Wool carding combs

I made a discovery in 2017, when searching for an economic version of wool combs. I've had a pair of hand cards for years, and in a pinc...

Wool Carders Brush, 2pcs Wooden Carding Brushes Needle Felting Cleaner Comb with Handle for Dogs and Cat/Spinning and Weaving(size:L) : Amazon.co.uk: Pet Supplies

Before I use my drum carder to card any wool, I prep it by running it through my "Wool Picker". A lethal looking device with ultra sharp nails that grab the wool and pull bunched up fibers apart. I run the wool through the picker 2-3 times before carding it. The "finished" picked wool is a cloud of air and fiber. Pulling some unpicked wool from the washed fleece to place in the left end of the picker. This shows some of the sharp nails which are along the bottom of the picker. There are also…

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Not long ago I was browsing on YouTube and came across the following videos showing the proper way to use wool combs.....and the wool combs themselves were quite nice. I especially liked these English Combs ( and the 4 part video series is quite informative) And this comb and Hackle set So with a little more research I also found a HOW-TO blog post here that was very informative. Well I took a little bit of direction from the blog post and some ideas on style from the videos and sketched up…

How to use Viking Wool combs to make wool top. This video shows the English method and the two handed method.

I decided to do this post to try and show ‘how’ I comb my wool with my diy combs. I find it’s easier to comb sideways. It keeps my fibre on the combs and it seems to do a nice job…

The wool hackle kit 30cm. It can be used for de-hairing wool fibers, combing wool and other fine to medium fibers into a sliver or spinning them straight from the wool hackle combs.

Wool Hackle From Wool Combs: When I got into fiber art, I didn't realize how expensive of a hobby it would be until much later. I was drawn deeper into the fiber art world after learning to crochet because I loved the idea of taking a raw material like wool, and learning all th…

This post explains the terminology behind the different types of hand carders, where to get them, and links to two excellent videos which explain how to use them.

Combs have long steel teeth with very, very sharp points. They are designed to comb wool so that all the fibers are laying parallel to each other and are ready to spin.

We’re back with another batch of odd handspinning terms—some you’ll know and others may surprise you! Let’s explore carding and combing wool.

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In the Fall 2020 issue of Spin Off, passionate wool comber Kim McKenna makes a case for often omitted steps when combing, such as oiling, planking, and two passes through a diz.

This week we are starting a new blog feature, ‘ask Suzy’, in which we will offer handy tool tips or tricks, and answer (as best we can) any questions that you send in about fiber relate…

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Making wool combs (supplementary photos from my post on making a wool dress completely from scratch) - post - Imgur

I have wanted to build a wool picker ever since I saw photos of them on the internet and learned what they did. A wool picker is a machine that pulls wool apart to make it more open. This helps c…

Josefin Waltin on Instagram: "I use combs to tease my wool before carding. It opens up the wool and makes it easier to card. Vegetable matter falls out and I get more even rolags that are a joy to both card and spin. #cardingwool #woolpreparation #spinnersofinstagram #spinningyarn #handspunyarn #handspun #swedishwool #svenskull"

Hand carding wool