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Post by elizabeth on Jan 15, 2015 21:03:44 GMT
Newbie question here...(feel free to direct me to a previous post)
I want to be able to blend my meagre-but-growing stash of fibers and not bust my fiber budget.
What is the difference between a set of $70 hand carders and a pair of $20 pet grooming brushes?
Thanks so much.
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Post by lyn on Jan 15, 2015 21:31:22 GMT
I can't answer that one. I bought a pair of mini carders from Wingham Wool $20 plus postage and I've been really pleased with them. cardersThere is an optimum number of teeth per square inch (may be different on dog brushes?). Perhaps it's one of those things that you could try, without splashing the cash, by borrowing a friend's dog brushes? |
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Post by lyn on Jan 15, 2015 21:55:20 GMT
Ruth wrote: A color with white added is called a tint.... Shades are a color mixed with black. So I had a go. I used the primary blue and added black. I wasn't really expecting much because I imagined it would just go yucky, but I was pleasantly surprised. My first mix was 75% blue + 25% black. Second mix was 50% blue + 50% black. Third mix was 25% blue + 75% black. Here is the primary blue with three shades.  I took closer photos of the three blended shades (I really like the darkest, but I don't think the photo does it justice - weather has not been ideal for photography). If you click on the image it will expand so you can see clearer:  Here is the primary blue with three tints:  And here they are all together - thanks Ruth - I learned a lot with this exercise.  |
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 16, 2015 1:10:48 GMT
Fabulous Lyn!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 1:32:10 GMT
Lyn you did a fantastic job of creating your tints and shades.. I like the ones with the tints best.. I love my pastels... Smile..
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Post by Pandagirl on Jan 16, 2015 2:09:11 GMT
Great tint exercise Lyn!
Elizabeth, you can get a pair of cheap dog brushes from Target. I use them for small blending projects. It may help you decide to save your money for a carder. :-)
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Post by halay on Jan 16, 2015 6:44:53 GMT
Great experiment Lyn!
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Post by koffipot on Jan 16, 2015 8:52:41 GMT
Ebsutheria - Re. carders. Dog brushes are cheap and a good starter tool. You should be able to get some for a lot less than $20 and you will have a better idea of your needs with practice, then you can invest accordingly.  If you're only blending small amounts, why not try hand blending your fibres. Keeping more cash for stash! Lyn - your blending excercise demonstrates tints and shades perfectly. |
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Post by zed on Jan 16, 2015 10:50:10 GMT
They turned out great, Lyn and the photos are great, not easy with the weather lately! I agree with Judith about the dog brushes, they have them in the Poundshop here, so try the dollar store or bargain shops first. I agree about hand blending too, you get much more variegation for your work and use just the amount you want. It'd take a while to get results like Lyn did though if you want tints and shades! I have the same carders as Lyn and the expensive ones too (a very nice gift!). The expensive ones help you develop a technique for carding large amounts because they are curved, but then you get hooked and buy a drum carder |
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Post by koffipot on Jan 22, 2015 11:56:49 GMT
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Post by lyn on Jan 22, 2015 12:33:49 GMT
It certainly is using colour well!
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Jan 22, 2015 14:04:31 GMT
Lyn--just catching up with your color work, and the tints and shades you achieved with fibers are amazing! I will have to give my dog brushes another try when my schedule frees up. I am guessing hand-blending requires a bit (or more!) of patience.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jan 22, 2015 17:28:03 GMT
I have cheep dog brushes form the dollar store that I use and my hand carders. The biggest difference is the size.
I have more expensive grooming tools for my dogs and cats. they are better quality and last. but the also work on dirty, tangled or matted animals. they take much more abuse.
The secret to carding is to not jam your brushes together and try to pull the teeth through. Lightly brush the wool form one card to the other. it will save your body alot of aches too.
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Post by jwugg on Jan 22, 2015 18:16:42 GMT
A question about hand carding please - I have the 2 dog brushes & when I put roving on them & brush back & forward it does blend the colours. However, when I take the roving off the brushes, it's sort of tangled up & comes off in a (very loose) ball/bunch of fibres. I can't get it off nice & smooth like roving, fibres all facing the same way. Is that right & normal or am I doing it wrong?
It's OK for using small amounts for highlights in a felt picture etc, but I wouldn't want to lay it down for a scarf or anything.
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Post by lyn on Jan 23, 2015 11:15:00 GMT
A question about hand carding please - I have the 2 dog brushes & when I put roving on them & brush back & forward it does blend the colours. However, when I take the roving off the brushes, it's sort of tangled up & comes off in a (very loose) ball/bunch of fibres. I can't get it off nice & smooth like roving, fibres all facing the same way. Is that right & normal or am I doing it wrong? It's OK for using small amounts for highlights in a felt picture etc, but I wouldn't want to lay it down for a scarf or anything. Our free tutorial shows how to blend small amounts of fibre ideal for needle felting because 'messed-up' fibres are easier to needle felt. But if you want the fibres to stay smoothly alligned then you can blend by hand. Say you want to blend three colours. Take a tuft of each colour and lay one on top the other into a pile. Grip each end of the pile  then slowly pull your hands apart. When the fibres split, lay the two piles one on top the other and repeat the pulling apart until you get the blend you want. This is a blend of colours done by hand.  However, you can keep the fibres smooth using hand carders and this youtube video is excellent: link |
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If you're only blending small amounts, why not try hand blending your fibres. Keeping more cash for stash!
