Striped Roving
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:33 pm
another lifted from Google Cache images!
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(copied into HH by Zapevaj)
Copied here from the hairboard, originally written by I Have No Candy:
"Hi there- here is a stripey roving tutorial i whipped up as how to do this is a question that often comes up. ne wayz on with the tutorial- (and have fun :b )
ok- firstly you will need:
-wool dreads
-raw wool of a different colour (in this tutorial i use fibre from a wool top, not hte slubby roving from 21st century yarns)
-hot soapy water
Step one: start with a dry thin wispy piece of raw wool about a third of the size of a normal pencil. pull the ends out so theyre wispy and taper out- this will help you keep a straight line at the beginning and end of the stripe. the length of the piece of fibre will depend on how long you want the stripe to be- usually 8 inches is more than enough for any size stripe.
Step two: Place one of the wispy ends around the dread in a diagonal as shown in the picture. this will help the stripe stay and not move up or down. do not wet the fibre before doing this- the wrapping process in my experience is easier and produces neater results when done dry.
Step three: Begining at the top of the diagonal, wrap the roving around the dread ensuring you do not leave any gaps. You can see the wispy bit from the diagonal poking out the bottom. Be careful not to wrap too tight as doing so will pull the fibre apart and make the dread look "pulled in" at the stripes. continue along the dread like you would with wrapped dreads or wool wraps untill the stripe reaches the length desired. if there is excess fibre, tear it and wrap it repeatedly in a straight line to finish the stripe
Step four: At this point you should have something like this
step five: Then holding the end of the stripe dip the wrap in hot soapy water (i use sunlights soap which works quite well, but any soap tends to work in my experience). ensure that wrap is good and wet like the second pic.
step six: By this point it is usually safe to take your finger off the end as the water makes it stick to the dread. take the dread between your hands and rub it together vigorously like you do when you felt roving dreads. use plenty of elbow grease!!! the stripe should feel slightly more solid than the rest of the dread
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(copied into HH by Zapevaj)
Copied here from the hairboard, originally written by I Have No Candy:
"Hi there- here is a stripey roving tutorial i whipped up as how to do this is a question that often comes up. ne wayz on with the tutorial- (and have fun :b )
ok- firstly you will need:
-wool dreads
-raw wool of a different colour (in this tutorial i use fibre from a wool top, not hte slubby roving from 21st century yarns)
-hot soapy water
Step one: start with a dry thin wispy piece of raw wool about a third of the size of a normal pencil. pull the ends out so theyre wispy and taper out- this will help you keep a straight line at the beginning and end of the stripe. the length of the piece of fibre will depend on how long you want the stripe to be- usually 8 inches is more than enough for any size stripe.
Step two: Place one of the wispy ends around the dread in a diagonal as shown in the picture. this will help the stripe stay and not move up or down. do not wet the fibre before doing this- the wrapping process in my experience is easier and produces neater results when done dry.
Step three: Begining at the top of the diagonal, wrap the roving around the dread ensuring you do not leave any gaps. You can see the wispy bit from the diagonal poking out the bottom. Be careful not to wrap too tight as doing so will pull the fibre apart and make the dread look "pulled in" at the stripes. continue along the dread like you would with wrapped dreads or wool wraps untill the stripe reaches the length desired. if there is excess fibre, tear it and wrap it repeatedly in a straight line to finish the stripe
Step four: At this point you should have something like this
step five: Then holding the end of the stripe dip the wrap in hot soapy water (i use sunlights soap which works quite well, but any soap tends to work in my experience). ensure that wrap is good and wet like the second pic.
step six: By this point it is usually safe to take your finger off the end as the water makes it stick to the dread. take the dread between your hands and rub it together vigorously like you do when you felt roving dreads. use plenty of elbow grease!!! the stripe should feel slightly more solid than the rest of the dread
