This afternoon I carded over a dozen batts form bits and pieces of fiber. Some were just the leftovers from other spinning projects. Some were samples of various fibers. The only things that they will now have in common are they are one of a kind batts and once they are spun up they will be going into handwoven scarfs for the children’s clothing bank in the Flowing Wells School District here in Tucson.
I am very thankful that Vicky from Grandma’s Spinning Wheel in Tucson was able to get me new drive bands for my Louet Victoria even though they were not in the catalog. Vicky is simply amazing. My Victoria is 2 years old and this will be the first drive band replacement. Just remember when your drive band starts to get loose it’s time to replace them.
Here is a very small sample of the mini batts. I think that this is box 2 or 3. I used my Ashford Art Drum Carder. Vicky carries those too and can ship to your house. Another few days of carding and I will move on to spinning these. The bits and pieces that are not relevant to any color way will go into a box to be carded later. I will empty the last of 3 laundry baskets tomorrow. By the way a laundry basket can hold a lot of fiber. This is a very small part of my deep cleaning projects. Make it useful or dump it.
