Used Hand Spinning & Weave Equipment
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Schacht Mightly Wolf Loom.
Plan to offer my 72″ 8 harness Cranbrook loom later this year.
June 25, 2010
March 10, 2010
Hand Paint Sock Yarn
On the left. I machine knit sock blanks. I did one with the yarn singled. The other doubled (for an exact matching pair) If you are doubling the yarn you will need to use a bulky knit machine. What is pictured on the left are my hand painted blanks.
Sock yarn used Brown Sheep Wildfoote Ashland Bay Trading, high twist, Blue Face Leicester Wool, Merino and Bamboo Merino. Click to Yarn and Dye for details and ordering.
September 17, 2009
Ashford Wild Carder
Ashford has a new addition to their carder line!
The Ashford Wild Carder is specifically designed for blending and creating exciting fun, funky and wild batts for spinning and felting.
Create unique blends with added extras - fibers, fabrics, ribbons, feathers, noils, cocoons, paper and more.
The carding width is 4inches which produces a handy size batt ready to spin. The carder is portable and compact and has a built-in hand hold. Comes assembled and beautifully lacquered.
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August 18, 2009
Hand Dyed Mohair Locks
Off to the dye pots this week. I have white fibers awaiting a paint job. Check back later to see the results. In the mean time follow the image link to see hand dyed mohair locks that already have been completed. I also have hand dyed yarns and combed top posted, too.
Perhaps you will be inspired and do some hand dyeing yourself. If not, I hope you find my projects helpful for your next one of a kind project.
August 17, 2009
Ashford Kiwi Yarn Skeiner
Handy tool for Handspinner or the Fiber Artist. Winds handspun yarn into skeins for washing, dyeing or presentation. Hand dyers use to reskein commercial spun yarns after dyeing or skeining sizes as desired before dyeing (easiest off cone yarn if that is an option). Handspinners use this tool to easily wind off their bobbins into skeins of yarn, otherwise you need to use a niddy noddy. The skein diameter is 1.5 meters (5 feet). Free Standing Click here for more details
Ashford Hand Cards
Quality tool at a competitive price. Not ready for a drum carder investment? Attending spinning classes? This tool is something you will want to check out. For combing fibers to make a rolag for spinning.
Fine cloth for super fine fibers and cotton (108 point)
Wool regular wool cloth (72 point).
Student wool handcard paddle measures 8 x 4.75″
Mini wool paddle measures 7.5 x 3.5″.
Flick carders are ideal for combing mohair locks for crafting or novelty spinning. Click here for more details.
Strauch Drum Carder- Petite Belt Drive
Short on funds? Don’t have plans carding a lot of fibers. This is a nice carder for the price.
Manual drum carder with a polyurethane drive belt. Click here for further details.
Strauch Drum Carder Motorized
Available in standard width and double wide. 128 teeth FINE CARD, ideal for all types of fibers.
Standard Finest has a 7″ diameter, 7 3/4″ wide working drum producing a batt approximately 7″ wide by 22″. Machine is 24″ long by 11.5″ wide.
Double wide Finest is 15″ wide, with the same 7″ diameter as the standard carder and produces a batt approximately 14″ wide x 22″ long. Larger size nice for felters and the production handspinner. Click here for further details.
Strauch Drum Carder
Standard width. (also available in double wide and electric) Oak Finish Wood Frame. 128 teeth FINE CARD, ideal for all types of fibers. Chain drive mechanism provides a constant positive non-slipping action while carding and is far superior to belt drives. Super easy to turn! You won’t feel like you just finished a work out using this machine. Click here for further details
Ashford Drum Fine Drum Carder
New Ashford Fine Drum Carder Now with Two Speeds. The new improved Ashford Drum Carder has two speed ratios for even more flexibility and control when carding and blending.Use the 6:1 ratio to prepare your fleece. The controlled intake and carding will produce a smooth even batt ready for blending, spinning or felting.= Use the 4:1 ration to blend sliver, colors and different fiber types consistently into an open and airy batt. Click here for more details.
