Making Fiber Batts for Spinning with a Drum Carder

[@tashasue100]

Thank you so much for this particular video. As an avid knitter, I decided to approach spinning and cardering in my later years and find your videos to be exactly what I needed to begin a new craft . Soulful Spinning is the perfect name for these videos as you present a very calming atmosphere in all your videos. Subscribed and appreciative of your devotion to this enjoyable craft. CD

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Thank you so much. May you enjoy many happy hours immersed in your new craft. 💕

[@viscache1]

So far this is the most interesting, informative and educational of any of the drum carding videos! No coffee necessary because she is organized and thorough and makes it all about the carding process rather than...well...other unnecessary neurosis’! Yea! Great video! I’m a subscriber!

[@YarnNYarns]

Another wonderful video thank you so much. Both of those batts looked like beautiful fluffy clouds, that shetland in particular looked so yummy

[@ImGinaMarie]

I love your videos!! I always learn from them, and your so easy going to listen to.. thank you for your devotion to us! You are a gem 😘

[@eldestof4]

It's so FLUFFY! I just bought a drum carder, can't wait to use it

[@KnittingsAndSewings]

I love your videos. I just discovered you. Like someone said below, your focus on the process itself, along with your soothing voice, make watching your videos a pleasure. Also, I like the idea of keeping the Shetland colors separate to create a gradient series of batts. I think a sweater that would incorporate stripes of the different Shetland colors would be gorgeous!

[@AndreaAlexander]

Thank you so much for sharing your process! 😄💕

[@944gemma]

I really need to watch your video on washing fleece. This one on carding is excellent. As usual.

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Thank you so much! Yes. I love wool ❤️

[@riakent750]

Nice job as usual 👌👍 Thanks for sharing. Regards

[@celestegarcia486]

Hi Lisa -- Thanks for this helpful video. Just washed some Jacob fleeces with a friend. We will be carding it up in the next month. Your little tips will come in handy. I like the use of the packing brush for the big drum. That is a great tool and thing to do. Till next time.

[@danadanabrown]

So helpful!! Thank you.

[@HousewifeInTheWoods]

I just wanted to say..... I'm just so happy I found your channel ♡

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Housewife In The Woods what a lovely thing to say! Thank you for brightening my day 🤗.

[@denisefontaine-9398]

Merci beaucoup. J’ai tellement appris. Your the best !

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Thank you! I hope you have good luck finding a fleece. There are many producers in Canada I think.

[@carolynadams2264]

Thank you so much for this video. I have some shetland I got from one of the WAFA artists that I've washed and was trying to figure out how I was going to process it. I will try it on my drum carder but I have tons of locks attached to the fleece so I'll have to separate them first. You gave me the courage to try this on my carder.

[@vernonbowling5310]

What a great teaching video.

[@alwayshappyfeet5278]

Just a very interested video ..I do have the little Hero drum carder..thank you for the video

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

Hi Lisa, hope you're all OK and ready for Christmas. I found this absolutely fascinating. The Batts looked scrumptious, yeah I could tell they would be soft enough for a pillow. Happy Batt making & happy Spinning. Take care & stay safe Love Jen xx

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Jennifer Brighty hi Jen! Yes, I am wrapping up the semester and looking forward to some time off. Happy Christmas to you and yours and I hope to talk yo you soon. Lisa xx

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

Hi Lisa, Thankyou for the Heart reply. Wasn't to sure whether you would see the comment,.glad you did though. Hope those Batts Spun up very nicely. Know they will have done though as with all your other Spinning. Hope you have a good weekend. Happy Spinning. Take care & stay safe. Love Jen xx

[@TheKinderdoc]

The smaller drum will accumulate less fiber if you don’t pull or restrain the fiber as you crank it through.

[@lindaturgeon1618]

Thanks Lisa! I ordered the roving from her shop. Fleece was a little pricy with the shipping, but maybe next year.

[@denisefontaine-9398]

Could you tell me where I could by a wash fleece from Shetland? I leave in Sherbrooke in Québec .

[@carrielamont7228]

Wow, what a great video, so informative, totally loved it.

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Carrie Lamont Thanks Carrie! I am so glad you enjoyed it 💕.

[@barbarahudak8496]

Do you remember how long you had been spinning before you got a drum career? Thanks for your videos; lots of learning for me during them!! 💟

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Barbara Hudak I think 3 or 4 years but I don’t remember exactly. You can use hand cards to blend and make woolen prep and they are a lot cheaper than a drum carder.

[@Ahlathein]

I’m enjoying your youtube videos and want to check into your Rav group soon. I have this same carder on the electric base. Love it! I like seeing your technique. Hadnt seen anyone hold the fiber back with this carder, but i will try it now. Long fibers tend to want to roll up and onto my licker in usless i use a packer/burnishing brush

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Alison Hlathein I do not hold the fiber back but rather just hold it flat and let the licker in take it without resistance.

[@Ahlathein]

@@SoulfulSpinning oh i see, thanks!

[@marielasessa2921]

Thank you. This has been most helpful. Would you please tell me the brand of the drum carver?

