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I made my own combs with long nails and wood. and they work really well. 1 row of nails. each nail 5mm apart. Also made a long comb for blending. And made myself a Diz. I use them to process my wool 1st. The stuff left over I use the bought hand carders - mine are curved. After that when theres some left that is all nobbly or too short - I keep aside for stuffing or wet/dry felting. I use all my wood I get - usually there is no throw away at all.

@hanacaena2904

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips! I will take a moment and think of this is something I can make myself!

Thank you for clearly showing the difference between combs and cards and between woolen and worsted! I FINALLY GET IT!

@lynnray9884

Жыл бұрын

This was also what I needed from the video thanks

"Floof noodle" is definitely the phrase of the day :)

This is probably the best online resource I've found on this topic. I've been really confused about combs and cards for a while because I never knew they were different things before I started spinning, and all the resources I found seemed to skip straight to explaining how to use them, without explaining *what* exactly they do, and *when* to use which one. Thanks for making such a clear, organized explainer, you're a real lifesaver!

Thanks so much !! I am new to spinning and I use small cards. They are actually dog brushes. But are very close to carders for wool. They get the job done.🐑😊🍁

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

Dog brushes are a wonderful cost effective way to card wool. It's what I used before I got hand cards. Happy spinning!

@DebbyRoad

Жыл бұрын

Such a good idea 👍🏼!

@Silverstreamhomecrafts

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I use! 😂

@amywhaley7238

Жыл бұрын

I found these brushes for cleaning sheepskin rugs on Amazon that are actually small hand carders for much less $$$ than wool carders. I also got a dog brush, too.

See, this is why I'm watching pretty much all your videos, even the ones that aren't "on topic" for what I'm interested in (spinning -- and knitting, but I have that one well in hand, lol -- but not fiber processing [yet?]): this had some of the best explanation for drafting woolen verses worsted I've yet seen, and watching your hands as you did each was a huge help.

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! I'm so glad to help! 🧶✨😊

You are soo good at explaining this detailed information, it's so nice too watch because it's visible how much you care and enjoy these subjects of the universe of yarn spinning. Your work inspire me a lot! Thank you so much for this channel💖

OK, that's the best ad read I've seen in a VERY long time. Legit giggled at the end.

Being a newbie to all thing spinning and weaving I find your videos so helpful and informative. I love your cheerfulness. Thank you so much xxx

lol the "you know i woooont" was so relatable

Right now I am working my way through dog fur with cards. Thanks for this video! It is reassuring that I am likely using the preferred method for my fluff.

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! 🐶🧶✨😊

I love you and your channel too! I just spin and plied my first yarn and I'm knitting a scarf! I use my carding combs to comb out the bits of yarn mistakes and spin it back in at the end of my project.

I can tell how much time you spend planning and organizing your videos!! It has really payed off in a cohesive lesson. Thank you so much. This is the first time I have considered Skillshare subscription.

I bought old leather hand cards right before I started my fiber journey. I've taught myself and me husband the crash course in the "figure it out the best you can" method with them😉

I work in I.T. so i dont know why i watched this entire video! I am never going tot spin yarn😂Let alone combing or carding. It ooks not easy to do, but i found the video very interesting and i learned a lot👊👊👊

I love you and your channel!! You're the best!! Iv super enjoyed your old timey info like the distaff you had recreated. God bless!

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy it!

Mum was very much a member of team combed, rather than team carded. I do remember seeing her with some hand cards that she borrowed from her teacher but she never acquired any of her own. Her reasons for preferring combed wool were as stated here - she liked spinning from the aligned fibres to get a worsted-style yarn. And there was usually a lot of vegetable matter to be removed. What differed from here is what her comb (yes, comb singular) looked like. I dug it out of her sewing &c box earlier this evening. Basically, her wool comb looked much more like a hair comb. This comb does not have the sharp tines the combs shown here have. She would pick a little bundle of fibres from the fleece and comb them until the vegetable matter was removed and the fibres were aligned and then I remember the combed bits being placed on a tray. It was a fairly slow process but it gave her the result she wanted.

Thank you for this lesson🥰 I’m a beginner so I have no clue what all of the tools used for spinning are used for or how to use them so this is very informative 💕

This was another fantastic video! I have some bison fiber that I collected and want to process it. It’s going to be a challenge for sure and certain! But, your fantastic explanation and demonstration has given me more confidence that I can do it! 😅

I always love seeing wool being processed. For some reason it makes me all cozy.

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

Me tooooo! 😊🐑💜

Thanks for this video. I was using hand carders which are easier to find but they weren't getting out the VM.... (Rookie mistake) but then I discovered the Valkyrie hand combs and wow. Now I'm obsessed with processing raw fleece now I can get a yarn I love.

Thank you! You explain everything so well, and I appreciate your attention to the details and terminology. I love the owl and the hummingbird prints in the background!

Really needed this! Thank you! ❤️

Thanks for showing the difference. ❤

Answered questions that were in the back of my mind. Thank you for your excellent videos!

Evie, have you combed to remove vm and nubs, then carded the cleaner fiber? I wonder if it would make a cleaner, fluffy fiber.

