Discover Top Posts Tagged with #drumcarder

Full Bloom

If you liked this video, consider buying me a coffee!

Link below~

#crafts #wool #yarn #spinning #handspun #fibre arts #how its made #visual stim #knitting #crochet #drumcarder

Weekends of 2-12-2024 and 11-12-2023, part four:

It took me a long time to write up the next installment in the series, but here I am! Only four months later!

Anyway, the weekend of the 2nd of december was for carding. I texted a friend of mine who has a drumcarder, and luckily enough I was able to borrow it for a few weeks. The first weekend I carded the first half (partly scoured, partly soaked overnight). Part of that (the scoured stuff) I used for a dyeing experiment with food colouring:

The blue turned out very pale and kind of a blue to green gradient, which I ended up spinning as a thick 3-ply. The purple/red ended up kind of blood coloured? At least that is what it reminds me of, this is still unspun. Conclusion: blue does not like to exhaust, get better dyes.

I also did some testspins and swatches:

On the left pic is a small test I did to see if I liked the way I cleaned and carded the wool. Of the swatches, on the left is a 3-ply (chainply), right is a two ply (I think, I did not note it down). I ended up chosing the two ply, as it is a bit more supple and I like the airiness of it better.

I decided that I wanted a bit more lanolin in it while spinning, so the other half I carded straight from the fleece during the second weekend:

There were so many stubborn locks! Since I didn't open up the locks before hand, I had to do so while carding. I ended up gathering clumps of curls in my hand and running them allong the carder to open them up. I carded each bat again to get rid of most of the clumps.

Now to start spinning and knitting! Thanks for following along!

(Part one) (Previous part)

#fiber art #spinning #fiber crafts #handspinning #fleece #sheep #fiber arts #hand spinning #work in progress #walliser schwarznase #wool spinning #lights enlightenment #wool #carding #drumcarder #louet

One hour later: a paler gold achieved! It still has all the richness of the original color, but the ivory blended smoothly throughout makes it feel lighter and gives it a little extra texture and depth.

#crafting #fiber art #wool #drumcarder #colorblend #working artist

Approximately 90 grams of mixed BFL, Merino, SW Merino and Corriedale wool blended with fire star, bamboo and angelina on the drum carder. Singles spun, now it's time to ply! . #DIY #handspunyarn #nostepinne #drumcarder #vancouverbc #spinningasmeditation

#drumcarder #handspunyarn #nostepinne #vancouverbc #spinningasmeditation #diy

Does anyone out there have a Brother Baby drum carder? I'm hoping to get one next month (the only one I might be able to afford) and I'm hoping it's nice. #spinning #fiberart #wool #drumcarder

#drumcarder #spinning #wool #fiberart

Woooof spinning super fine takes forever! This yarn was finally done after +30 hours of work. Give me another 30 and it'll be a cool new gradient scarf!

Fibre blend: 35% merino

35% merino & nylon glitz

20% merino & silk

10% rambouillet

What do you think I should call this colourway?

Part 2 - The Weavening

Stay fluffy everyone!