Carders and Card Cloth
Over the past 30 years we have developed our own design of flat backed carders. Some time ago our manufacturer reorganised and decided to stop making card cloth so we took over. Today we produce our own card cloth using an industrial machine, acquired from just over the border in West Yorkshire. We are now the last maker of handcarders in Yorkshire. This allows us to define exactly what settings we need. If you have specific needs then feel free to get in touch and discuss your requirements
 Card cloth manufacture
Carders Specification
With a familiar design and finish there are no carders better for price or quality. We believe a carder need only be a simple handle and straight working face: fancy designs only add to the cost and poor materials simply dont last.
We have designed our carders to be a happy medium. A straightforward layout means that you are paying for the quality of the materials rather than the cost of production. Being able to produce our own card cloth in-house means we can create the exact amount needed and of consistant quality. Together these create what we believe are the finest carders available
* Made from birch ply, as opposed to solid wood,to prevent splitting over time
* Chunky turned handle to fit the hand, angled to keep finger away from the working surface
* Covered in 72 point or 108 point card cloth with 3 ply rubber back for durability
* Lacquered finish to permanently seal the woodwork, with all corners rounded off
* 350gms / 22cm x 12cm each
Please note the card cloth wire has a light coating of oil to preseve the wire and lubricate it during manufacture. This is normally so light that it is not noticable. Sometimes the application has been a liitle more and it can show on the wool. We suggest that you initially use the carders with some "waste" wool just to make certain the wire is cleaned off. The wire is plated so that they will not rust if kept in a dry place.
Click on the pictures for a more detailed view
Carders - Fine |
These are better suited for fine fibres including cotton and also the finer wools. They are made in the same way as the standard carders but have a finer wire covering. 108 points per square inch. |
FCARD |
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£28 per pair |
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Carders - Standard |
These are a design which has proved very popular with our customers over the years. Flat backed and covered with a high quality, standard set wire that is suitable for most fibre types, 72 points per square inch. Made from Birch Ply and with an easy to hold, turned handle. Lacquered finish. Weight approx. 350gms each. Size 21.5cm by 13cm |
SCARD |
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£27 per pair |
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Carders – Mini Standard |
A reduced size, lightweight carder with standard quality card cloth set into a pressed metal back. They have an easy to grip, turned wooden handle. These carders can be used in pairs in the same way as the larger carders or can be used individually for flick carding. Weight 110gms Size 12cm by 8cm |
MSCARD |
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£4.25 each
£8per pair |
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Carders -
Mini Fine
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Same design as the standard mini-carders.
A closer set card cloth means these are better suited for finer fibres. |
MFCARD |
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£4.25
each
£8
pair
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Temporarily out of stock
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Drum Carder
There are many makes of carder produced around the world with many of them coming from the USA. We only sell the Ashford as we feel it offers the best value for money and does the job it is intended for.
Now that the packer brush is available as an add on to the standard carder it is even more flexible to use. Great fun to make batts for wild spinning, that putting all sorts of fibres, bits of yarn etc on the carder to make a daft batt. It makes the production of "art yarns" very easy.
Ashford
Drum Carder
Ashford Wild Drum Carder |
Card 50g (2oz) batts. Adjustable drums to suit all fibres. Clamps and awl included. Fine 72 point/2 speed. For price and function this is the best carder available.
Approximately 8" carding width .
Also coarse set 36 point wire model available.
Click for technical details from Ashford
The Wild Carder is specifically designed for blending and creating exciting fun, funky and wild batts for spinning and felting.
Create unique blends with added extras - fibres, fabrics, ribbons, feathers, noils, cocoons, paper.
The Wild Carder features:
Built-in adjustable packer brush - packs fibre more efficiently onto the large drum and allows "added extras" to be packed into your batt.
Extra long teeth - allows you to make a thicker batt and to keep all your "added extras" in your batt
Carding width - 10cm (4ins) produces a very handy size batt ready to spin
Portable - compact and only 3.5kg (7 3/4lbs) with built-in hand hold
Makes up to 40gm (1 1/2oz) batt
Finished batt size 60 x 15cm (24 x 6ins)
Comes assembled and lacquered
Click for technical details from Ashford |
ADC
AWDC |
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£229
free carriage
Plus we give a fibre voucher to the value of £25
£225
free carriage
Plus we give a fibre voucher to the value of £25 |
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Drum Card Cloth/Hand card cloth
All our card cloth is manufactured by us, detail s of the machinery are at the head of this page
Card Cloth - Fine
per pair |
For the re-covering of carders 108 point |
FCLOTH |
£11.25 |
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Card Cloth – Standard
per pair |
For the re-covering of carders 72 point |
SCLOTH |
£11.25 |
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Drum Carder Cloth |
Specification
Produced in continous length. Standard wire setting of 72points per inch
Total width of backing 215mm (8 3/8 ") Wire width 180mm (7") Side margin of rubber 16mm. Wire height 10mm
Fine wire setting of 108 points per inch
To calculate amounts required take drum diameter amd mutiply by 3.142 . Price is then the answer to this calcualtion multipled by the cost.
We do not quote in any other currency. Payment is only accepted by credit card which will then be deducted from your account at the current exchange rate. Shipping cost can be quoted when exact order is known.
We will quote for any length required. The wire is set at 72 point per square inch. Other wire settings can be made to order. Finer settings will be more expensive. Please enquire.
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DCCLOTH72
DCCLOTH108
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£1.30 per inch
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£0.52 per cm
£1.50 per inch or £0.60 per cm
Export to non EU
£1,11 per inch
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£0.45per cm
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