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

Yes! It does! It is similar to how people will use commercial combed top to blend colors on their drum carder or blending board. 😊✨🧶

@makeitkate3240

Жыл бұрын

@@JillianEve awesome, thank you!

I absolutely LOVE your videos. I'm new to spinning and have so many questions and you always manage to cover the essential questions in your videos . Thank you 😊

Thank you so much for such an excellent tutorial! This was just what I have been looking for to explain the different processes. You are a star 🌟!

Perfect! This gave so much useful information and explained the difference between carding and combing so well.

Absolutely fantastic video evie thank you so much for sharing this with us all, much love and big virtual hugs xx

Wow! Thank you! I always learn so much from you. You are a wonderful teacher.

Wow!! I learned SO much watching this video! Thank you!!

Hey Evie! I love your podcasts and love your always lovely presence. You might want to tell your viewers who are processing their own fiber to make sure their tetanus shot is up to date. This was told to me by a very talented spinner who got such a bad infection from a poke from her combs that she wound up in a hospital. Just a thought and you have a wonderful day. 4:06 4:08

@lunasmum6869

10 ай бұрын

Here in UK we don't have regular tetanus vaccine. We used to have them every ten years but now just when we have an injury which warrants it if their last vaccine was more than ten years ago! Not a good scheme to my thinking. When I was nursing in a minor injuries unit hardly anybody could remember when they last had the vaccine so I gave them an injection just to be sure unless I was able to find it on their records.

Thank you for this. Your videos are awesome. Love your smile, the area where u video, organization of the information, pacing...just perfect.

I absolutely love the content and presentation of your videos......thank-you so much. fabulous work

I was JUST wondering about this as I process my first fleece!!! Thank you!!!!!

Great video!

I love your channel and your sense of humor. I learn so much from your videos. You make it fun and beautiful.

I love every video you do! I'm a new spinner, and you're now one of my best teachers :)

You are delightful and your enthusiasm is infectious. I found this very informative. Thanks so much.

i absolutely love your videos, i’ve been watching all week. i have been barn sitting sheep and got some fleece out the deal, trying to kinda figure things out by videos has been a bit of a struggle until i stumbled onto your videos so Thank you thank you thank you x a million!

Yay!! I recently was given some cards and had NO idea how to use them, you came to my rescue!

@sonjanordahl3158

Жыл бұрын

Lucky!!! May I borrow your lucky rabbit's foot.😉

Great video, thank you. I will hopefully buy combs after the new year. I learn so much from you.

Thank You so much for all of the great insite you give in your videos! I started a spinning group a couple years ago and we are learning so much from each other. I've shared several of your videos with our group and they are helpful for starting new conversations as well as helping our newbies between our meetings. Again thank you and keep up the amazing work you do.

Fantastic explanation! I love combing longer fibers and handcarding the shorter fibers!

Thank you for such an easy to understand intro to combs and hand cards, I’m new to your channel and new to spinning. I’ve been learning so much from your videos still struggling with spinning but you give me hope so thank you for that.😊 Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving as I’m watching this on the morning of Nov 24 😊

Thank you! You have explained this so well:)❤

Perfect timing! Just tonight I pulled out the cards and the combs to do some sampling from a fleece I bought a year ago and just finished washing. It has locks of about 4 inches and a beautiful luster, so I figured combing it and spinning worsted would be ideal, only I am not too experienced with combs yet. Although I had some hiccups with the combing process (due in part to stuck tips and snarled butts on my locks), I ended up with some very nice combed top that spun up beautifully and preserved the luster. There really is nothing like spinning your own combed top! I had quite a bit of combing waste that unfortunately mixed long-ish good fiber with snarls and second cuts, and I carded it all together into a rolag that made some rather lumpy and scratchy yarn. No surprise there, but I just wanted to see if there was anything to be had from the waste! Next time, I will comb the waste a second time so as to get the good fibers out, and compost the rest. Life's too short for bad fiber!

You made my muddy understanding very clear. Thank you!

Floof noodle. combed sliver . Combed Top, All new to me. Thank you. Love your podcast. You are so generous with your knowledge ❤️.

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

your videos are life savers for real, thank you for this. I just got my first fleece and after scouring ive been trying to decide what to do with it, but this solves it. a little of both haha.

I adore your channel ❤

This is so informative. Thank you

Thank you. Very helpful. You know your stuff indeed.

Thank you it's so clear and helpful

Hi JillianEve, ThankS sO MucH for making these videos I’ve been spinning for decades but this filled in a lot of gaps for me💕💖😊

Very informative as usual. Thank you also for the history snippets. It is great to be able to connect the dots that go into spinning. I think I will be getting a set of hand cards this year as I find making rolags/fauxlags to be very enjoyable. Love that this is such a do-your-own thing craft. Watching your videos always brightens my day! ❤

I have struggled to find tutorials on double drive wheels. Your videos have helped sooo much!

