To Blend or Not to Blend
You will hear people talking about blending fibers. But why blend? Is it necessary or desirable? There are many reasons to blend. Some include: Blending can make expensive fibers go Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Carding
Fiber and Blossoms in the Columbia River Gorge
Get ready for a fabulous fiber show in the awesome Columbia River Gorge. 24 vendors from around the Pacific Northwest will be here to show off their wares including Duncan Continue Reading →
Common Carding Issues
A drum carder is used to arrange fibers in a basic parallel direction, distribute them more evenly and make them easier to spin. The carder can process a far greater Continue Reading →
Using Color in Your Fiber Project
At some point in school, we are all taught about the color wheel. There are primary and secondary colors and then there are complementary colors. You can create a pleasing Continue Reading →
Blending Large Quantities
Let’s say you want to knit up a nice big sweater for your favorite grandson and you want it to be the color of his eyes. This means blending different Continue Reading →
Drum Carding – How Many Times Through?
When just starting out on the drum carder, a common question is: How many times should I put the fiber through the carder? The answer isn’t easy, it depends…. If Continue Reading →
New Laptop Blending Board
We have been busy with product development. Due to popular demand, we have created our own laptop blending board. We’ll have this new board ready for the Abernathy Grange Spring Continue Reading →
How Much Yarn Can You Get From One Carded Batt?
Often while demonstrating carding during fiber shows I will get asked how much yarn I will get off one carded batt. Good question and the answer varies depending on the Continue Reading →
How Long Can You Store Fleece?
After much research, I came up with lots of advice, but no one definitive answer. If stored correctly, you can store fleece for many years. However, some recommend only storing fleece Continue Reading →
Our Fiber Processing Studio is Waiting for Your Fleece
The studio has been on a bit of a hiatus. Our son was in between college and his first job and was camping out in the studio. He is now Continue Reading →