Our class was designed to help you spin interesting yarns but the best use was for tapestry weaving. We were given all the bright fiber and told to make all the different colors or hues in this card. We then attached the colors to the card. This was step one.
This is the fiber we used for the first card
On Sunday we went into step 2. We had another photo, which is a water fall, and we were to divide it into fourths any direction we wished. Once again we were to blend our fibers to make the colors found in this card. Then by looking across each division you spin the color that falls in line in the photo. I started this activity but found all four areas to be so nearly to the same that any yarn I made would not need so much fuss as it would get too blended by the eye at even a small distance.
My plan was to set it aside and create maybe a nice broom stick yarn when I got home. The idea is good I'd just like more contract and a wider value range to work with to really make this work. Hopefully you get the idea. Hand cards were handy, but even better would be the dog brushes Annie brought or a flick carder. Samples are like that, little bits of fiber but for a real project nothing beats a DRUM CARDER!
Does anyone want me to put the broom stick instructions on the blog?
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