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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: Lesley Silvester on December 24, 2014, 11:29:44 pm

Title: Hmmm, do I dare...?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 24, 2014, 11:29:44 pm

... get my drum carder out tomorrow and start carding the Castlemilk Moorit fleece that I'm desperate to get started on?

Title: Re: Hmmm, do I dare...?
Post by: mojocafa on December 25, 2014, 06:21:59 am

If you've got time, then you go for it girl!

Title: Re: Hmmm, do I dare...?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 25, 2014, 07:18:54 pm

I think I might have to put it off til tomorrow. Today's been rather busy and we do have a guest with us today.

Title: Re: Hmmm, do I dare...?
Post by: Fleecewife on December 25, 2014, 08:04:46 pm

Quote from: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley on December 25, 2014, 07:18:54 pm

I think I might have to put it off til tomorrow. Today's been rather busy and we do have a guest with us today.

They could turn the handle   :xmaswindow:   :spin:

Title: Re: Hmmm, do I dare...?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 26, 2014, 09:09:30 pm

Never thought of that.  ;D ;D


In the end, I didn't even do any today as I have been overdoing things for a few days, so I spent today sleeping. Tomorrow, I will definitely be carding.

Title: Re: Hmmm, do I dare...?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 27, 2014, 06:49:51 pm

Carding underway. There's quite a difference in staple length in various parts of the fleece though, but it's so easy to open the fibres. No combing out needed.  ;D