{"product_id":"fiber-blending-tools-and-techniques-with-sylvia-smith","title":"Fiber Blending Tools and Techniques - with Sylvia Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart of the allure of the fiber arts is taking a lump of fluff and turning it into something both unique and beautiful.  With the right tools, fiber artist can blend lumps of fluff into the exact fiber they want to use for a spinning or felting project.  Sylvia will teach class participants to use their hand carders to to become proficient at using your hand carders regardless of their design. We’ll practice the basic movements to card wool, and then do some fun blending. We will create rolags for woolen spinning, carded sliver for a worsted style yarn, and little batts for either spinning or felting. \u003cbr\u003eParticipants will also learn how to use their blending boards to do similar preparations, but on a larger scale.  Blending on a blending board yields best results when used with ready-to-spin fibers rather than unprocessed fiber.  It’s a great way to re-imagine the colors in handpainted braids, or to deal with roving made by blending fibers of different lengths.  We’ll create our custom blends with the help of some atypical tools like a paintbrush, pet slicker brush and dowel rods or old straight metal knitting needles.  Sylvia will also demonstrate how to create artful batts that can then be used in textured yarns from carding and combing waste.\u003cbr\u003eParticipants will also get to learn and practice making blended tops on a blending hackle.  Like the blending board, this tool yields beautiful results when used with ready-to-spin fibers that you wish to blend to create a unique and beautiful roving.\u003cbr\u003eParticipants will leave this class with inspiring skills to create fiber preparations for their spinning or felting masterpieces. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaturday 9:00-12:00\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greycliff Fiber Festival","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44076936921187,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4949\/5651\/files\/IMG_20240224_155810584.jpg?v=1774382046","url":"https:\/\/www.greyclifffiberfest.com\/products\/fiber-blending-tools-and-techniques-with-sylvia-smith","provider":"Greycliff Fiber Festival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}