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ArticleBlending Tool Roundup: Shopping GuideWhile speed is relative in the world of fiber prep, blending boards and drumcarders will do their jobs more quickly than handcards or combs.

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122 Spin Off issues mention “handcards” on 311 pages.

Spin Off Winter 20162 pages
- Page 4nice but not too precious wool. I’ve had a new spinning wheel and new handcards on the list for about five years now, but somehow they seem too indulgent—what
- Page 10from the 1970s, and this board carder was a very popular alternative to using handcards for blending colors as well as carding fleece. Monnie Fenner Ashburton, Victoria, Australia Convergence.
Spin Off Fall 2023 2 pages

eBookFor All Access membersSpinner's Questions with Rita Buchanan eBookMaster spinner Rita Buchanan approaches the craft with analysis, pragmatism, and extensive experience, and in this eBook, you'll find a wealth of practical advice and food for thought.

Page 83diz in Kim’s combing video is the same as described here for dizzing from handcards. —Editor • McKenna, Kim. “Wool Combing and the Importance of Planking.” Spin Off, Fall

Page 89for most types of fiber, picking removes significantly more VM than a drumcarder or handcards. Periodically, you will have to stop sending fiber through and clean debris out of

Spin Off Fall 20022 pages▾

Page 49y S P A n o S 1. Lightly brush the seed cotton with handcards (or fluff it open with your fingers).
Page 77the water and set it on Lift a 2- to 3-inch section from the handcards; pick out any remaining hairs. To spin this cloud of clean fleece, you need

Spin Off Winter 20142 pages▾

Page 27What type of equipment do you use in your business? KS: A drumcarder and handcards at the moment. Oh, and my beautiful, Schacht Matchless spinning wheel. I got to
Page 38has a short staple like cotton, I started by making punis on my cotton handcards to organize the fiber. Using my forward hand to control the twist, 36 Spin.Off

Spin Off Spring 20082 pages▾

Page 64it and spin directly from the beautifully crimped locks. Just a couple passes on handcards or through a drum- carder is sufficient to produce light and airy rolags or
Page 712008 n Spin.Off 69 www.SpinningFiber.com www.CopperMoose.com 1-866-44FIBER Copper Moose Strauch Carders (with Bonus Silk) Handcards, Ballwinders. FREE Shipping on All Ashford, Louet and Strauch Drum Carders. Wheels & Looms: Kromski,

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Page 32spinning. I used my drumcarder to blend 1-ounce batts, but a blending board or handcards would work well for this type of blending, too. I placed the add-ins randomly,
Page 55instructions ( front ) and then made an adapted pair designed to accommodate different sizes of handcards ( back ).

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