I've been trying out different ways of combining wool dyed before spinning. First of all I mulicoloured the roving itself, as you can see here. Then I dyed separate colours and spun them in turn, to make a self-striping yarn, see here. This time I'm combining the colours on my drum carder. In 1995, we went on holiday to England, and my brother took us on a tour around Yorkshire. Somewhere in Yorkshire, we went into a spinning and yarn shop, where I saw amazing multicoloured handspun wool. How did you do that? I asked. By mixing the dyed fibres on a drum carder was the answer.
Comparing the pics in the 3 posts gives me an inkling, but I still cannot say I understand it all. So I'll just admire the beautiful colourways you created 💗💜💗
ReplyDeleteVery pretty colorway!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat’s interesting.
ReplyDeleteI... wow, I don't understand the terms and process very well, but it sounds very interesting. My grandmother spun wool undyed so just on her spindle. This is next level stuff.
ReplyDeleteI like to spin undyed wool but sometimes it’s fun to experiment!
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