Before I go into the different methods of splitting, I’d like to first talk about what splitting is. To split a length of roving, you first need to understand how roving is processed. The fleece is cleaned, and then it’s run through a series of combs and drum carders that get rid of the majority [...]

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This method has been documented before by other people. I’m including it because I don’t think this dye series would be complete with out it. Since I’m very much about color harmony and depth, I actually started with one color way and ended with another. You’ll see what I mean a bit later. Equipment List: [...]

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The Combination method is for when you want the colors of one half of your roving to have quick changes, and the other to have a longer transition area. To illustrate the different transitions of this method I’ve chosen to use bright colors so that they’ll be easier to see. Picture this alternative: Black -> [...]

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Remember the yarns that I bought from Pure Knits awhile back? I finally dyed them up several weeks ago. The upper blue yarn is 80% merino wool 20% nylon fingering weight for socks. The pink is 100% merino wool in a fingering weight; more than enough hanks for a sweater. The orange is a worsted [...]

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