Blending Fiber!

Are you blending fiber for spinning? What fibers are you blending? Do you blend for color or for fiber content? What method do you use?

I plan on using my drum carder to blend some merino roving with alpaca. Just for fun!

Tags: blending, carders, color, drum, fibers, spinning

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Permalink Reply by Beverly Roberts on October 25, 2010 at 8:11am

that's a beauty! deep envy here. what a fun tool ;-)

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on October 25, 2010 at 8:14am

It's really only half mine, but right now, I have custody!

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on October 25, 2010 at 8:19am

Having custody is good!

Permalink Reply by Phyllis D. Wright on October 25, 2010 at 8:35am

Custody even for awhile has got to be a good thing. It is so beautiful.

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on October 25, 2010 at 8:28am

A few months ago, I did some blending using my hand cards... My DD has sent me a big box of fibers (cashmere, camel down, and yak) and also some Mulbewrry silk. I blended them, and here is what I got.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on October 25, 2010 at 8:29am

Have you spun any of them yet? What effect were you hoping for, or did you do it just for fun/experience?

Permalink Reply by PickleSue on October 25, 2010 at 8:38am

Oh, my goodness!! Would that ever be fun!! I'd blend for color half the time- and for fiber the other half. Then sometimes I'd do for both. :) AS IF!! Maybe someday I'll have an opportunity to play with one of those! :) Congratulations on half ownership. That's wonderful.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on October 25, 2010 at 8:50am

I want to see what happens to the merino when it's mixed with alpaca.

Permalink Reply by KnitWhich? on October 25, 2010 at 9:08am

I have some merino/alpaca blend roving. It's luscious!

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on October 25, 2010 at 1:06pm

Two fibers with good but different characterics--sounds like a winner to me!

Permalink Reply by KnitterGirl39 on October 25, 2010 at 10:06am

I purchased KPs Woodsy Wool Roving Pack, a blending hackle and combs to try my hand at blending but have yet to make the time to try it. I'm also a little nervous because I have never used the tools (hackle/combs) before.