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Drum Carders
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Louët 8" Drum Carder $505.00 Louët drum carders come fully assembled and complete with table clamps, doffer pin and doffer brush. The crank mechanism is entirely enclosed to prevent fibers from wrapping around the axle. The carding cloth has extra long, paired teeth that make big thick batts for spinning or felting. Item Number: 65730000 |
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As above but 4" narrower.
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Louët 4" Jr Roving Carder $345.00 Louët drum carders come fully assembled and complete with table clamps, doffer pin and doffer brush. The crank mechanism is entirely enclosed to prevent fibers from wrapping around the axle. The carding cloth has extra long, paired teeth that make big thick batts for spinning or felting. Item Number: 6573000R |
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Louët Doffer Brush $27.00 A doffer brush is used to clean miscellaneous fibers off the drums of drum carders when starting a new project. A flicker also makes a good doffer brush. Item Number: 6573000B |
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 | Louët Doffer Pin $32.00 Everyone who uses a drum carder needs a doffer pin. A doffer pin is used to separate the batt and peel it off the large drum. Plastic handle. Item Number: 6573000P | View Cart | Check Out |
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Ashford Drum Carder $445.00 The Ashford drum carder is sturdy and well constructed. The large drive wheel and three tensioning pullies make for effortless carding. Its rust-proof carding cloth has fine teeth (72 point)— perfect for carding and blending fibers and colors. Comes with two table clamps and doffer pin. Makes 2 oz batt. Item Number: 68901990 |
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Hand Carders & Flickers
Ashford Wool or Cotton Handcards
$55.00 wool or $58.00 cotton
Ashford hand cards are today's choice for well made, modestly priced handcards. Choose from wool or cotton carding cloth to suit the fibers you spin most. Ashford hand cards come unassembled and boxed for safe and easy shipping. Simply attach the handles to the paddles with the supplied phillips head screws.
Item Number: 689020x0
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Ashford Student Handcarders
Student-Standard size $58.00, Mini-Student size $53.50.
Lightweight and curved-back, Ashford's student handcards are made from a solid piece of composite wood and built to last. They have wool carding cloth and come in two sizes: standard and mini. The standard student handcard paddle measures 8 x 4.75" and mini student handcard paddle measures 7.5 x 3.5".
Item Number: 689020x0
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Ashford Flicker
$16.50
Ashford's flicker has decorative, lathe-turned handle and a wide paddle.
Item Number: 68902030
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Louët Wool or Cotton Carders
$74.00 (wool or cotton) per pair
Louët carders have long, flexible teeth that are more widely spaced than other brands. It is this flexibility and spacing that makes Louët cards the best choice for spinners who work primarily with finer fleeces. All Louët carders are made of tulip wood. They have curved handles and paddles to make them comfortable in your hands.
Wool: 40 teeth/inch, 3/8" high, 7.5x4" paddle
Cotton: 80 teeth/inch - suitable for cotton, exotic fibers, and fine wools, 7.5x4" paddle
Item Number: 65000x0C
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Louët Mini Cotton Carders
$50.00
Louët's mini cotton cards are the same high quality as their standard size curve back cotton cards but half the size, approx 4" x 4". They are great for people with wrist problems because they are lighter in weight (only about a 8 ounces) and not as clumsy to use as full size hand carders.
Item Number: 6500020C
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Louët Flicker
$30.00
Used to tease apart the felted ends of locks. They have a 2x4" paddle with less flexible cloth than the other cards in order to straighten the fibers.
Item Number: 65720000
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Schacht Wool Medium Cards, Curve Back or Flat Back
$73.00
Sturdy carders with a small lip molded into the rear edge of the paddle to protect the card clothing from becoming worn. The handles are precisely tenoned into the paddles for superior strength. Medium carder has 72 PSI (good for coarse fibers and greasy fleece).
Item Number: 6481000x
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Schacht Wool Fine Cards, Curve Back
$73.00
Schacht has built a lifetime of service into their hand carders. They have a small lip molded into the rear edge of the paddle to protect the card clothing from becoming worn and the handles have been precisely tenoned into the paddles for superior strength. Fine carder has 112 points per square inch
Item Number: 64860000
Flat Back is available by special order.
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Schacht Cotton Cards, Curve Back or Flat Back
$81.00
The same quality as all the Schacht carders. With 208 points per square inch, their cotton cards are excellent for cotton and other short fibers. The cotton carder is available with curved or straight-backed paddles.
Item Number: 6482000x
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Schacht Flicker
$28.00
The easy to grasp handle of Schacht's flicker has a wide tenon where it joins to the flat square paddle for extra strength.
Item Number: 64830000
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Halcyon Yarn offers an extensive selection of equipment and fibers for spinners. We can special order many others, including parts for Ashford, Louët, Majacraft, and Schacht. All prices subject to change without notice. Don't forget to browse through our book catalog for a large selection of books and videos on spinning, dyeing, felting, and many other fiber crafts.
