did you buy the comb kit at?
Also great video ,does all comps come double head
@mommymanami....the Benjamin Green wool combs can be purchased at woolcombing (dot) com. We also offer an array of fiber-related goodies to go along with your combs!
Hello, I am wondering why not use a diz when taking the fiber off the combs? Thank you, Jamie
I have a question. Could one spin the wool directly from the combs? Instead of making roving, could one just set up the spinning wheel or hand spindle and make the yarn?
Hi. That combing kit looks very nice. How much would a setup like this take me back?
Would the same set also be suitable for processing flax? (Actually I'm working with nettle fiber, but no one seems to have a clue to what I'm talking about I say flax instead, which I hear has somewhat similar properties.)
Grunde Grimstad for flax you need more of a 'bed' of sharp pointy things. If it is a similar process to flax you also need to rett and bash the fibres before combing (sorry if you already know that bit) the last last step is combing it :)
Hi Brain yes 707 is my area code i do spin very relaxing i also do weaving what do you do with the wool you spin? I ordered the combing kit a few days ago and they came today very fast shipping there very nice.
wow tq for showing how delicate and difficult..
What kind of wool - fiber are you using? Is it natural or dyed? Are you still making the comb sets?
hola, donde puedo comprar ese aparato para hacer el cardado?
Awesome! Where do I get the kit in Kenya?
I use Carders to card my Angora Wool ,
Can this be done directly after the wool has been washed and dried, or does the wool need to be carded before it is combed? Thanks!
Lily Kirkwood I do it both ways, from clean locks and from carded
Fantastic wool comber, is an obvious idea, why I didn't think to create a thing like this by myself? Please can you tell me if I can buy your comber somewhere? You have a website? I really need it! Thanks from Liz (Rome, Italy) :-)
Why does it already look partially com bed. Is there a step between drying and combing?
That's great
Hola com o poder conprarla como aserlo
Est-ce votre moyen pour carder la laine ou si vous la passez à la cardeuse avant de la peigner ? Merci pour votre présentation.
Question: If using the combs like you do (love this technique) do I need to card the wool or can I just spin it from the roven you just did?
No need to card it. Spin it from the little nests he wound at the end.
Örméler
Dear Benjamin, please inform how much is tool cost? Looking forward to your reply!
Did you made your kit yourself?
I have tried to find this on Etsy and can't locate them. Can you please help me. Thanks.
Hello good at your carding. Could you tell me exactly the name and brand of the tool you use? Thanks and congratulations
gracias, muy didáctico
Hola donde la puedo con prar nesesito una
Hello, are any of these kits for sale? thank you, Jamie
I bet there's no way to get you stressed out after doing a job like this. Very interesting.
It's like so relaxing....
So, is this an alternative to carding, or something to do in addition to carding?
+catlover12670 It's two separate things. To get true worsted you comb and the fibers are kept lined up tip to butt (the butt being closest to the skin of the animal) as you spin. As you comb, the tips must always kept with the tips, and butts always with the butts.The resulting yard is often used to make a flat smooth woven cloth (think a worsted wool coat or pants). Semi-worsted is combed as well, but you don't worry about carefully aligning tip to butt as you spin. This yard can be woven, crocheted, or knitted and is loftier and more poofy. Carded wool is done on cards only and is spun 'long draw' method, and produces poofy airy yarn for things like scarves, hats and the like because the air pockets provide more insulation. I normally comb semi-worsted (if I don't just buy combed top roving), and spin 'short-draw'. It's sort of poofy, but doesn't have the loft of carded 'long-draw' yarn. I'm a semi-novice, so semi-worsted is easier for me. And the fleeces I got weren't even skirted properly, just pulled apart and shoved into trash bags. Well, it was free I wasn't going to argue with that.
Man scouring those fleeces... Arizona sandy loose soil and lanolin equals one _flithy_ fleece. Yuk! I swear I must have removed several pounds of just plain dirt. I thought a sheep's fleece would be soft and fluffy, but their wool is stiff from lanolin and dirt! Hey, I never touched a sheep except the ones from 4-H which are kept bathed and clipped. Most people don't cover their sheep here unless they are show animals. It's hard to imagine the wool from a Suffolk sheep is really a creamy white under all that dirt (besides the leg wool, which is brown black that is). But their wool is crimpy and easy for a beginner to spin. If you've ever touched an African American's hair it has that same bouncy-soft feeling to it. It may not be the finest wool out there like Merino, but it makes up into nice hats, scarves and even nice thick slipper-socks. I don't find it itchy (except when I start to sweat), and I inhered my Grandfather's sensitive redhead skin if not the red hair itself.
