The Wool Goes 'Round

5000 Wonderful Drum Carders!

We reached a great milestone at Strauch Fiber this past week, thanks entirely to you - our loyal customers!

Every drum carder we build gets a number, and is signed by Otto. This week we completed carder number 5000, a Strauch Finest Doublewide!

The proud Strauch Team, from left to right: Otto, our fearless leader; Joanne, bean-counter extraordinaire and hostess with the mostest; Lawre, our Swift expert, and maker of various carder parts; Gregory, who puts the card cloth on the drums and has many "other duties as assigned"; Adam, our Production Manager and jack-of-all-trades; Liz, Ball Winder maven, maker of various carder parts, and social media dabbler; and Carol, expert sander, card cloth de-pinner, and drum-carder motor assembler. Not pictured: Red Cat Strauch, commentary and purring are his specialty.

And, because we can't resist playing with the camera once Otto has it set up, here's a short slide show of Greg, channeling his inner Zoolander

Off to Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival

The truck is loaded and we're ready to head on up to Maryland for the big weekend! We've been busy making drum carders, ballwinders, swifts, handcards and accessories all spring, so we'll have a nice supply with us.

We're having a Md. S&W giveaway! 

Be the first person to tell any one of the Strauch crew that "Strauch Fiber Equipment makes the wool go 'round" & get a prize! Otto, Joanne, Lawre & Liz will each have a prize to give away on Saturday and on Sunday! We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions about our products or would like to see how our drum carders work come and see us. Our table will be set up in the Carolina Homespun booth in the Main Exhibition Hall and we'll be demonstrating there most of the time. You'll also find us periodically at the Earth Guild, Stony Mountain Fiber, and Mannings booths.

And be sure to stop by and check out the Special Edition Walnut Finest Drum Carder. It's a beauty!

 

See you at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival!

Otto and Joanne are back from Stitches South, but the 2010 Wool Goes 'Round Whirled Whorled World Tour continues! Next stop -  the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival!

We'll be located in the Carolina Homespun booth, but you can also find Otto, Joanne, Lawre & me  demonstrating our products at the Earth Guild and Stony Mountain Fibers booths.

You might bump into us girls shopping too. :-)

I hope we see you there.

Sedalia Spring Fiber Festival

You could win a Strauch Petite Drum Carder!

I'm happy to announce that we've added another show to our 2010 world tour! I'll be demonstrating Strauch Drum Carders at the Sedalia Spring Fiber Festival in Big Island Virginia on May 15.

You'll find me at the Misty Mountain Farm booth, and with my pal, and co-worker, Lawre at the Lawre's Laine booth throughout the day.

Learn about carding fiber, try out our machines, and don't forget to enter the special raffle for the Petite Drum Carder! We've partnered with the Sedalia Center to offer this really special prize.

Hope to see you there!

Liz

We have a winner!

And the Winner is... Using a very scientific method involving little pieces of paper and a cat, we drew Wendi W's number - she was #27 in our Facebook friends list at the time of the drawing. We'll be sending her a Strauch Flicker.

Special thanks goes out to Red Cat Strauch, who woke up from one of his morning naps to help us select the winner of our very first give-away.

If you'd like to be in on our next give-away, become a Fan on our Facebook page! 

 
 
 

Welcome to our blog!

Hello! And welcome to the Strauch Fiber Equipment Company. We're all really excited about our new blog and our soon-to-be-updated website.

What's all the hub-bub about? 2010 is our company's 10th anniversary!!! We've got some special things planned for the year. If you want to be among the first to find out about our promotions and special events subscribe to this blog. You'll find the breaking news here!

I'm Liz Ackermann, your hostess in this blogging adventure. Playing with fiber is a way of life for me - spinning, weaving, dying, the odd bit of knitting - I love that fluffy stuff!

I've been working at Strauch Fiber for a few years now. It's a great place to work and I'm really looking forward to telling you all about what we do and about the fine folks who work here. We have such a great time making tools and equipment for all you fiber enthusiasts that we thought you'd enjoy seeing what we're up to and joining in the fun. I'm planning on posting regularly with news from the shop, tips and hints on using our equipment, projects, and stories about some of our adventures. 

We'd love to have you join in! Send us your comments, questions, and photos. Let us know how you use  Strauch Fiber Equipment to make your wool go 'round!