Spring+Summer Knittyspin : Color and Combs

Loading combs for blending

The Spring + Summer issue of Knitty is live and that means a new Knittyspin column. This issue I explore how to load combs with fiber. More specifically, and so much closer to my heart, how to load  commercially prepped fiber on combs for blending color.

Each way results in a different effect to the finished yarn. The number of combing passes contributes to how much the fibers are blended too.

Curious and ready to comb? Click on over and see the difference for your self.

 

Yes, that is the whole fleece!

 

It seems like spring would never come! But now it’s here and there are fleeces to be had everywhere.

Are you fleece shopping this year or are you topped up on fleece?

I bought a tiny (1 lb) Shetland lamb fleece that I’m excited to wash and prep. I’m deciding between hand carding and drum carding.

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