This blending board with its convenient carrying handle is the perfect tool for creating crazy, exciting, multi-colored rolags for spinning yarn, or batts for felting, & it’s lots of fun to use. It differs from other carding tools in that it allows you to “paint” with fiber over a large, flat area of carding cloth to create controlled layers of fiber. Think of a blending board as a layering or mixing board. On a blending board, you can create layers of fiber & color that will produce interesting effects in the finished yarn. Make rolags for spinning self striping yarn. Get creative & make chunky & textured rolags for some very fun art yarn. Blending boards are also a great way to use up left over bits & pieces of fiber. Colors don’t blend as they do with hand cards, but stay in the position you place them, making a blending board an excellent tool for wet felting. The blending board is made by Ashford in New Zealand. IT IS EXPECTED BACK in STOCK APPROXIMATELY MAY 1ST. SPECIFICATIONS - Rotating & adjustable keel - Large 12" x 12" carding area - 108 point card cloth - Convenient carry handle - Blending brush & two dowel rods for drafting & removing the rolags WHAT IS A ROLAG? The word “Rolag” is derived from Gaelic languages & means something like “little roll.” Traditionally made on handcards, a classic rolag is made from wool opened & carded into a lofty, fluffy preparation. HOW TO USE For a video on how to use the Ashford Blending Board, copy & paste http://www.ashford.co.nz/newsite/tutorials/video-tutorial-blending-board in your browser. SHIPPING THIS ITEM SHIPS DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER in NEW ZEALAND Our most recent information shows this item is expected back in stock approximately February 23, 2023. To be sure of availability, please contact us prior to placing an order. Approximate shipping time shown for listing will only be correct if Ashford has this product in stock. Once your order has been processed, you can expect to receive your order within 5-7 business days. As per our agreement with Ashford, we can sell to customers in the United States only. RETURNS If an item has been damaged in transit or has been incorrectly sent please notify us immediately. All other returns must be authorized with goods & packaging to be returned in new condition. Shipping on returned goods is be at the applicant’s cost & a restocking fee will be charged on returns. Returns must be made within four weeks of purchase. SEE MORE For Hand Cards, click https://etsy.me/3FjZF3N For Drum Carders, click https://etsy.me/3nYDvy8 For Suri Alpaca Fiber, click https://etsy.me/3BMEWUv For Mohair & Angora, click https://etsy.me/3BM5HIE ENJOY THE VIDEO Enjoy the video of several of our crias (baby alpacas) racing around the pasture! MEET OUR ALPACAS Meet our alpacas, learn more about our small farm in Mansfield, Ohio, & shop for more alpaca products by visiting our website at www.alpacameadows.com! Ashford Blending Board Portable Art Yarn Carding Tool, Eta May 1
