How to design gorgeous fabric using color “recipes”

Did you know that you can create an infinite number of beautiful handwoven designs with just a few color “recipes”? When I say “recipe,” I don’t mean rigid formulas, but foundational patterns as flexible as a chef’s recipe for soup stock – a solid, simple base that can be modified in millions of ways to

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How to use (and love!) colors you hate when weaving

Eventually, we all seem to wind up with a few colors we can’t stand in our stash. (You know, those “What was I THINKING??” kinds of colors.)

If that’s happened to you, no problem! Learn three strategies for turning colors you hate into gorgeous projects in this article.

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How to pick colors for your weaving project

Choosing a color palette for a project – how exciting, and yet how daunting a task it can be! Pick the right colors and you get something gorgeous; pick the wrong ones, and you wind up with mud. Or so it seems. Here are three questions that will help demystify choosing a palette. I teach

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Fundamentals of color in weaving: Color Mixing and the Two-Primary Rule

What color do you get when your yarn colors mix? That can seem confusing, but this post explains how color mixing works, both in theory and in practice.

This post also explains how to avoid muddy colors by selecting your colors carefully, following the Two-Primary Rule.

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Fundamentals of Color Mixing in Handweaving: Mastering Pattern Scale

Because the eye blends small patches of color together, the scale of the pattern as you see it in the finished cloth makes a big difference to color mixing in handwoven fabric. This article explains the effects of scale on color mixing. It’s part of a three-part series explaining the fundamental principles behind color mixing in handweaving.

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