Blending Color: Inspired by Nature

About Blending Color: Inspired by Nature

Create fiber blends using nature as inspiration while examining the impact of texture on color. Using flora and fauna as our color muse, we will explore how different fiber types and textures can help mimic the natural world in our blends. Three blending approaches from smooth to wild will be covered with emphasis on creating depth in our color effects and using natural fiber characteristics for texture.

Supplies, Equipment & Materials Needed for Class

• Fiber:
~4 oz base fiber (wool or alpaca combed top and/or fleece)
~2 oz mix of silk, mohair, etc.
These will be very individualized - please contact me if you have questions about your selections and don’t want to purchase a kit so I can help you stash dive!
Don’t wanna think about it? Try a kit with three nature inspired batt contents.
• Blending equipment: Hand carders or drum carder.

Materials Kit

$45 plus shipping
Kits will include a total of 6 oz of fiber (for approximately 3+ batts)
• Shiny (water, semi precious stones, etc.) - may include wool, silk, alpaca, bamboo, mohair
• Moth - may include wool, silk, alpaca, mohair, silk noils
• Moss/Lichen - may include wool locks (Teeswater, Wensleydale, mohair) wool fleece, alpaca, upholstery salvage.

Purchase your materials kit here: https://bricolagestudios.bigcartel.com/product/maryland-winterfest-supply-kit-inspired-by-nature

Kit Shipment Schedule: Order by January 1 for shipment by January 10
If any kits remain in stock, listings will remain live through the end of the recording access period (30 days post class date) or until sold out. After January 10th, kits will go out on a rolling basis but delivery by the live session on January 24th is not guaranteed.

Pre-class Homework

None