Johanna's Gotland wool

Ekelund Carder - EC

Sorry about the sloppy order. Still to figure out how to rearrange the order here on ipernity.
Sigh, alpaca carder nowhere to be found when I needed one for my superior fleeces. What to do but design a carder? The evolution from early prototype to a high-end electrical carder. Better Bigger Batts on your EC. The first ever carder originally designed for the delicate alpaca fibers. As a bonus it is…  (read more)

06 Nov 2010

229 visits

drum carder first dry run Prototype

The basics are working, still a couple of days work before it is ready to card, can't wait.

07 Nov 2010

266 visits

Ekelund Carder - prototype

Motors are harvested from the workshop and the drum made from the old kitchen worktop. Building on a shoestring is required when designing out of passion with no budget. It was only meant to be one for me and no more. Little did we know as luck would have it.

08 Jan 2011

278 visits

This is unwashed alpaca carded only once. Rose Gray with chocolate spots

100% Alpaca Carded on Ekelund Carder 425m/hg (59m/14g)

08 Jan 2011

248 visits

Sayama one pass on the Ekelund Carder

100% Alpaca Carded on Ekelund Carder 515m/hg (113m/22g)

15 Jan 2011

276 visits

Mocha latte one pass on Ekelund Carder

100% Alpaca Carded on Ekelund Carder Chiwi and Cappucino

08 Jan 2011

326 visits

Mixed Batt one pass on Ekelund Carder

100% Alpaca 50% White (Sayama) 45% Black (Yana) 5% Dark gray (Chiyara) Carded on Ekelund Carder

08 Jan 2011

299 visits

Chiyara one pass on Ekelund Carder

100% Alpaca Carded on Ekelund Carder 450m/hg (95m/21g)

08 Jan 2011

253 visits

Mmaggie

100% Alpaca Carded on Ekelund Carder 575m/hg (98m/17g)

25 Jul 2012

305 visits

Heidi in action with my new mixed batts in the foreground

Bornholms Middelaldercenter
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