Ashford Blending Board Used for Rolags, Spinning and SWATCHES!

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  • @carolschnick2163
    @carolschnick2163 4 роки тому +2

    I had never heard of a blending board until watching your program. I enjoy watching your show alot,

  • @ritaorr766
    @ritaorr766 2 роки тому +1

    Glad ya'll had a great time and love that John embraces your joy

  • @mctron22rd
    @mctron22rd 3 роки тому +1

    Ooooohh, they look delicious, like cinnamon rolls!!! The yellow blue and pinks look exactly like cotton candy!

  • @neuclearfish3171
    @neuclearfish3171 4 роки тому +1

    Cloudy overcast almost gunna rain looking days are my favorite! We dont get a lot of rain here in socal but on the central coast we get a lot of those days! Its always the most beautiful

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      We get far too many for my taste around here!

  • @brendabacon1613
    @brendabacon1613 4 роки тому +4

    Oh my gosh, that looks like an amazing day to me. My favorite is the blue and gold one. I absolutely loved the way it turned out. Gorgeous.

  • @LittleFischies
    @LittleFischies 4 роки тому +5

    I love being able to see it every step of the way. It always surprises me how the yarn changes as it goes along. I think my favorite rolag is #4, but my favorite yarn and swatch number 1.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому +1

      I have seen other people make rolags, but hardly ever swatches, so I thought it might be helpful

  • @OMGalligee
    @OMGalligee 4 роки тому +3

    I love seeing swatches! The first one is my favorite! I love the contrast of the dark blue with the light blue and pink!

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому +1

      It seems like the swatches are missing a lot of the time in videos. I want to see how they're going to look in a project if possible!

  • @jazmin9565
    @jazmin9565 4 роки тому

    They were all so pretty!!!! After a difficult day it was so nice to wind down with you. I feel like there’s an unintentional pun in there lol. #1 was my absolute favorite I think its going to make an amazing piece

  • @teresayoung4145
    @teresayoung4145 4 роки тому

    Trisha they all turned out beautiful. I especially like the last 2. They remind me of the beach and of the woods.

  • @sewenticing
    @sewenticing 4 роки тому +1

    I love them all, but the pinks. ❤️

  • @jenniferbrighty5120
    @jenniferbrighty5120 3 роки тому

    Hi Trish, hope you're OK. Love the Rolags how they looked spun up, Plyed & how they would look knitted up!!!
    Thankyou for sharing your techniques.
    You're Amazing.
    Take care & stay safe.
    Lots of love Jen xx 💖

  • @loriknight5904
    @loriknight5904 4 роки тому +1

    I loved the three set of Rolags

  • @jackofalltradeswoman
    @jackofalltradeswoman 4 роки тому +1

    Would not thought to blend all the different fibers together...so glad you are sharing all this with us.
    Leandra💕

  • @susanscandles
    @susanscandles 4 роки тому +1

    I want a blending board!! Such fun mixing colors. Fun watching! #2

  • @joelwilliams5634
    @joelwilliams5634 4 роки тому +1

    My favorite ones are the yellow and blue ones but I am a Wolverine fan so lol. Great fun watching this

  • @susanscandles
    @susanscandles 4 роки тому +1

    Have been watching videos on how to make these and now you have one on it! Yah!! So pretty. Just got a spinning wheel, a Polywog and really would like a blending board now. But cost😳 maybe one day!

  • @iknit8b707
    @iknit8b707 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Trish, Enjoyed watching you make all the rolags but #2 was my favorite

  • @plansandprocrastination
    @plansandprocrastination 4 роки тому +3

    #3 is my favorite.....however....#4 (the gray with the color bits) would make an awesome sweater....from a distance it would look gray, but then when you get close, you see the rainbow bits! Thank you for taking the time to show us the whole thing from making the rolags to spinning to a knitted swatch....that took scads of time...so thank you thank you! Very informative.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      I ended up liking number four more than I thought I would too!

  • @Zincchromeshema
    @Zincchromeshema 4 роки тому +1

    You are amazing and so are all of your creations.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much 😀I did have a good day that day!

