Hand Carders
Flick Carder:
This is your first carder for preparing individual staples of fleece wool. A flick carder is a very handy little tool which will open up staples quickly and efficiently for spinning or preparing staples for drum carding. It can be used with washed or unwashed fibre. The flick carder can also be used for cleaning the drum carder.
Hand Carders:
Used in pairs to card and prepare your fibres in the traditional way, producing small rolags for spinning.
Features
- Portable
- Lightweight
- Quick to assemble
- Comfortable round handle
- Small, compact design
- Curved bat
- Card cloth has wire teeth with a special protective coating and a flexible rubber backing for long life
HCLC - has 108 PPSI, making it ideal for carding finer fibers like Merino, Angora without causing damage.
HCC - has 72 PPSI, making it ideal for all purpose carding including coarser fibers and blending a variety of fibers together.
Cotton Carders:
Designed specifically for cotton and extra fine luxury fibres our new hand carders are lightweight and easy to use.
Features
- Suitable for Cotton, Cashmere, Angora and other super fine fibres
- Large carding area - bat size 265 x 90mm (10½ x 3½")
- Very fine 190 PPSI wire teeth with flexible rubber back for long life
- Lightweight timber handles and bats - only 495gm (17.5oz)
- Ergonomic turned round handles for comfortable grip and use
- Tapered curved bats
- Natural timber finish that can be enhanced with Ashford Finishing Wax