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How to Blend a Candy Corn Batt

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Otto

A Halloween favorite, candy corn has been an iconic October snack for decades. In this post, we’re sharing a sweet tutorial with you so that you can make your very own candy corn batt for spinning this fall! Supplies: Strauch Drum … Continue reading →

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Walking in a Wooly Wonderland

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Otto

Last November we brought you three fun and easy projects to make with wool roving, and we decided that we’d like to continue that holiday tradition with this post. With our button diz and any of our drum carders, you … Continue reading →

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5 Drum Carder Videos You Need to Watch

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Otto

You may have noticed that we have been posting more videos recently, but did you know that we have a whole YouTube channel devoted to our products and how to use them? In this blog post we will share 5 videos … Continue reading →

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Thrummed Knitting

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Otto

If you haven’t tried thrummed knitting before, this is a wonderful technique for creating an extra thick and warm fabric. It’s traditionally been used in hats and mittens. What’s a thrum? A thrum is a small piece of unspun roving … Continue reading →

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Roving Projects

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Otto

If you own a Strauch drum carder you probably have lots of roving and not enough time to spin it all into yarn. Not to worry, today we have a collection of other projects for all that roving! And if … Continue reading →

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