“Designing with color is a mystery...”
“Designing with color is a mystery...”
You can now cross that myth out and reclaim your time, money, and sanity
By finally discovering
the truth behind weaving with color
Make Your Colors Sing! LIVE
with Tien Chiu
Find out when registration reopens
Quick Snapshot:
A Day in the Life of a Weaver…
With everything going on in the world today, you know how good it feels to shut off the news, slide into your studio, and set up shop at your loom.
And similar to any fancy dinner spread that you’ve ever planned, cooked, or enjoyed…
Quick Snapshot:
A Day in the Life of a Weaver…
With everything going on in the world today, you know how good it feels to shut off the news, slide into your studio, and set up shop at your loom.
And similar to any fancy dinner spread that you’ve ever planned, cooked, or enjoyed…
This, too, comes with its fair share of prep work.
Things like...
And once you’ve made these important decisions -
Next on the prep list is to warp your loom...
1. Winding...
2. Beaming…
3. Threading…
4. Sleying…
5. Tying on...
And after a few long days and many cups of coffee...
You’re so delighted that it’s finally time to throw the shuttle!
Thread by thread, your beautiful creation takes form...
The rich colors dancing across your warp…
The rhythmic sounds emerging from your loom…
The joy of losing yourself inside your favorite craft….
And it’s at THIS VERY MOMENT
That weavers often have a
COLOR CONFIDENCE CRISIS #1: When disaster strikes
This happens when your work has woven into a disheartening, muddy mess.
It’s when you realize your colors aren’t looking AT ALL like they did on the cone.
While they were so distinct and beautiful at one point…
You now look down to see a mixed mess of yarn and have no idea What. Went. Wrong.
“How did this happen?!”
“Why do my pretty colors look brown?!”
“Where did my stripes go?!”
…[and other colorful questions depending on who is or isn’t around]
DISAPPOINTED. TIME WASTED. MONEY WASTED. EMOTIONALLY DRAINED. FRUSTRATED.
That’s because color mistakes are an expensive fix.
And if you’ve ever found yourself face-to-face with that first universal color-defining experience, then you may not be a stranger to the second one, either -
COLOR CONFIDENCE CRISIS #2:
The fear of trying new and unknown colors
This happens when you realize you’re sticking to a narrow range of “safe” colors so you never have to experience defining moment #1 ever again.
You fall back on the “tried and true” colors from kits or published “recipes.”
Perhaps you only work with neutral or tame colors, and you feel nervous picking colors when you don’t truly know their outcome.
On one hand, it helps spare you from the foggy pit of color uncertainty....
But, on the other - it often leaves you feeling like your creativity is stifled, your work is dull, or you’ve been placed into a “box” that has no personality, imagination, or expression.
>>> B-o-o-o-o-ring.
DID YOU KNOW?
It often comes down to 5 core reasons that a once-hopeful project wove up into lackluster colors.
How do I know that? Do I possess some kind of magical superpower?
Nope. The fact of the matter is that weaving with color doesn’t have any shrouded secrecy. I don’t have a magic pill that gives me this knowledge.
Instead, I’ve spent years scientifically testing (like a mad scientist in a lab - literally) how colors interact with one another. I’ve then unrolled these proven techniques, simplified the answers, and banked years of experience from thousands of students to perfect these color tendencies.
How do I know that? Do I possess some kind of magical superpower?
Nope. The fact of the matter is that weaving with color doesn’t have any shrouded secrecy. I don’t have a magic pill that gives me this knowledge.
Instead, I’ve spent years scientifically testing (like a mad scientist in a lab - literally) how colors interact with one another. I’ve then unrolled these proven techniques, simplified the answers, and banked years of experience from thousands of students to perfect these color tendencies.
And Here's Why Most Color Mistakes Happen:
Reason 1:
Some weavers don’t understand that value is the most critical aspect of color because much of our visual system only perceives black and white.
Reason 2:
Some weavers don’t realize that your choice of draft often determines whether you wind up with bright or muddy colors.
Reason 3:
Some weavers pick the wrong scale for their woven pattern and also view it at the wrong scale when designing.
Reason 4:
Some weavers, not understanding color mixing, pick colors that blend into dull colors rather than bright ones.
Reason 5:
Some weavers become frozen in the face of color, thus inhibiting them from receiving any and all color help.
HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS -
NOW YOU KNOW. AND THAT’S HALF THE BATTLE.
And having these new insights might stir up the following questions -
What if you could tackle design mistakes objectively - with analysis, precision, and facts?
What if you didn’t have to redo, start again, or second-guess your actions?
