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Strauch 6-inch Wool Hand Carder

Name: Strauch 6-inch Wool Hand Carder
Brand: Strauch

Strauch · Fiber Prep

What it does for your fiber, how big it is, and what comes with it.

$84 list price from Strauch, 31 Oct 2026. Strauch or your dealer can confirm today’s price.

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The short answer

For small amounts of fiber, prepared by hand: the Strauch 6-inch Wool, a hand carder. Its carding cloth has 112 teeth per square inch.

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10-inch Cotton/Fur Hand Carder
255 teeth per square inch, against 112 here
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5-inch Cotton/Fur Hand Carder
255 teeth per square inch, against 112 here
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8-inch Wool Hand Carder
112 teeth per square inch

Each step is a different kind of project, and every one is a good place to be.

Step 1
A little at a time
Small amounts of fiber, prepared by hand.
This one: a hand carder.
Step 2
Blending by hand
Blended colors and fibers on a board, a batt at a time.
Step 3
Whole batts
Whole batts.

Guide
How to Card Wool with a Drum Carder, Step by Step
Wash, tease, feed, crank, doff and clean: how to card wool on a drum carder, with Ashford's and Strauch's instructions to keep beside you.
Guide
What Are Fiber Prep Tools? Carders, Combs and More Explained
Fiber prep tools line up and clean fiber before you spin. What hand carders, combs, a blending board and a drum carder each make, and when you need one.

Full specifications

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Cloth density	112 tpi

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Sold as	Per pair

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Wood base	5-3/4" x 4-1/2"

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Finish	Watco Danish Oil
Material	Poplar wood

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Carder type	Hand carder

Next steps: see Strauch’s page for the 6-inch Wool.