A special edition focusing on carding. Learn how carding cloth is made and a number of different methods for preparing your fibres with your carders. Read a Shetlander’s history of the classic woolly hap and then make your own or see Amy Tyler’s collection of flick cards and learn two of her favourite techniques. Much more besides…
Contents
- Anatomy of Carding Cloth: Dissecting the Past, Present, and Future by Roy Clemes
- Carding a True Neutral: A New Take on Spinning Handpainted Braids by Meagan Condon
- What is Card Sliver? By Eileen Hallman
- The Many Uses of Flick Cards by Amy Tyler
- Testing Teasel: A Stone Age Approach to Flax Processing by Steph Horak
- The Classic Shetland Hap: Woolen Warmth and Shades from the North Sea by Elizabeth Johnston
- Create Fractal Rolags on a Blending Board by Heavenly Bresser
- Handcard & Diz: An Unexpected Pairing for Smooth Prep and Colour Effects by Kim McKenna
- Wool Pickers: Friend or Foe? by Jurate Gertzbein
- Beginner Basics: Four Handcarded Preparations by Kate Larson
- Shetland Old Shell Hap and Half Hap by Elizabeth Johnston
- Spinner’s Squishy Rib: Scarves and Cowls by Kelly Knispel and Amanda Solomon
