Ross, I'd love to know more about your "large powered carding drum". Is it something you bought commercially or something you made yourself? What do you do with it? How large is the width of the carded fiber?
Right now I am carding all my wool for felting BY HAND and I am getting forearms like Popeye the Sailor! I would love to eventually get some type of drum carder. However, I first want to see how my felt work sells and try to get some indication of whether the market will hold over time. I feel uncomfortable diverting family finances for something that may not pan out.
Just yesterday I got up my nerve and placed some of my felt work on consignment in an area craft shop. I am also working to develop additional markets for other felted products. Any suggestions for best-selling felt items? I am focusing mostly on craft type things with an eye to eventual apparel such as slippers, hats, mittens, etc. I had never considered the saddleblanket as an item to be felted.
Thanks!
Lori
Ohio Valley Soays