  • @lynnwittet1301
    @lynnwittet1301 4 роки тому +1

    I didn’t want it to end, that was amazing Trish. Now I want a blending board, dang! I loved them all, you really have an eye for colour. I showed my hubbie your little buddy and told him you love those old horrors, we love horror movies too. Hubbie mentioned a favourite of mine...Creature from the black Lagoon...I need to check if it’s available on Prime. What was the first little floater in the pool? Squirrel? 😁 I am going to go watch your new plying vid now. I just realized that heaven today for me would be spinning huge yarns on my e-spinner and weaving with them all while watching a marathon of Fibre Love Diaries, heaven! Much love to you too and thank you🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      Oh, I wish my husband loved horror movies too. I pretty much have to watch them alone. The first thing was a ginormous toad! Don't worry. They were still alive. I have to go out every morning and check when the pool isn't covered and get them while they're still alive 😂😂

    • @lynnwittet1301
      @lynnwittet1301 4 роки тому

      A toad! Too funny, silly toads. I used to play Elvira Mistress of the Dark every Halloween but my hubbie grew weary of it but not me, it's hilarious :-)

  • @craftyashleyg
    @craftyashleyg 4 роки тому +1

    That was fun! Thanks for taking us along! I really need to work on my long draw.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      I had to practice so much to feel comfortable. It just didn't come to me naturally at all, so all I can say is practice!

  • @bluescoop3132
    @bluescoop3132 4 роки тому +1

    THANK YOU! THANK YOU!THANK YOU!. Received this month’s fiber and was completely flummoxed 😖 Now I am not only inspired, but excited ❤️

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      I wonder if mine will ever get here :|. I'm so glad it helped.

  • @BBMc107
    @BBMc107 4 роки тому +1

    2 is my favorite. I love a mix of warm and cool. “I am Legend” or anything else with Vincent Price, Lon Chaney, Jr, or Boris Karloff. The great masters on Creature Feature tv in the 70’s.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому +1

      I'm also a fan of adding a little of the "other" temp to really pop in almost anything! Vincent Price is my absolute favorite, but I also really like Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing! October was always my favorite month of TV when we had cable, because there was always something fun.

  • @debbieabella49
    @debbieabella49 4 роки тому +1

    It's so interesting to see how all those 'random' colors meld together in such beautiful yarns! Love the beachy color way...but they are all awesome!

  • @kathycostello4104
    @kathycostello4104 4 роки тому +1

    My favorite is the one with a lot of pink. I was glad to see the swatches and how they changed the over all look. All the yarns would be amazing woven, too!

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому +1

      I think that's one of the things that's missing from a lot of the videos I've seen. It's so nice to see it all the way to finished fabric. It still takes time to learn what a blend is going to do, but it helps.

  • @susansatchwell8482
    @susansatchwell8482 4 роки тому +1

    Such pretty yarns that resulted.

  • @hildeaareskjold8070
    @hildeaareskjold8070 4 роки тому +1

    Oh I should really get myself a blending board! 😍😍😍

  • @krystledawne
    @krystledawne 4 роки тому +1

    I have that blending board. I really like having both the board and a drum carder now, so many options now!

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      I like it too. It's still different on a drumcarder, because the carder spreads things out more, so I like having them both.

  • @katnewman2856
    @katnewman2856 4 роки тому +1

    I think I like the 3rd one best but also the grey with the pinks and yellows. I have a drum carder coming soon, can't blimmin wait!!! 😁

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      That is so exciting! What did you get?

    • @katnewman2856
      @katnewman2856 4 роки тому

      @@FiberLoveDiary it was one that's been made in Russia, so vastly cheaper than the ones here but people on my UK groups have been raving about it so I took the plunge. Hopefully it will be here soon as I am washing out some gorgeous rare black aplaca fleece 😬 gorgeous but filthy. Omg.

  • @tinka4243
    @tinka4243 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! The yarns came out beautifully 😍

  • @terryvanderslice4825
    @terryvanderslice4825 4 роки тому +1

    The yarns are beautiful. My granddaughter will sit for hour at the blending board. Your colors are amazing but I think that I liked the yarn produced by the 3rd blend. I have bits and bobs waiting to be blended, maybe later this week we can do it again. Thank you for including us in your creative activity.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      That sounds fun! I've gotten my husband to make them for me before if I described what I was going for. I hope you have time to get in there and do some blending!

