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Description: Carding blended stripes is a great way to take full visual control of your work from the very start. You can design batts with a whole rainbow of colors, a simple monochromatic fade, or a solid-colored batt with just one small contrasting stripe. Or, if you are more interested in texture, you can use a solid base and create stripes with various blending fibers. How cool would it be if you created a solid-colored yarn with rainbow tweed stripes made with neps and noils? And you have full control of the size of your stripes. For example, if you are planning a self-striping yarn for a shawl, you can create a series of striped batts with color segments that get progressively larger. This creates consistently sized stripes throughout, and the long edge of your shawl won’t end up with a few rows of variegated color because your stripes weren’t long enough. This article takes you from zero to hero as you create gorgeous striped batts.