What if there were a systematic, actionable way to create clear, crisp patterns and bold, beautiful colors the way you envisioned WITHOUT any errors?
What if you knew how to make the correct moves and changes beforehand, so you never had to deal with a color disaster in the first place?
And it all boils down to this one idea...
What if you could conquer color and design beautiful handwoven projects that others admire?
Because let me confide something in you -
Color mistakes aren’t your fault.
And weaving colors that turn out exactly as you hoped is not some mystical concept, either.
The only reason your color might not turn out is because you simply haven’t been taught the science and methodology behind the concept of color.
Because let’s face it - after all that work you’ve put in…
And your love for the craft...
… You deserve to sit back at your final product, sip tea on your couch, and revel in how beautifully your project turned out.
It’s time to stop sitting in the dark wondering whether one color will work with another or not.
It’s time to stop trial-and-erroring your way through project flops and setbacks.
And it’s time to stop feeling isolated or anxious whenever you weave.
And here’s how I can help you with just that...
Rolling out the red carpet on…
Make Your Colors Sing LIVE Experience
The only program of its kind that not only breaks down color for you systematically, but delivers it in a bite-sized, brilliantly interactive way, so you can design and create gorgeous handwoven cloth with the exact look and feel you want.
A 6-week LIVE course perfect for weavers ready to banish any fear or hesitation around color and become masterful with design
I’m a LOT more confident in working with color and predicting how things will come out. And that's after 38 years of weaving!!... After that long, you think you’ve seen it all and that’s just not true. Tien has SO much value to share and she delivers it in such a clear way.
Deb Sharpee
Here’s how you’ll become
the most envied artist
in your weaving circle…
By the end of this program,
You will be able to:
Create beautiful projects that turn out exactly the way you wanted them to by predicting how your colors mix BEFORE they go onto the loom
Feel So. Much. More. Confidence every time you begin a new project, because you understand precisely how all your colors and designs will unfold
Get more spark out of every project because you can easily differentiate how colors interact in a weave structure
Proudly share your passion projects (as gifts, on display at your home, or for monetary value) because the effort you put in is finally rewarded with beauty
Control how much your colors mix and keep an overly assertive color from dominating while using warm or cool colors to change the mood of a piece
Draw attention to where you want it - and not where you don’t. You’ll be able to create an eye-grabbing design or keep it elegantly understated, by choosing the right color palette
Understand and implement the secrets to STRIPES and arm yourself with the mastery of managing difficult colors
Here’s your roadmap to becoming a confident color champion...
WEEK 1
Designing
Beautiful Fabric
You’ll walk away knowing what visual factors go into designing handwoven fabric, so you can design fabric that looks cheerful, zingy, meditative, subtle, peppy (and ANY other mood you want!). You’ll know exactly how to nail the look and feel of a project, and you’ll understand your cloth's "signature style,” which contributes to the creation of a distinctive mood.
WEEK 2
Palettes with Pizzazz
You'll learn how to select a color palette that allows you to make your beautiful designs a reality. You'll get complete clarity on how to create the mood of a fabric using contrast, value, hue, and saturation - using warm and cool colors, neutrals and brights. You’ll also master choosing colors that stay bright when mixed.
WEEK 3
Lay It Out
You'll analyze how to sketch out a design and will uncover how to design a piece that looks fantastic from a distance before moving on to the fine details. You’ll learn about rhythm, balance, unity, and contrast - principles that will help you make fabulous projects no matter what you’re weaving.
WEEK 4
Color Mixing Mojo
You'll close the books on week four knowing exactly how color mixing works in weaving! Read: NO MORE MUDDY COLORS! You'll be armed with how to predict exactly what colors result when you mix two colors together. (Do you know what you get if you mix orange and purple? You will!) And you’ll discover how to make your colors POP by choosing their neighboring colors correctly.
WEEK 5
Design With Drafts
You’ll deep dive into choosing a draft that combines colors just as you'd like. You'll also understand how the woven pattern in the draft contributes to the signature style of your fabric and know how to choose the right patterning - bold or subtle, simple or complex - for the mood you want to create.
WEEK 6
Sophisticated Stripes
You'll “up” your color confidence by learning the finer points of weaving with stripes. You'll learn to coordinate color changes with the patterning in your draft to create beautiful motifs, and you’ll unpack how to use color contrast to put focus where you want it (and not where you don't). You'll finish up week six by learning the secret of managing difficult colors using stripe width for those hard-to-use colors.
BONUS WEEKS 7-8
Weaving Your Project
Weave the project you've designed, with support from Tien! There will be no new lessons during these weeks but you will get two Q&A sessions each week to answer your design and weaving questions.
