As in, finally I tried out my new picker. (Check out the link for full shots of the spiffy gizmo - I've only got closeups here.)
I grabbed some of Goldie's fleece that had been languishing forever. Well, at least since last month when I washed it expressly for trying out the new toy.
I loaded it up.
Ran the slider back and forth a few times.
And a big ball of fluff comes out the other end. Amazing!
I ran it back for another pass.
The verdict? It opens the fiber really really nicely, and gets out all the smaller bits of VM. Not so good on the big bits, but those are the easy ones to pick out by hand anyway, so I'm pleased. In a matter of minutes, I had a huge pile of fluff ready for the carder that was practically VM-free. (And if you've heard me whine about how full-of-crap my Goldie's fleece was, you'll know what a boon that is.)View the crap left behind...
My favorite part is the cleaning instructions that came with the picker: Turn it over and dump it out.
Nice! If I washed more fleece, I would get one. (I have one small shetland to wash. One.)
ReplyDeleteOops. Me.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's really cool!
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I've not heard of this gadget before. I must have missed your post that day.
ReplyDeleteThose are some good cleaning instructions.
ReplyDeleteThat looks a little scary with all those nails sticking up - although I guess no more scary than these combs! May need to try one out!
ReplyDeleteLooking at that thing reminds me that turning fleece into usable yarn is a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteand that is one very scary looking tool ;)