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Yes, this is a Clemes carder. I belieber you will find a link in the description box. Thanks for watching!

[@chileanchinch]

Thanks for your video. I have a drum carder I'm using to card merino fleece I've washed and opened up. What do you do with the short cuts?

[@lindaturgeon1618]

I wanted to try the raw fiber. Thanks

[@SoulfulSpinning]

In my last video I show a couple of fleeces I bought from this shop. www.etsy.com/shop/EwerekaFarmWoolRoom. Uncoated but extremely well skirted. A medium type of Shetland. Very beautiful. I see Donna has a few fleeces left in her shop.

[@carolharper268]

How do you avoid neeps when you load straight from the lock? 💐

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Fine fleeces tends to form noils in my drum carder. If you crank really slowly it reduces but does not eliminate all together. I love a medium fleece for the drum carder for that reason.

[@carolharper268]

Soulful Spinning thank you for letting me know. There’s so much to learn but loving the process 💐😀

[@fourwindsflowers]

Hello, I bought a picker and I’m wondering about sending your washed fleecy locks through the picker first then card it would be easier than flicking tips?

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Oh yes! That would work perfectly. What type of picker did you get? It’ll make short work of the prep step for drum carding. Lisa 💕

[@fourwindsflowers]

@@SoulfulSpinning fancy kitty standing picker.

[@fourwindsflowers]

Excellent!!

[@marielasessa2921]

I have got my drum carder now. My first intent was a complete disgrace. I may have destroyed the wool as I see it, because it ended up with a turn or blob or )please excuse my English) I dón't know how to call it, a tiny ball at the beginning of the fibers (very expensive baby alpaca, BTW) I see the fiber that you use to feed the carder is already smooth and fluffy, how do you accomplish that?

[@ramonarias2604]

DONDE COMPRAR SPARE PARTS QUE CUBRE EL TAMBOR

[@SoulfulSpinning]

I have no need for spare parts for the carder but if I did I would contact the manufacturer or google search.

[@cmaur811]

How do like your carder? What others did you try?

[@SoulfulSpinning]

I didn’t test any out, but bought based in research.

[@lillithmclachlan7979]

Hello 🤗 Thank you for the video, lots of great info...just wondering why you shouldn’t use scissors to help remove the batt? I’m a complete novice at fibre arts so if someone could explain 😅 thanks again

[@SoulfulSpinning]

If you cut the batt off you are cutting the staple of the lock and it may lead to inconsistent spinning. That being said, I have seen it done.

[@MsTilda2]

But u use allreaddy kartet wool, whats the purpose of doeing it on a drumkarter,,

[@SoulfulSpinning]

I will often use the carder for blending previously prepared wool and other fibers.

[@lowlanchagwaya6717]

Nice I love this. I'am in Kenya where can I find the drum carders?

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Hello and thank you for your question. You might have to order a drum carder for Europe, the US or New Zealand. A google search may be the way to go.

[@lowlanchagwaya6717]

@@SoulfulSpinning thanks alot for the response. Helpful indeed.

[@lindaturgeon1618]

Hi Lisa, can you tell me where you got the Shetland fiber in this video. I have not had good luck finding any that is not just caked with VM. Your batts look beautiful! Happy spinning.

[@SoulfulSpinning]

The combed top I purchased from Jamiesons and Smith. are you looking for raw fiber or roving?

[@melindaknolle5786]

What did you spritz on the fiber,, water?

[@SoulfulSpinning]

I just used a little water and a very fine mist just to cut down on static. You don’t want to add grease to your drum carder I think.

[@yashwantprasad7399]

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

[@SoulfulSpinning]

I approximate I can card 100 grams per hour. But I don’t really take good notes on my working speed. It is not a fast process. With an electric carder you could speed things up a bit I’m but it also depends on the size of your carder.

[@yashwantprasad7399]

@@SoulfulSpinning Thank you so much

[@uttamboruah9249]

Is eri silk fibre suitable for this machine @@SoulfulSpinning

[@susanfetterolf1833]

Thank you for the video. I learned a lot about the drum carder. It will help my with mine. Your batts are so beautiful!!!! Where do you get your fleeces? XXXXOOO

[@SoulfulSpinning]

I bought the grey Shetland from a seller on Ravelry and I love Elizabeth Hubbard’s Corriedale fleeces. She does not have an online shop, but you can contact her on Instagram. Fiber festivals are a good place to buy fleeces too whenever we can have those again. I am glad you found the video useful. Thanks for commenting!

[@pathowes32]

You make it look so easy. I have made batts and I find the fiber doesn’t come off the carder in one piece like yours did

[@SoulfulSpinning]

Pat Howes I think part of it is this wonderful carder! Thanks Pat for watching 💕.

[@teresayoung4145]

I know I'm late to the party but I'm going through all of your videos from the beginning. What TPI is your carder? Mine is 90. I think I should've gotten a 72.

[@simadrak7786]

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[@944gemma]

Don’t you just love working with wool? Be it knitting or carding or spinning on a drop spindle or a wheel. I know I do.