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Summer Fiber Fun: Solar Dyeing
If you can’t beat the heat, use it to dye yarn and fiber! Solar dyeing is an easy way to add color to yarn and fiber by harnessing the power of the sun on a hot day. Just follow these simple steps to get … Continue reading
Dyed in the Wool: Tips & Tutorials for Adding Color to Your Fiber Projects
There are plenty of tantalizing dyed fibers and batts available for today’s fiber artist, but the further you explore the world of breed-specific fibers, the more likely you are to find them in their natural, undyed state. While these natural … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning Your Strauch Drum Carder
Have you been bitten by the spring cleaning bug? As you tidy up, don’t forget about your drum carder! While our machines are designed to require little to no maintenance or adjustments over a lifetime of use, there are a … Continue reading
Easy DIY Felted Ornaments from Felted Batts
Last month, we showed you how to wet felt a batt to make felted coasters. This month, we’ll show you an easy DIY project for making festive holiday ornaments! Supplies: 1 felted batt (click here for a step-by-step photo tutorial) … Continue reading
How to Wet Felt Coasters from Carded Batts
Wet felting is a technique that uses friction to blend together wool fibers into a solid sheet. Today, we’ll show you how to felt batts straight from your drum carder into a thick sheet of felt that you can cut … Continue reading
Posted in Carding, Felting, Tutorial
Tagged diy, holiday gifts, tutorial, wet felting
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Staple Length: A Quick Guide for Fiber Artists
The term staple length is frequently used when talking about fleece and fiber, but have you ever wondered why staple length matters and how it affects your choice of tools and techniques in a given project? In this post, we’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Carding, Fiber, Handspinning, Resources, Tutorial
Tagged Fiber, fiber processing, handspinning, tutorial
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How To Card A Butterfly Batt
April showers bring May flowers…and butterflies! With so many beautiful species found in the natural world, you’ll never run out of colorful inspiration! Here is the photo we chose to help us select this month’s color palette: There are many ways … Continue reading
Posted in Carding, Inspiration, Tutorial
Tagged carding, color inspiration, petite drum carder, spring batt, tutorials
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Cleaning & Storing Fleece and Fiber
The spring fiber festival season is just around the corner! For fiber artists who delight in sourcing fleece and fibers straight from the source, these events are the perfect opportunity to replenish your stash with unique fibers you may not … Continue reading
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Tagged cleaning fiber, fiber festivals, fiber preparation, handspinning, spinning fiber, washing fiber
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How to Card a Sweetheart Batt for Handspun Hearts
Looking to add a handmade touch to your Valentine’s Day? There are lots of free knitting and crochet patterns for making hearts for your sweetheart, and today, we’ll not only show you a quick & easy batt project to whip … Continue reading
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Tagged crochet, drum carding, handspun, holidays, pattern inspiration, tutorial, valentine's day
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How to Make Rolags With a Drum Carder
Have you ever wanted to spin from rolags? This type of fiber preparation is well suited for production-style handspinning, particularly the long-draw woolen method. Today, we’ll show you how to turn prepared fibers into beautiful rolags with a Strauch drum carder! Supplies A Strauch … Continue reading