Blending Boards: From Rolags to Roving
Welcome to Blending Boards: From Rolags to Roving with Debbie Held
As more and more spinners delve into fibre preparation for intentional spinning, the blending board is more popular than ever before. It’s space-efficient, lightweight, and far less costly than investing in expensive blending tools and machinery.
With some knowledge and inexpensive household items, you can do more than just make standard rolags!
Throughout the videos, you’ll learn:
- Features of a blending board
- Tools to use with a blending board
- Loading fibre for various effects
- How to make rolags, roving and batts
- Adding texture like locks and sari silk
We are excited you are joining us on this adventure to explore our blending boards! Let’s get started!
Talk about the Blending Boards: From Rolags to Roving course with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Tag what you are making everywhere with #sosspinning and #schoolofsweetgeorgia!
This art batt by fatcatknitsdyer simply took my breath away. It’s soft (BFL), sparkly, full of texture, and I haven’t quite experienced anything like it!
This art batt by fatcatknitsdyer simply took my breath away. It’s soft (BFL), sparkly, full of texture, and I haven’t quite experienced anything like it!
One strip of fibre done, 5 more to go. #sosspinning sweetgeorgia
As the change of seasons and the back-to-school routines get settled, with the holidays and gift planning still weeks away, this is the perfect time to plan a project just for you. Join us this month for an SOS Spin-Along!
As Greta @gretacornejomakes shares in her new SOS post—
I’m celebrating the change of season by prepping fibre and getting it ready for spinning a fractal 2-ply yarn. I hope you join us in spinning for a project, plus share your spin-in progress with us and meet with new and old friends. You can join the spin-along at ANY time, so dive into your stash or visit the @sweetgeorgia shop to find some beautiful fibre (Felicia`s handspun 3-ply fractal in BFL+Silk Salted Caramel is shown here) and spin along with us!
Read more about the spin-along and meetup information over at the SOS articles section... direct link in bio »
We’d also love to see your spinning progress! Tag your posts with #sosspinning or #schoolofsweetgeorgia, or join other SOS members and instructors over in the Community Forums.
As the change of seasons and the back-to-school routines get settled, with the holidays and gift planning still weeks away, this is the perfect time to plan a project just for you. Join us this month for an SOS Spin-Along!
As Greta @gretacornejomakes shares in her new SOS post—
I’m celebrating the change of season by prepping fibre and getting it ready for spinning a fractal 2-ply yarn. I hope you join us in spinning for a project, plus share your spin-in progress with us and meet with new and old friends. You can join the spin-along at ANY time, so dive into your stash or visit the @sweetgeorgia shop to find some beautiful fibre (Felicia`s handspun 3-ply fractal in BFL+Silk Salted Caramel is shown here) and spin along with us!
Read more about the spin-along and meetup information over at the SOS articles section... direct link in bio »
We’d also love to see your spinning progress! Tag your posts with #sosspinning or #schoolofsweetgeorgia, or join other SOS members and instructors over in the Community Forums.
Beautiful skeins and sweet beginnings of my Attune shawl! The liveliness and crisp texture that you feel and see when knitting with handspun is a wonderful sensory experience.
Beautiful skeins and sweet beginnings of my Attune shawl! The liveliness and crisp texture that you feel and see when knitting with handspun is a wonderful sensory experience.
Fractal spin on my Schachts ladybug spinning wheel in the center. I have 4 braids of hello yarn fiber club august color pit a pat. The wool is Corriedale. I run it through my steamer 2x to open up the braid. It is a joy to spin worsted weight yarn. #helloyarnfiberclub #helloyarn #corriedalewool #schachtladybug #spinningyarn #sosspinning
Fractal spin on my Schachts ladybug spinning wheel in the center. I have 4 braids of hello yarn fiber club august color pit a pat. The wool is Corriedale. I run it through my steamer 2x to open up the braid. It is a joy to spin worsted weight yarn. #helloyarnfiberclub #helloyarn #corriedalewool #schachtladybug #spinningyarn #sosspinning
I really needed a palette cleanser, so I chose this this “Glorious” and happy color by woundupfiberarts during my staycation.🍭
I really needed a palette cleanser, so I chose this this “Glorious” and happy color by woundupfiberarts during my staycation.🍭
In case you still believe that a blending board doesn`t fully blend fiber, here`s proof otherwise. Each batt weighs 1.1-1.3 oz and was made with carded Rambouillet fleece, hand-dyed by me, plus three different silks, angelina, and bamboo. #blendingboard #fibreprep #sosspinning #herhandspunhabit #fleece #canonphotography #handspinning #handspinnersofinstagram
In case you still believe that a blending board doesn`t fully blend fiber, here`s proof otherwise. Each batt weighs 1.1-1.3 oz and was made with carded Rambouillet fleece, hand-dyed by me, plus three different silks, angelina, and bamboo. #blendingboard #fibreprep #sosspinning #herhandspunhabit #fleece #canonphotography #handspinning #handspinnersofinstagram
I make time to spin almost daily, even if that means spinning a single rolag or puni from my big bag of samples. Here, I spun the singles on one day and then plied them another. I’ll use the yarn in a small tapestry once my collection is large enough. The bowl is by charansachar and the gorgeous #Twindle spindle was gifted to me by someone especially close to my heart. #spindlersofinstagram #spindler #igspinner #sosspinning #spinnersofinstagram #handspinnersofinstagram
I make time to spin almost daily, even if that means spinning a single rolag or puni from my big bag of samples. Here, I spun the singles on one day and then plied them another. I’ll use the yarn in a small tapestry once my collection is large enough. The bowl is by charansachar and the gorgeous #Twindle spindle was gifted to me by someone especially close to my heart. #spindlersofinstagram #spindler #igspinner #sosspinning #spinnersofinstagram #handspinnersofinstagram
Here on the 0.1 Blending Board Materials page, you'll find a list of equipment, tools, and downloads needed for the spinning course with Debbie Held.
Equipment
*Please follow this link for Essential Spinning & Fibre Prep Tools needed
Materials
- Fibre; various colours and fibres
- Various mix-ins; locks, sparkle, nylon, silk
SweetGeorgia Yarns offers a mix-in kit and various fibres to use in this course.
Remember to use your 15% member discount on yarn and fibre on the SweetGeorgia Yarns website!
Additional Supplies Shown/Demonstrated
- Multiple sized dowels
- An assortment of brushes
Do you have questions about Blending Board Materials? Talk about it with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Course Content
About Instructor
Course Includes
- 13 Lessons
- Course Certificate
