Turn washed fleece into spinning fiber with wool combs

This video shows how to use wool hand combs to clean your washed fleece. With a little practice, you can turn washed fleece into fluffy clean clouds ready to spin or card into batts or roving. Many people confuse carding with combing, this video will show you exactly what combs are for! Combs have been used through the ages different forms to remove debris from animal fibers.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• wool
• comb
• fiber
• preperation
• hand
• spinning
• wheel
• arts
• fiberarts
• drum
• carder

[paradisefibers]

Thanks Dad for sharing your time with us about the combs, many of us already know about combs and how they work but for those who don't it's very helpful. And yes, your sense of humor is a little off, but that's part of your charm, don't change a bit.

[ScottLisa1]

Whoa. Is it just me or does the "gentleman" in this video seem a wee bit sexist? This is the second paradisefibers vid I have watched (first was about ballwinding w/a swift) where his comments made me cringe. Don't think I will be buying fiber/supplies there any time soon...

[paradisefibers]

Hi, Sorry if "Dad" offended you. He has a quirky sense of humor and I assure you he's not...sexist.

[paradisefibers]

Hi,

You would comb the wool after washing. Thanks for watching.

Travis

[MartinaWeise]

It is a very informative film.

[paidskn1488]

@ScottLisa1 SEXIST!!!!YOUR A FUCKING MORON SAYING THAT THIS VIDEO WAS SEXIST!!!YOU JEW LOVING CUNT!!!!

[helixrose44]

Cool! Thanks so much, I've always had a good idea about what cards are for but never knew what the combs are for. (When I was a wee girl I used to pretend to card any sort of fiber I found on spiky velcro tabs) lol Always loved textile arts. :)

[dahDUDE9090]

Hi Bill, Laurel and Travis, I know that I haven't been in for a while, I have had a hard time getting back in the swing of things after loosing my Dad, but I am so tickled that you have such great little demos on youtube, I have missed coming in to see you guys, I wouldn't go to any other fiber store, you guys are great and carry anything and everything a spinner needs to enjoy this wonderful hobby, thank you so much, your friend, Beth

[mostifer]

We are new to sheep and wool and did NOT keep our sheep very clean so there is a lot of hay in the wool even after it's been washed. Would you recommend I comb the wool first to get the hay bits out and then card? Or can I still card it and pick the bits out in the carding? GREAT video btw!

[andypanda758]

hi Im watching you comb and the fleece is long,when i do mine its short maybe 4 inches.The fleece is from a southdown baby doll.Thanks nelson.

[angoraacres]

Thank you so much for this informative video! I'm thinking of acquiring combs to process some of especially long mohair. Now I know how to use them!

[bopchi12]

Great video. I never knew about the combs. I have been buying from Paradise for about a year and love their wool. Great products and great pricing!

Sexist...Geesh give me break & chill out a little. All this PC crap is really boring!

[kjcort]

Thanks for the video! I'm a beginner and this sure came in handy for information on 'raw' fiber vs carded. It can all be a bit confusing till you learn the lingo.

Thanks again!!!

[pateho]

This was brilliant! I learned so much from this! I am a "felter" that had always purchased wool roving done and ready to go. I was given some bags of Alpaca fleece and wasn't sure how best to go about making a roving out of it. Now I understand! BTW, your Dad is a hoot! I totally picked up from the start that he was a 'card' and I bet he's the life of the party too! Thanks again!