  • @pennygonzalez8309
    @pennygonzalez8309 4 роки тому +1

    My favorite is the blue, green, rust

  • @vlee3880
    @vlee3880 Рік тому

    Oh my gosh - this is EXACTLY what i have been looking for and wondering about!! From blending to spinning to knitting - I’m new to all this, so it’s great to get a sense of how a fabric *might* look …. I’d love if you also spoke a bit about your spinning technique :) thanks for this great video :)

  • @barbarareeves9669
    @barbarareeves9669 4 роки тому +1

    My favourites are #1 and #3 also the swatch of #4 would make a great sweater

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      I ended up liking number four much more than I thought, because I am not a fan of that blended top I used at all. Thanks for watching!

  • @lensandyarn
    @lensandyarn 3 роки тому

    The blends were so pretty! I loved the one with a lot of grey in it :)

  • @denises9455
    @denises9455 4 роки тому +1

    So cool, love all the steps it takes to get to Kniting product

  • @beverleylawton6899
    @beverleylawton6899 4 роки тому +1

    Oh wow - is there no end to your talents🤷🏼‍♀️!!! Watching you blend was brilliant! I’ve learned so much though I have yet to try - a blending board is on my wish list. It was such an informative comprehensive video with the singles, plying and then swatches. I love them all but surprisingly for me (I usually go for the pinks) my fave is the last one - I love the textures, colours and how it swatched up! You are, as always, SO inspiring👏🙏

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому +1

      I was surprised how much I liked that one. I didn't like the blended top I used, but that's why I did something else with it. I ended up really liking it.

  • @jamiejohnson7390
    @jamiejohnson7390 4 роки тому +1

    It's a toss up between the second rolag with the bright pink and the 3rd rolag with the blue and gold. I love the bright colors but I also love how shiny the blue and gold is.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      Lately, I really like using gold as the base because all the colors look so pretty against it. I better order more 😂

    • @jamiejohnson7390
      @jamiejohnson7390 4 роки тому

      @@FiberLoveDiary I would love to see pics of the other great things you create

  • @wollbullit1632
    @wollbullit1632 2 роки тому

    Eine wundervolle Arbeit. Alle sind herrlich und sehr sehr schön. Habe mir ein Blendingboard bestellt und hoffe, ich bekomme den Dreh und schöne Farbkombis raus. Herzliche Grüsse aus Deutschland. Ilona 💗💙💗💚💙💛💚💛🧡💛💜🧡❤

  • @dmbrown240
    @dmbrown240 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful! 💕

  • @jessicacarter8945
    @jessicacarter8945 4 роки тому +1

    This was so enjoyable to watch. It inspired me to try and get out of my comfort zone and experiment with a different drafting style

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      Did it go well? I'm so glad to hear when someone is inspired to try something new!

  • @thelittlethingskate9567
    @thelittlethingskate9567 4 роки тому +1

    Trish those are delicious!

  • @kittynekome4124
    @kittynekome4124 4 роки тому +2

    So hard to choose! All of them are beautiful

  • @eroff4721
    @eroff4721 4 роки тому +1

    You inspire me to be creative.

  • @creativitybytrisha6819
    @creativitybytrisha6819 4 роки тому +1

    Your rolags look amazing! And the yarn you make is 🤤

  • @dominiquemichaud7945
    @dominiquemichaud7945 4 роки тому

    You have a good eye for colour combos!

  • @lindasuppan6027
    @lindasuppan6027 3 роки тому +1

    Love the ending showing the roads, the 2-ply yarn and then the knitted swatches! Great job. My biggest stumbling block to the whole yarn creation process is visualizing what it will be (approximately) when I have yarn, or how it will knit up. Now thinking how it will weave, too! I have had a couple of flubs where the colors became so muddied either in spinning or plying, and I didn't love the yarn.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  3 роки тому

      There is a great book that can help you predict how yarns will come out, and knit up. amzn.to/3ltTp0h - This is an Amazon link, and I do get a little bit of the purchase if it qualifies because I'm an associate, but it's Yarnitecture by Jillian Moreno. It doesn't matter if you buy it off the link, but it's a GREAT book.