Thanks for all the reminder s to try different techniques. Loved your new video editing skills. They really shone thru. Debs from Down Under

Wow! your knowledge and tips re so inspiring x thank you x

As usual another wonderful video I find these videos so helpful. You explain so very well you should have your own Skillshare class. Sending lots of good wishes from NZ

Thank you for the video! For some time now i looked into this topic and did'nt know what to choose, this really helped me orgenaize things... 😄

thank you , i have learned alot about the tools

This was so informative thank you, I've just been give the opportunity to buy some local fleeces you've just made the mind field of part of the process so much easier.

Thank you. Sooo much information and great tips! I am a newbie spinner on spindles and I just want to expand my view on everything spinning! Its so much fun!

Love your videos.

Yes! Thank you so much I learned a ton!! I’m newish at spinning, I actually just got my first wheel! It’s a miner’s head walking wheel and it’s been a really fun challenge learning how to work with it, not against it. I previously spun off a top whirl drop spindle. One of my biggest challenges has been learning how to card well and how to take it off the carders. I really appreciated the little tutorial on how to make the rolls, I’m going to do that now! The carders I’ve been using are fairly old as I got them from an antique store, I will certainly be trying the raw wool technique to keep them in good shape! I really got into it because I became a part of a historical reenactment group for Renaissance faires and just kind of found a niche. Thank you so much for including a history lesson! Thank you again for all of the knowledge you share! I am so glad I found this community:)

I do like your videos very much. I tend to spin a smoother yarn for Tapestry weaving, and I hate VM, so most of my fiber is combed. I did notice you did not mention hackles, which for me, make combing easier than using two combs. But I know that’s a personal preference. I have a Brother Drum Carder that I use quite a bit for blending fibers, and sometimes I use my hand cards to open up locks before putting them on the drum carder, as they blend much quicker and more evenly.

Interesting info, thanks for sharing 🙂

you make it look so easy!!

Thank you for explaining things so well. I feel like I am learning a new language.

I enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 🙂

Loved that you are using ranching traditions fleece! Mine from Kami is soaking now in cold rinse waiting to be dried and then combed!

Oml, the moment you mentioned 'feisty, curious cats' I just went yep, nope, no carding/combing/spinning in THIS house! 😹 I regularly fight with one of my two to get him to stop biting my knitting when I have it out! 😹😹😹

@emmapicott449

10 ай бұрын

Oh, the irony. 😹 still have the cats, but I am now very much into the spinning wool game and the feisty one is 🎆fascinated!🎆 its a fight some days to keep him away from my work! 😹😹😹

YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!!! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!💖🙏🏻💖

I’m enjoying your videos, they’re giving me so much to think about. I have hand cards, think I might want to add combs.

This is awesome, I have had these questions about which to use when for awhile. Thank you!!!!

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

The martyr saints are a really interesting and gruesome lot! I hadn't heard this one before, so thank you!

Super thanks!!

Thank you for sharing your beautiful videos 😊😊😊❤❤❤

I’ve been needing this kind of information so thank you so much! I recently got some 3D printed combs (the handles are printed and nails added for the tines) to try out… now on the hunt for the “right” wool to try them on.

Hi Jillian Eve, thank you so much for your joyful video's. I have gotten away from spinning and then I got sick. I've been sitting in my sick bed watching your video's and they have been inspiring me to get better and go dig out my spinning wheels and stuff. I can't wait to get to my craft room again. BIG HUGS, 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

This was a super helpful video to demystify this all, thanks! I really wish there were more comb purchasing options. particularly in Canada.

Loved this episode. I started out using cards. I have two different sets. One for finer wool. I just ordered Valkyrie two pitched extra fine combs. Prepping some merino/Finn fleece purchased from Rhinebeck this past Oct. I am loving the combs. The cards have their place as well. Thank you for this video

Thanks! Nube from Ravelry, VicunaVixen, AKA Amy. I seem to find your videos quite relevant (and relevent) as I start spinning stuff.

Thanks I am just starting to learn how to spin and card or comb. Have angora hare going to try combs due to your video here thanks again.😁

Thank you for this clear and helpful video! You are so pretty

Thank you so much. As a weaver and newby spinner I am learning so much from you.

sos una genia! gracias

Thanks!

Floof noodle! I thought I had to call it pencil roving but I like floof noodle much more.

I always learn something new by watching your videos. I prefer to purchase pre prepared fiber even though I have combs and carders

Thanks! I'm just diving into spinning and have learned SO much from you! Thank you so much for sharing what you know!

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

🥰🥰🥰 Thank you so much and happy spinning!

My grandmother only taught me how to use hand cards but now I know they exist I'd love to try wool combs! This is definitely a video I'll be referring back to!

I always enjoy your episodes, even though I do not spin, yet ... Thanks !

@JillianEve

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! 🧶✨😊

I like your videos. My daughter spins wool shorn from her own sheep flock.

Wonderful video. At this point all I have is a blending board and dog brushes. The dog brushes are like mini cards. After Christmas I hope to buy myself a set of combs.

I have 4 cards, 2 small they came with my blending board and 2 medium ones that I got when I purchased my spinning wheel. So I just use them.

My son had a school project where he had to report on a Saint. He chose Saint Blaise, and we learned about the wool comb story 😳 I couldn’t let him bring my combs to school, but we tied his tunic with some roving instead!