Fleece to Fo Part 2: Drum Carding Corriedale With a Strauch Finest N. 31

[@gramcracker557]

I just found your videos! Thanks so much for this, very informative video. Your so good at explaining what you are doing! I look forward to viewing all the videos you have made and am hoping I will see more.

[@manicspinner1959]

you make the prettiest batts!!! (I came back and watched this entire video again!)

[@CondorsCroft]

Jillaine Smith thank you so much! I'm happy to hear you've found it useful! 😊

[@manicspinner1959]

Thank you for doing this video! This video may very well transform my severely limited relationship with my drum carder! Can't wait to try carding this way! Thanks again!

[@CondorsCroft]

I'm so glad you found it helpful!

[@donnac368]

Your locks are in such beautiful uniform condition pre-carding. Have you ever thought of skipping the carding step and spinning from the lock? Your patience is amazing. My fiber always looks more crazy before carding. Please continue making fiber related videos. They are enjoyable!

[@CondorsCroft]

Donna C thank you! I think it's the way I wash them that helps to keep the locks intact. I have only played around with spinning from locks. I think I prefer to have everything nicely open and prepared for spinning before starting a new project. I do plan on making many more of these so that shouldn't be a problem! 😉

[@pathowes32]

Excellent video

[@CondorsCroft]

Pat Howes thank you!

[@cornwallcrafter8410]

Hi lovely! You could have a second layer on your tray, if you overlapped the second layer with the first it should then feed in as a sheet :) Also if you take a lock, twist it in the middle and then rub one end over your teasing tool, change ends and rub that end over the tool that will open up the tips and the locks at the same time.

[@CondorsCroft]

Cornwall Crafter thanks for the tips! I have tried over lapping the layers but not the twisting so thanks!

[@cornwallcrafter8410]

CraftyGarden no worries lovely, I remember people giving me tips was so helpful when I just started out.

[@knitordi]

OMG! It would take me years to card a batt doing it your way. I'm afraid I don't have the patience. When do you have time to spin it? I appreciate that to get a smooth batt, one must card it carefully, sometimes in several passes. Since you are doing it one lock at a time, why don't you comb it with hand combs? You get the same result, perhaps better.

[@CondorsCroft]

I both comb and card my wool. I don't always take the time to make my batts this nice. This video was recorded soon after getting my carder. Sometimes I just put the wool on without much effort but when I want a really nice batt with no neps so that I have a high quality yarn, I'll do this. Sometimes I flick all of the locks and sometimes I comb and then card it all together. I enjoy the process and I care about the outcome. To answer your question about spinning, you make time for what you love. Although right now with a two week old and recovering from surgery I'm lucky if I can get 5 minutes of knitting in.

[@susanscandles]

I’m grew up and lived in Manchester.😊

[@blairart]

Hello! Do you know tpi of main carder? Unfortunately Strauch is Def closed and on description they say is universal cloth for all fibres 128 teeth per inch but how is possible blend and carding coarse medium micron with so much tpi?

[@CondorsCroft]

I'm sorry I don't remember. I've had good luck with medium to fine fiber on this drum carder.

[@amargice]

Thank you :)

[@sharonloewen9368]

Can you explain a little more about the teasing tool , please ?

[@CondorsCroft]

Hi, yes It came with my drum carder when I purchased it. You could use a flick carder to do the same thing. Essentially it's just helping to open up the fiber or locks a bit so that they feed on smoothly. It can also help dirt and VM to come out.

[@yashwantprasad7399]

How much wool can be carded per hour using drum carding machine?

[@CondorsCroft]

yashwant prasad I only use it for small amounts not a business. I can't really tell you. You could try asking the company, they have a website.