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How to Blend a Winter Inspired Batt

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Otto

Winter is here, and we’re closing out our 2017 series of seasonal batt projects with this project inspired by a familiar winter sight: icicles. You can find our previous project tutorials by clicking here. Here’s what you’ll need: A Strauch Drum Carder (we used … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Fibers and How to Blend Them: Your Guide to Art Batt Additives

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Otto

Art batts are fun to make, and the magical yarns they create are one of a kind. In this post, we’ll introduce you to a few add ins, and how to best integrate them into your batts. Fiber and Yarn … Continue reading →

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How to Blend a Candy Corn Batt

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Otto

A Halloween favorite, candy corn has been an iconic October snack for decades. In this post, we’re sharing a sweet tutorial with you so that you can make your very own candy corn batt for spinning this fall! Supplies: Strauch Drum … Continue reading →

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Stash Busting Batts

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Otto

It is no secret that most fiber people have stashes: fiber, yarn, equipment, whatever it might be. Often, we just don’t know what to do with that stash. Many times it’s either the wrong color, or you don’t have enough … Continue reading →

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Color Theory, Part 1

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Otto

Color is critical component of art, and a key to creating beautiful batts. Today we have a primer on color theory, and in Part 2 we’ll be looking at some examples of batts and how they follow (and break!) these … Continue reading →

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WestPark Alpacas

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Otto

Today we’re excited to feature one of our customers, an alpaca farm in Pennsylvania that purchased a Strauch carder for creating batts from their alpaca fiber which are turned into felted pieces. Below is an interview with Pat Scheer, one … Continue reading →

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Let’s Get Batty!

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Otto

We’re excited to be sponsoring the Let’s Get Batty photo contest with The Woolery. Through the end of April you can enter your photos of your batts for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to The Woolery!  After … Continue reading →

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