Drum carders built for a lifetime of batts.

We built the Standard Drum Carder around one idea: carding should be simple. It is simple to use, simple to clean and simple to keep in top shape. Both the licker-in and the main drum turn on 1/2″ shafts in Delrin bearings, so there is nothing to oil, ever. We set the drum spacing by hand in our workshop before it ships, and you won't need to adjust it when you switch fibers. Just clamp it down and start carding. The frame is select solid oak, sealed with a hard-wearing lacquer finish.

Classic 8″ Drum Carder is the drum carder we would hand to any spinner who asked for just one. Its 72 TPI carding cloth handles medium and fine wools, mohair and most blends without fuss, while the belt drive keeps cranking light and quiet. The solid beech frame is hand-finished in our workshop and clamps securely to any table, so you can go from raw locks to a lofty, even batt in minutes.

Wide 12″ Drum Carder is for spinners who process whole fleeces and are tired of making batt after batt. The extra-wide drum holds 50% more fiber than a standard 8″, so each pass gives you a big, even batt ready for spinning or felting. A reinforced cross-brace and a wide-stance base keep it steady under a full load.

The Fine Fiber 120 Drum Carder is made for the luxury fibers that a standard carder mangles. Its 120 TPI cloth has finer, denser teeth that open alpaca, cashmere, yak, angora and silk gently, without breaking them into neps. A lower gear ratio gives you more control, so you can card slowly and keep every fiber long and smooth.

The Art Batt 48 Drum Carder is a playful carder for bold, textured batts. Coarse, open 48 TPI teeth grip long-wools like Wensleydale and Teeswater, curly locks, sari silk, nepps and sparkle without clogging. Layer color and texture straight onto the drum and pull off batts ready for art yarn and felting.

The Electric Drum Carder Pro takes the cranking out of carding. A quiet, low-vibration motor with variable speed and a foot pedal leaves both hands free to feed fiber, so you can card for hours without fatigue. It is our most popular choice for fiber artists, small farms, people with wrist or shoulder strain, and anyone who sells batts. Forward and reverse let you clear the licker-in in a second.

The Traveler 6″ Small Drum Carder is a full drum carder in a compact, lightweight frame. It fits on a bookshelf, clamps to a kitchen table and slips into a tote bag for classes, guild meetings and fiber festivals. A good first drum carder and a handy second one for sampling colorways before you commit to a big batch.

The Heirloom Walnut Drum Carder is our Classic mechanism in its finest dress. The frame is made from hand-selected American black walnut, joined with traditional joinery and fitted with solid brass hardware. Each piece is numbered and signed. It is a working tool and a piece of furniture, made to be passed down to the next generation of spinners.

The Mill 16″ Electric Drum Carder brings mini-mill output to a studio-sized machine. A 16″ main drum, a powerful variable-speed motor and a long infeed tray let you card farm fleeces into large batts all day. It suits alpaca and sheep farms, fiber shops and dyers who sell batts and roving and need consistent volume without a mill.