    • @lindasuppan6027
      @lindasuppan6027 3 роки тому

      @@FiberLoveDiary would you believe I just ordered that book. Supposed to come tomorrow! With your recommendation, now I know it will be worth it!

  • @Laurie_in_Maine
    @Laurie_in_Maine 3 роки тому +1

    I bought the carding cloth to make a DYI blending board. Should arrive today!

  • @maryellenmeggs3027
    @maryellenmeggs3027 4 роки тому +1

    I love the third rolag the best. Just got my Brother drum carder. It is a standard 90 tpi. I am having a blast making batts and spining them.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому +1

      It's fun how one batt will just give you an idea for the next, and the next, and then the next three, and pretty soon you can't remember all your ideas 😜😜😂

    • @maryellenmeggs3027
      @maryellenmeggs3027 4 роки тому

      @@FiberLoveDiary 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @aliciawatt1184
    @aliciawatt1184 4 роки тому +1

    Sooooo pretty!!!!

  • @allnaturalnutknitting4272
    @allnaturalnutknitting4272 Рік тому

    Blue and yellow is my fav. :)

  • @heatherkather653
    @heatherkather653 4 роки тому +1

    I loved watching this! Definitely confirmed that I need a blending board!

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому +1

      They are lots of fun! You can make roving on them too!

  • @sophiezie-carreras9423
    @sophiezie-carreras9423 2 роки тому +1

    A very enjoyable video. Thank you

  • @libellula3313
    @libellula3313 3 роки тому

    3 was my favorite. Great video, thanks. Just found you, binge watching.

  • @jenm4721
    @jenm4721 2 роки тому

    I love to see the whole process! How did they knit up??? Now we know! Beautifully!!

  • @susanwhaitiri9749
    @susanwhaitiri9749 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for sharing your lovely rolags 😊
    I would love to know how you put your wool on the wrist for plying do you wind both bobbins together onto your wrist at the same time ? Would love to try it but don’t want to end up with a tangle so will look forward to your reply Thank you 😊

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  3 роки тому +2

      Here you go! ua-cam.com/video/wz-O8HSbLWw/v-deo.html

    • @susanwhaitiri9749
      @susanwhaitiri9749 3 роки тому

      Thank you it’s awesome I will give it a try 😊

  • @brendahoeser5512
    @brendahoeser5512 4 роки тому

    Beautiful and great blending. Would love to see how fiber comes off spindle.

  • @EdenGlenn
    @EdenGlenn 2 роки тому

    They are beautiful

  • @fearthetree2014
    @fearthetree2014 4 роки тому +1

    That looks lovely! Hoping for a cooler day so I can also break out my blending board ☺️

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      I'll cross my fingers for a cooler day for you!

  • @karenshelton932
    @karenshelton932 2 роки тому +1

    So cool. Thx. I'm inspired. K

  • @karenolson3498
    @karenolson3498 4 роки тому +1

    Such beautiful colors! I love seeing you make yarn from start to finish. Were you using some of the fibers from Paradise? They blended beautifully!!! Thanks for knitting up a swatch at the end so that we can see the finished product.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      I keep those swatches so I can use a big bunch of them for down the road! and yep, some of those fibers were from Paradise. Some from boxes, and some from orders I"ve made of the samplers. The samplers are perfect for making rolags and batts!

  • @widukind3322
    @widukind3322 4 роки тому +1

    very interesting! I like to watch your videos:)

  • @kristivanpatten4922
    @kristivanpatten4922 2 роки тому +1

    Been planning to try out my blending board but afaid it will take too long and i might not like results. Love all yours, thanks for the inspiration! My fave is the dark w green and maroon

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  2 роки тому

      Just trying one small one won't take long at all, and it will really help you! I hope you go for it. If it isn't perfect the first time, you can always try again and again. I love my board for sampling.

  • @jessicawright1656
    @jessicawright1656 4 роки тому +2

    The blending board looks so easy and fun! How many oz approx are you getting from each blend? Looks like you pull off 3 rolags from each, but not enough to fill a bobbin, right?

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому +1

      I know it's crazy, but I have never weighed a set of rolags from my board, but if I wanted to make sure I had enough for a specific project, I would weigh out what I need at the beginning and then split that and make as many "boards full" as I need. Then I would grab them at random so the yarn would be random too. Hopefully that makes sense! I have made multiple sets with the same fibers, but when I'm spinning them I make sure they are mixed randomly.

