drum carder

I have lots of fiber.  I have been slowly hand carding it.  It is a restful, meditative process but much slower then my spinning.  Even when I use a drop spindle.  So it was a lot slower then I needed it to be.

My Beloved and I talked.  He was much more convinced that I needed a drum carder then I was but he did not push.

He was right.  

My drum carder came while we were on the land.  I have used it every day this week.

The fiber comes out so much better then my hand carding and so much faster!  I am still learning but this would have probably taken me weeks to do.  I have been carding a bit every night and spinning what I card.  It is different but still very restful and meditative.  I really need that in my life right now.  Being away from the land is very hard.

I seem to keep collecting tools.  I think I need another work table if not another work space.  More tools came today!