In this video I give you detailed demonstration of how to card alpaca fiber using the extra wide, large, motorized, Brother Drum Carder! ‪@broter‬‪@brotherdrumcarder‬
Using the Brother Drum Carder has totally expedited my process as a felt maker and fiber artist! It has allowed me to continue to make the art I love and also tend to the animals on our farm.
This video will give you all the technical aspects of the carder, plus teach you how to card luxurious alpaca fiber! And remove the batts and clean the carder!
Be sure to watch this video all the way through because there is nothing more satisfying then watching alpaca fiber get carded!
And the be sure to watch my next video on How to make a piece of felt with the batt carded in this demo!
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Video chapters:
00:00 intro
00:18 meet my bottle lamb!
00:37 alpaca fiber yield & hand processing fiber
01:29 fiber art journey, becoming a felt maker
02:02 how the brother drum carder has supported me as an artist
03:23 what came in the box
03:51 the tools included
04:10 two drums & motors explained
05:04 removing the t-pin
05:46 glorious raw alpaca fiber grown by animals!
06:08 lets start carding!
09:26 using the brush tool
09:46 removing the batt after first pass
10:51 the beautiful batt
11:04 sending it through the small drum for the 2nd pass
12:14 removing the completed batt
12:59 cleaning the drums
14:02 the finished beautiful fat batt!