Good things come in large packages

I can't even begin to describe how excited I was when the UPS man arrived this afternoon.  He brought a giant box containing a Strauch Finest single-wide drum carder.  I'd been eyeing this drum carder, but the cost of a new one wasn't in the budget.  Luckily, a few days ago I found a seller online who was willing to part with her nearly-new one in my price range.  What an angel!


What is a drum carder you ask?  Well, I had no clue myself until a few months ago.   If you don't know, it's a tool for making fiber batts for spinning.

Good thing this drum carder and I found each other because I was beginning to worry that I would have to card or comb a big bag full of dyed Polwarth fiber by hand.