Like Paint, you can design your own shades with fiber.  Card your shades together once.  The action of spinning is like running through the carder again.    Spin your sample blend into yarn.  Determine what combinations you like the best.   Too dark, add a bit of white or ecru.  Too light, add a bit of black or other very dark color.   Then blend and card enough for a finished project.

Using percentages, make sure you weigh it and write it down, so you can duplicate.

Color Blending Exercises:  In each of your blends use about 2 oz. total.  Use equal amounts and blend together, then adjust percentages or amounts as you like.    Once blended spin 1/2 of your blend into yarn.  Keep a sample of each before spun and after, indicate your blends, weight for future duplication.  Record your calculations and results!

Monochromatic: use 3 different shades.  Ex. three different shades of green

Complimentary: use 2 different colors.  Ex.  Red & Green

Analogous: use 3 different colors.  Ex.  Blue, Blue-Violet, Blue-Green

Split Complimentary: use 3  different colors.  Ex.  Orange: Blue-Violet,  Blue Green.

Lesson 2:  Lighten or Darken a blend.

You should have about 1 oz left from each of the above blends.  Divide that again and set aside for lesson 3.    Divide this amount again and blend in some ecru.  With other half, blend in some black.  Spin your lightened and darkened sample to see the results.  Now a ho hum color blend can have new life just by adding white (ecru) or black (dark grey).  Totally different results.

Lesson 3:  Warm up a Color.  Cool it down.

Take each of your blends divide again.  Warm it up by adding orange to each.  Cool it down add pure blue.