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Springtime on Pinterest

Posted on March 11, 2016 by admin

A few weeks ago, we spent some time talking about color. (See here for Part 1, and here for Part 2.) So it seemed only right that this week we find some inspiration with color. On our Pinterest board, we … Continue reading →

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Featured Artist: Felt Away Designs

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Otto

Today we’re featuring Ruth from Felt Away Designs. Ruth purchased a motorized doublewide Mad Batt’r last December so she could create beautiful blended batts for her fiber art. Felt AwayDesigns is a business out of Howell, Michigan that crafts quality, one of … Continue reading →

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Color Theory, Part 2

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Otto

In our last post we talked about the basics of color theory, and how to combine colors. Today we’re going to show you some examples of batts, and how these follow (and break!) the rules of color theory. Example #1: … Continue reading →

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Color Theory, Part 1

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Otto

Color is critical component of art, and a key to creating beautiful batts. Today we have a primer on color theory, and in Part 2 we’ll be looking at some examples of batts and how they follow (and break!) these … Continue reading →

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Christmas Crafts

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Otto

A few years ago the Strauch team gathered some leftover scraps from swifts to make this wonderful swift Christmas Tree. This tree doesn’t have any ornaments, but if it did, they would be made of wool, of course! So today … Continue reading →

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Esther Rodgers Craftsy Class

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Otto

We’re excited to share the news that our friend Esther Rodgers from Jazzturtle Creations has her first Craftsy Class now available!  In this class Esther walks you through using a variety of tools for blending fibers including drum carders, hand … Continue reading →

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WestPark Alpacas

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Otto

Today we’re excited to feature one of our customers, an alpaca farm in Pennsylvania that purchased a Strauch carder for creating batts from their alpaca fiber which are turned into felted pieces. Below is an interview with Pat Scheer, one … 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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Our Favorite Spinning Tutorials

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Otto

With the Tour de Fleece in full force today we’re featuring a few of our favorite spinning tutorials. This is a great way to use all those beautiful batts carded on your Strauch drum carder!   Benjamin Krudwig created this … Continue reading →

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