Hi Andrew - thank you for your comment - yes, I use them for a variety of purposes. This year I am saving them and they are going to the mill to be converted into quilt batting. In the past I have used them for felting, pillow stuffing, garden mulch and if the waste isn't too dirty, I will spin into art yarns. Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it.
Thank you! Excellent question - couple things pop into mind - flick carders are less expensive than combs. You can comb more wool at one time than you can flick. Flicking preserves the structure of the lock, combing usually results in a nice rope of top as the final product. They both get the wool nice and clean, and both result in waste. Hope that helps! I am due to put up a combing video, I just don't feel as confident about combing as I do flick carding. Thanks again for the great question!
Do you have a use for the 'waste' or shorter fiber bits? Thank you for sharing your technique, I found it useful.
Hi Andrew - thank you for your comment - yes, I use them for a variety of purposes. This year I am saving them and they are going to the mill to be converted into quilt batting. In the past I have used them for felting, pillow stuffing, garden mulch and if the waste isn't too dirty, I will spin into art yarns. Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it.
This was so interesting! How does flick carding compare to combing?
Thank you! Excellent question - couple things pop into mind - flick carders are less expensive than combs. You can comb more wool at one time than you can flick. Flicking preserves the structure of the lock, combing usually results in a nice rope of top as the final product. They both get the wool nice and clean, and both result in waste. Hope that helps! I am due to put up a combing video, I just don't feel as confident about combing as I do flick carding. Thanks again for the great question!
@@SoftShetlandWool Thanks very much!