Hand Carding Workshop - Digital Workshop

This digital workshop is a download that includes a 14 page PDF workbook and a link to a recorded video workshop where Evie will take you through different hand carding techniques including methods of carding, and fiber blending with hand cards. Follow along in the workbook and gain the understanding and confidence to card lofty fluffy rolags. The workbook includes: Goals of Hand Carding Vocabulary Activity 1: Mechanics Folk Wisdom or Myth? Activity 2: Comfort Safety Note: Tetanus Activity 3: Technique #1 Activity 4: Technique #2 Activity 5: Technique #3 Activity 6: Blending Color Activity 7: Self Striping Rolags Activity 8: A Hack for Worsted Carding Activity 9: Blending Fibers Notes and Discoveries ----- A note from Evie When I started spinning, I had a romantic idea of hand carding piles and piles of wool to be spun. I think I got the idea from visiting living history museums as a child, and watching the history interpreters demonstrating using the hand cards. I wanted to card u