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The Spinner's Blending Board Bible: From woolen to (nearly!) worsted and everything in between
Take advantage of the full potential of your blending board with The Spinner’s Blending Board Bible, where expert Deborah Held reveals innovative techniques for transforming your fiber preparation into a creative adventure!
As more and more spinners delve into fiber preparation for intentional spinning, the blending board has become more popular than ever before. It’s space efficient, lightweight, and far less costly than investing in expensive blending tools and machinery (Held even includes instructions for making your own budget-friendly DIY board). While most spinners know that the blending board makes lovely rolags, few are aware of the many other ways it can be used in one’s fiber preparation practices.
In The Spinner’s Blending Board Bible, lauded spinning teacher and writer Deborah Held explains the many ways to use a blending board to its fullest capacity. Step by step, she reveals secrets for maximizing the board’s carding and blending properties, providing an as-yet untapped level of know-how for putting the blending board to use in color management, combining fibers and mix-ins, and for creating specific yarn structures in spinning along the woolen and worsted continuum. Beginners and advanced spinners alike will find plenty to learn from her beautiful and instructive photos of fiber, detailed explanations of techniques, and numerous blending “recipes.”
As more and more spinners delve into fiber preparation for intentional spinning, the blending board has become more popular than ever before. It’s space efficient, lightweight, and far less costly than investing in expensive blending tools and machinery (Held even includes instructions for making your own budget-friendly DIY board). While most spinners know that the blending board makes lovely rolags, few are aware of the many other ways it can be used in one’s fiber preparation practices.
In The Spinner’s Blending Board Bible, lauded spinning teacher and writer Deborah Held explains the many ways to use a blending board to its fullest capacity. Step by step, she reveals secrets for maximizing the board’s carding and blending properties, providing an as-yet untapped level of know-how for putting the blending board to use in color management, combining fibers and mix-ins, and for creating specific yarn structures in spinning along the woolen and worsted continuum. Beginners and advanced spinners alike will find plenty to learn from her beautiful and instructive photos of fiber, detailed explanations of techniques, and numerous blending “recipes.”
- GenresNonfiction
136 pages, Hardcover
Published April 1, 2025
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March 30, 2025
The Spinner's Blending Book Bible is well-written, and thorough, and gives any level fiber artist another way to easily prepare and create with all things fiber-related.
Debbie Held thoughtfully details what the blending board is, and what to look for before purchasing. Why it is so useful, and how versatile it can be when adding it to our tool house. As well, she explains how to maintain and keep our investment well-kept.
Debbie further shares how preparing fiber doesn't have to be cut and dry, or only black and white, as there are endless, colorful ways to do so with techniques, tips, & tricks, and expands our creative side with ideas.
Slowing down is a good thing, and how taking our time to prepare, experiment, and learn from what we create before we spin, felt, etc.. can make a world of difference. A blending board is yet another way to have fun and broaden our horizons in the fiber world.
This book is a must-have. Thumbs up!
Debbie Held thoughtfully details what the blending board is, and what to look for before purchasing. Why it is so useful, and how versatile it can be when adding it to our tool house. As well, she explains how to maintain and keep our investment well-kept.
Debbie further shares how preparing fiber doesn't have to be cut and dry, or only black and white, as there are endless, colorful ways to do so with techniques, tips, & tricks, and expands our creative side with ideas.
Slowing down is a good thing, and how taking our time to prepare, experiment, and learn from what we create before we spin, felt, etc.. can make a world of difference. A blending board is yet another way to have fun and broaden our horizons in the fiber world.
This book is a must-have. Thumbs up!
April 9, 2026
This is a wonderful resource for any spinner new to the craft or experienced. I especially like the instructions for making your own blending board. I did this when I started spinning over 6 years ago after seeing how expensive commercial blending boards can be and have found it to be as good as the more pricey variety.
Lots of good ideas on blending for different types of yarn. Highly recommend
Lots of good ideas on blending for different types of yarn. Highly recommend
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