PhantomQueenOne Thanks! :-)
catlover12670 Hope it helped! I forgot Semi-woolen spinning, I've never used it so...
If you can get your hands on Shetland wool, it's very soft and nice next to the skin too. And so nice to spin.
PhantomQueenOne Thanks for the help!
I'll definitely try to get some of that Shetland wool!
:-)
catlover12670 It's quite nice, and comes in a variety of natural colors from white to black. I got black at a knitting/spinning store about an 1 1/2 away because it's hard to get a good black with dye. If you like a wide variety of dye that is easy to work with use Jacquard dye. All you need is a big stockpot (I use an enamel tamale pot) water, and vinegar. Make sure you have all the fiber you need to dye because each batch will dye different and don't tie the skeins to tight or you will get tye-dye (which is kind of pretty, but may not be what you are after (oops!) . I _have_ done tye-dyed wool skeins in the microwave, it turned out awesome!
You might want a set of cheapo measuring spoons and big plastic spoon for just dye from a dollar store, you _don't_ want to use them for anything else, trust me. Yuck! I *don't* want that in my food! Jacquard only works on protein fibers though (like wool, silk and rayon), it _will not_ work on cellulose fibers (like cotton, bamboo, or hemp). I got mine from Dharma Trading (www.dharmatrading.com/) so many arts and crafts supplies in one spot and just plain good peeps. I got a pound of combed top from them, (I can't remember what breed of sheep though) but it is some high quality stuff, and spins up really nice and soft. They even have drop spindles. Really affordable price wise on their supplies too.
Adorei 😍👏👏👏
Omg, the comb she's holding looks just like don king.
i have been looking for these on ebay and etsy cant find them please help
Did you make the holder
Les bonnes chaussettes qu'on 'nous faisait autrefois
Im high and watching this video like is a movie aha
And where can I find it in kenya
Are you still making and selling these kits? I cannot find them.
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Good
Do you need to use a picker if you use these combs?
I think you just follow the instructions and you will be fine
i found them and bought them looking forward in using them
Dwayne Manuel good! Mine is still coming....:(
Where did you buy it pleas
Tried to find your etsy shop but they can't seem to find you. I would love a link.
www.etsy.com/shop/BenjaminGreenStudio?ref=pr_shop_more
Спасибо мастер!!❤ Только нет возможности купить!! Я попытаюсь найти умельцев!
I spin and Knit, Crochet, I've done Weaving as well, Would love to do a Bigger Weaving Project as most have been smaller ones, What's the Benefit over Carders, Which I use with my Angora Wool
Brian Sheahan it makes tge fibres lie in one direction. makes a worsted yarn :)
+Helen Brown ةل
Dear Sir,
I want to purchase nepali raw wool in bulk quantity.please help me.
i want this.How can i buy this? I am from Bangladesh.
abrar arnob did you get it?
www.etsy.com/shop/BenjaminGreenStudio/
it's empty ??
Nely sultan scam.
You probably could, but I don't think you'd want to. For starters, those combs are SHARP. It's best not to have them sticking out when you aren't focused on them. And second, the fiber doesn't always come off that easily and sometimes you need to adjust your grip and your tension. Much easier to just pull it off first!
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i tried to learn to knitt cant seem to get it . I am living in lakecounty i am 50
I guess your a Fellow Spinner ? 707 is that your Area Code, too bad, lol I'm in So CA.
Where can I buy the kit
c'est de la laine de chat ?
Est-ce de la laine d’alpaga?
Здравствуйте Бенджамин скажите можно приобрести эту причёску и как можно это сделать? И цена ?
Dumb question: what exactly does combing do, besides making it fluffy?
Erin A makes them all lie in the same direction to create a worsted yarn (flatter and smoother). Paddle carding makes the fibres all lie in slightly more haphazard direction :)
Hope you don't mind me saying that I think you have lots of left overs.... Which can easily be reduced by a different way of operating the 2 combs. Also the constant changing of the combs into the station is very time consuming...
Как называется этот прибор?
Where can i buy this😭 what is it’s name?
მადლობა. ძალიან მომეწონა.