Hand Carding for Color Effects: Gradients, Stripes and More!
About Hand Carding for Color Effects: Gradients, Stripes and More!
Explore the art of color blending with hand cards to create smooth gradients, bold stripes, dynamic marls, and custom neutrals. Learn how to transition seamlessly between colors, deepen hues, enhance contrast, and craft the perfect neutral blend. Through hands-on practice, you'll master techniques for carding wool into striking, intentional color effects. By the end, you'll have custom blends ready to spin, felt, or use in other fiber arts projects.
The capacity for this class is 15 students.
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
Students need to bring a pair of wool handcards and a protective lap cloth or suitable clothing such as jeans. We will be using corriedale for blending, so 72-90 TPI handcards are recommended; I will be using 72 TPI handcards. If you want to test spin as you card, you are welcome to bring a spindle, e-spinner, or wheel.
Materials Kit and Kit Description
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $20 which includes:
wool for handcarding in a variety of colors, and a summary handout
Pre-class Homework
No homework required.
Age Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 16
Skill Level
All Levels
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
A desire for a color adventure! Hand-carding is a two-handed activity that requires some wrist and finger dexterity.
Contact the Teacher
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When
Single 3-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Expo 04
How It Works
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Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
Amelia Garripoli
Amelia Garripoli spins, weaves, cranks, and nalbinds her way through fiber festivals across America. Teacher, author, and fiber instigator, she sparks creativity in workshops, guilds, Zoom, articles, videos, and her books Productive Spindling and Power Spinning. A childhood immersed in needle arts led to a lifelong love of fiber arts. Find her at askthebellwether.
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