It takes quite a lot of time and effort to get my wool prepared to send off to be carded, but I finally got there. First there is all the washing and selecting and weighing, and then dyebath after dyebath of Shetland wool and angora. I like a 75% wool and 25% angora mix. I like to put similar colors together, such as turquiose and blue, and navy, blue and violet. When carded, this makes a depth of the color, in that it comes out almost iridescent and you are seeing the different colors and not just one flat color. Incidentally, this is the effect one strives for when painting in pastel. Instead of blending, adding one color over another makes for a much more interesting sparkling effect.
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