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Never-Ending Blending: An Experimental Method of Sequencing Batts
With a drumcarder and some fiber, Susan experiments with the colorful possibilities of blends.
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With a drumcarder and some fiber, Susan experiments with the colorful possibilities of blends.
Want to add sparkle, fabric, and other goodies to your drumcarded batt? Adding a layered pile of fiber may not be the best way. Emily Wohlscheid explains why.
Fiber prep always looked to me like cooking: I like the results, and I’m glad someone else wants to do it, but I'd rather enjoy the results than get in the kitchen. So why did I clear my desk, clamp down a drumcarder, and look for bits of fiber to feed it?
Long, shiny silk is a wonderful addition to a blended batt, but it can be terribly difficult to remove from the drum. Emily Wohlscheid shows you how.
What do you do with fiber dregs? Since my early spinning days, I’ve been saving these bits and pieces for drumcarding into batts.