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One of my summer classes was “Inspirational Blending,” taught by the very talented Dia Robinson of Twisted Urban Fiber Arts.
Felicia Lo of the School of Sweet Georgia is the creator of The Epic Cloth Challenge. Felicia was Inspired by the Slow Cloth trend where one preps and/or dyes the fiber, spins the yarn, knits or weaves the fabric and ultimately reaches the finish line of a completed item. She challenged others to join her with their own designs . . . and I did!
Returning to 'Alpaca - The Mini Series', we last saw this fiber after it had emerged from a lovely dip in a dye bath of madder. It's now time to card, spin and knit!
Continuing with Alpaca - The Mini Series, today's topic is blending; blending two fibers, in this case Merino wool with alpaca, as well as color blending to achieve a tint (lighter) color.
So what is Fairy Salad you ask? A yarn I custom blended and then spun using 'Fairy Fibers' from a Phat Fiber Sampler box and the 'Salad Batt' carding techinque.
I thought I'd share my process of creating Fairy Salad in my hope to provide you with inspiration and, at the very least, a little colorful enjoyment. This is Post 1 of a 2 part series on Spinning Fairy Salad. Today I'll cover the fiber preparation and blending of the salad batt and the second post will be the actual spinning and final handspun yarn!
