Drum Carders

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Drum Carders

Drum Carders for preparing fibers for spinning.

Carding is the processing of brushing raw or washed fibers to prepare them as textiles. A large variety of fibers can be carded, anything from dog hair, to llama, to soy fiber to polyester. Cotton and wool are probably the most common fibers to be carded.

Carding is used to take unordered fibers and prepare them for spinning or to produce webs of fiber to go into non-woven products such as needle felting. Carding can also be used to create blends of different fibers or different colors.

In addition to spinning, weaving and felt making, carded fibers can be used in a variety of other projects. Many rug makers use unprocessed yarn and slivers of rovings look great when couched into embroidery designs or added to sewing projects as needle felted embellishments.

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We offer FREE SHIPPING & FREE SILK with Most Drum Carder purchases!*
*Free Shipping Continental U.S. Blend your wool, alpaca & cotton with silk noels. The noils will give your yarn a textured look, and if the silk has been dyed, the noils will add flecks of color throughout your spun yarn. This silk is free with the purchase of most Drum Carders!

Strauch Drum Carders

Strauch carders handle any fiber, long or short, coarse or fine, without changing drums or adjusting drum spacing. Fibers such as alpaca, merino, cormo, angora bunny, mohair cards beautifully with the Strauch carder. They require no routine maintenance....no lubricating, no "tweaking" of adjustments....just take it out of the box, screw on the handle (or plug it in if you have chosen a motorized Finest) and away you go!

Ashford Drum Carders

Ashford products have been made by the Ashford family since 1934. The equipment is made from Silver Beech hardwood from sustainably-managed forests approved and certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council. These are basic, belt driven units.

Louet Drum Carders

Louët has five different drum carders: the Classic, Standard, Junior (or Roving), Elite and Electric. They are made of laminated birch and have a hard white coating. Due to the unique features of teeth placement, size, and flexibility, the commonly used comparative feature of "number of teeth per square" in carding cloth does not give an accurate indication of what to expect from Louet Drum Carders.

Howard Brush Drum Carders

These carders are adjustment free and made from solid hardwood - not particle board! Each drum carder comes with an attached clamp so that it can be secured to your work table for ease of use. The David - A quality, inexpensive, premier, triple drum carder that comes fully assembled and is made out of solid, unfinished hardwood.

Clemes & Clemes Drum Carder

Oak frame and carders are completely assembled and ready to use right out of the box. The card clothing is available in fine tooth and coarse tooth. Most spinners require fine teeth on their carders. Almost any type of fiber can be carded with the fine tooth carder (including cotton).