  • @chronicallycrocheting
    @chronicallycrocheting 4 роки тому +1

    I really enjoyed seeing that from start to finish. What will you do with the squares you knitted?

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      Right now I'm just saving swatches for a crazy quilt style blanket down the road. The plan is to use black or charcoal crocheted around each and to join to give it a stained glass effect.

  • @laraeirwin1211
    @laraeirwin1211 4 роки тому +3

    That’s it, I am pulling out my blending board., The colors you put together are amazing. Have you taken color theory or is it natural to blend those particular colors?

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      I took a little in some art classes as a kid, but I think it's just experience turning into instinct.

  • @carolynadams2264
    @carolynadams2264 3 роки тому

    Love the video and all your color combinations. Do you have a video on how you ply off your wrist? I can't visualize that.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  3 роки тому

      I sure do. Here you go! ua-cam.com/video/wz-O8HSbLWw/v-deo.html

  • @maryellenmeggs3027
    @maryellenmeggs3027 4 роки тому +2

    I have been wondering what you do when you get a small amount of yarn. Three rolag doesnt give me enough to make anything on it's own. My bobbins for my spinning wheel are small and the wheel is old, so replacing the flyer with a current day jumbo flyer is not an option. I am putting away $25 a week to save up for a new wheel, but that means January or February is when I can get a new wheel. 😢 (whine whine whine😅)

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      If I want enough for a project, I just do several boards full of the same fibers. If I want the yarn to be more homogeneous, I then alternate one rolag from each board as I spin. It's also a good way to do gradients and stuff like that. You just slightly vary how much of a certain color is on each board, then you can go from dark to light, or whatever.

  • @thefallonark
    @thefallonark 3 роки тому +1

    Hi! Love this video- since I am new to all this, could you tell me what the wrist spinning technique is?

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  3 роки тому

      It's called an Andean plying bracelet. I did a video on it last fall I think it was.

    • @thefallonark
      @thefallonark 3 роки тому

      @@FiberLoveDiary Thank you so much! I will look for your video.

  • @fiberbynature
    @fiberbynature 4 роки тому +1

    My favorite rolags are the second set you made!! Did you use the sari silk from the September 2019 box(bag)?

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      I think the hot pink was from a box, but I can't even remember that far back now. How do YOU remember???

    • @fiberbynature
      @fiberbynature 4 роки тому

      Fiber Love Diary I love your unboxing videos and love silk fibers so much that I have probably watched that video 3 times!! You inspired me to get a box of my own and it’s on its way!!

  • @lorainew4281
    @lorainew4281 4 роки тому

    Wow Trish, talk about a tough decision. All of them are really pretty and I’m torn between the second and third samples! Which one did you like best?

  • @sarahdzeima5102
    @sarahdzeima5102 4 роки тому +1

    I really liked that beachcomber looking one! I too love the horror movies. >:)

  • @ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR
    @ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR 9 місяців тому +1

    Where do you live in Michigan? I used to live in Albion. My dad was a professor there.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  9 місяців тому

      Oh my gosh. I went to summer camp at Albion summer adventure for years. It was the best. My mom and my sister both went to college there.

  • @lochie1452
    @lochie1452 8 місяців тому

    What do you end up using the yarn for?

  • @sharonwaddell2548
    @sharonwaddell2548 4 роки тому +1

    how do you get the yarn on your wrist ?

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  4 роки тому

      It's a plying technique ua-cam.com/video/wz-O8HSbLWw/v-deo.html

  • @ritaorr766
    @ritaorr766 2 роки тому

    I thought frogs could swim. I see them in my pond all the time. I like the grayish one best.

    • @FiberLoveDiary
      @FiberLoveDiary  2 роки тому +1

      They can swim but they can't get out, so eventually they drown. The saltwater isn't good for them either but nobody told them I guess 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @mostley1
    @mostley1 4 роки тому +2

    "Attack of the killer tomatoes!"

  • @1235adriana
    @1235adriana 4 роки тому +2

    Please do not make me pick one color of rolags. I LOVE them all!! What fun!!!