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The CycloCarder

"Katharine Jolda's Cyclocarder Goes the Extra Mile"

San Francisco Chronicle, 12/28/2011

For a new MPG - miles per garment!

This machine employs the efficient and symmetric biomechanics of riding a bicycle to card fibers. Turn your backyard, community center, or farm into a human-powered wool-processing station. Great for communal use and agrarian educational programs. Sustainable technologies mean sustainable use of our bodies.

EZ kit (assembled with a drill): $850

• Pre-cut and drilled oak panels
• Four struts
• Carder drums with your choice of cloth installed (customized for wool, alpaca, cotton, or silk)
• Specialty and handmade parts
• All hardware
• Plans for adjustable stand
• Professional CAD diagrams and instructions for assembly
• You supplya bike frame and build the stand (metal or wood)

Craftswoman kit: $650

• Make your own box from plans
• Buy and cut your own struts
• Includes all other parts listed above

Designed and built by Katharine Jolda.

Available through the

Fibershed Marketplace

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