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Craftmehappy

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Hi, I’m Kathryn, a spinner, knitter and all-round lover of all things handmade. I enjoy playing with colour and fibre and learning new techniques. You can read about my spinning and other crafty adventures at - www.craftmehappy.com

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Hand combed merino wool blended using just cyan, magenta, yellow and black. 24 colours mixed with a base of 20% black to create a moody rainbow.

Hand combed merino wool blended using just cyan, magenta, yellow and black. 24 colours mixed with a base of 20% black to create a moody rainbow.

Post image 9 hand combed and blended CMYK colours placed in rainbow order across my hackle. Each colour had 10% black added. I then drafted the colours off, moving side to side to create an oscillating rainbow.

9 hand combed and blended CMYK colours placed in rainbow order across my hackle. Each colour had 10% black added. I then drafted the colours off, moving side to side to create an oscillating rainbow.

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Here’s the fibre I began with to start spinning for #spintogether. I first blended a 24 colour rainbow using my home made wool combs. If I have enough time at the end I will be spinning an oscillating rainbow.
All of the spinning will be done on the Fold prototype.
#handspinning #handspunyarn

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Thank you!

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Beautiful!

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A vertically blended top has been stripped and then broken up and placed into a ring binder to ensure that over 100 fibre sections are all spun in the right order.

A vertically blended top has been stripped and then broken up and placed into a ring binder to ensure that over 100 fibre sections are all spun in the right order.

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Experimenting with spinning a 3ply fractal from a vertical blend. This takes some organisation.
#handspinning #fiberprep #fiberpreparation #handspunyarn

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#handspunyarn
#handspinning
#fiberprep
#fibreprep

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Colourful collage of images showing various ways of preparing the same multicoloured blend along with the 4 completed yarns

Colourful collage of images showing various ways of preparing the same multicoloured blend along with the 4 completed yarns

The fibre has been separated out onto a blending board in colour order with intentional optical blending and then removed as a batt to be then zigzag split into roving

The fibre has been separated out onto a blending board in colour order with intentional optical blending and then removed as a batt to be then zigzag split into roving

The fibre has been opened up and placed on a blending board in a single layer. Thin rolags have then been drafted off the blending board.

The fibre has been opened up and placed on a blending board in a single layer. Thin rolags have then been drafted off the blending board.

The fibre after it has been removed from the blending board, zigzag split and then drafted out.

The fibre after it has been removed from the blending board, zigzag split and then drafted out.

I thought I’d share Questionable Blend #10 as my first post here.
I spun this colourful blend 4 different ways to try to keep the colours a little bit separate. I love this blend but I definitely made a mistake when I split it.
You can see the final yarns here www.craftmehappy.com/2024/10/ques...

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