I am soooooo excited! I didn't even pause to take a picture of the box before I opened it, like I usually do. I told you in a previous post that I had ordered carders and combs from The Woolery, online. They arrived yesterday, but i didn't get a chance to blog about it till today.
I just threw the paper aside and dug out the combs and carders. Here is the mess I made on the dining room table.
Look at this warning. How much you want to bet I will stab myself with these at least a few times. I am clutsy that way. I am glad for the warning, though. I will definitely try to be careful.
The carders are larger than I was picturing. They will do very nicely. I just can't wait for my sewing projects to be done so I can get to work on the fiber. Molly might get to start on blending her angora with the woolpaca roving before I even get to try these out.
These are 112 tines per square inch with very fine bent wires. They should work very well for our fine wool, alpaca and angora fibers. Handles are very smooth and comfortable, as well.
Here is a close up. Lovely.
These are the English combs. I wanted to get the viking combs, but they were a bit more expensive and I don't think i will comb enough fiber to make the added expense worth it. These are very good quality, though. The teeth are very sharp, indeed.
Now all I need is time to get started. The angora fiber blending and the wool washing will be our next steps. That should be exciting.
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