Content is delivered each week in three different ways:
Available-Anytime Lessons
Prerecorded text and video lessons that break down heavy topics into easy-to-understand trainings. These laser-focused lessons are short and focused (because I don’t believe in long theoretical lectures that put people to sleep!) I believe in concise foundational training that sparks consistent aha! moments right from the intro.
Interactive Play Time
Following each lesson, you’ll be guided through easy, fun online exercises that are completely self paced, and available for you to complete whenever you’d like. Each exercise is organized in a fun and interactive way to help you fully understand and implement what you learned.
DOUBLE Weekly Coaching Sessions
You will receive THREE hours of LIVE support every single week throughout the duration of this course! That means twice a week, we will meet as a group for 90 minutes and you’ll receive further training on that week's lesson, along with live design critique and live Q&A sessions to ensure all your design questions and issues are answered. This live component and ability to receive in-the-moment-support is truly what makes this course like nothing else available today. Sessions will all be recorded, and you will have access for life!
Have you ever learned a foreign language well enough to start thinking in that language? Having taken one of Tien's classes, I am now thinking in color. Best class to help my weaving I have ever taken.
Robert Breitzmann
Join the LIVE Experience for only
$199
Find out when registration reopens
I’m on a mission to eradicate ALL your color fears and hesitations...
So, unlike attending conferences, reading books, or joining self-study projects,
Where it’s all theory, theory, theory… (SnoozeFest)
INSTEAD You’ll be…
Learning
Implementing
Tweaking
Testing
Asking questions
Getting answers
Staying accountable
Gaining experience
Having fun
And then seeing the palpable, beautiful results.
All in real-time.
WHY SHOULD YOU TRUST ME?
Hi there, I’m Tien Chiu 🙂
And the moment I solved my own color frustrations (which took me years to finesse) was the moment it became my mission to share my findings with other technically-driven, knowledge-hungry weavers.
And even after hitting personal milestones such as authoring a book, seeing my work on the cover of Handwoven, and having my work collected by textile museums...
My biggest accomplishment is helping weavers like you have a dramatically improved experience every single time you wind your warp.
Thank you for allowing me into your weaving world, I'm so excited to see what you create!
Since learning from Tien, I can now search through my stash of colors, understand which ones work well together, and create designs I previously struggled to capture. She is a gifted and personable teacher - her classes have helped me design and create projects that I have never been more excited about and look forward to continuing the discovery.
Robin L.
Since learning from Tien, I can now search through my stash of colors, understand which ones work well together, and create designs I previously struggled to capture. She is a gifted and personable teacher - her classes have helped me design and create projects that I have never been more excited about and look forward to continuing the discovery.
Robin L.
Join the LIVE Experience for only
$199
Find out when registration reopens
Who Is This Course Best-suited For?
It's for you if...
It’s not for you if…
The “Color Confident” Guarantee
I’m a weaver, just like you.
And I understand the risk of investing in a digital product when you can’t see or touch it.
I’m extremely proud of the products I create, and I know anyone who buys them and soaks up the training, strategy, and resources will be on their way to a confident colorista with “Make Your Colors Sing!”
That’s why I’m offering a 30-day money-back guarantee.
If, after the first 30 days of the class, you haven’t found the program worth your investment, you can ask for a refund, and I’ll send your full money back. No questions asked.
It is super important to me that my students are happy with the course - so if you’re not happy, I’m not happy. That’s my promise to you.
You may have a few questions on your mind.
Let me tackle them...
And if I can make one thing clear to you
about “Make Your Colors Sing”...
It’s how HIGHLY interactive and informative this program is - there’s absolutely nothing else like it online. Students have said, “Tien continuously explodes my mind with knowledge” - all for good reason.
And if you’re willing to invest in this concentrated training and group coaching to FULLY conquer your hesitations around color… I promise to reward you with the most powerful, systematic approach that will blow every other training you’ve ever had out of the waters. You have my word that this design course will help you understand color in a new and simple light, easier than you ever thought was possible.
That means you’ll receive…
WEEK 1: Designing Beautiful Fabric
WEEK 2: Palettes with Pizzazz
WEEK 3: Lay It Out
WEEK 4: Color Mixing Mojo
WEEK 5: Design with Drafts
WEEK 6: Sophisticated Stripes
BONUS! WEEKS 7-8: Weaving Your Project
Weekly Access-Anytime Lessons
Interactive Assignments
DOUBLE Weekly Coaching Sessions
Rewrite Your Color Story
And Become Color Confident Today
Where We Go From Here…
This is the exciting part! In the next few minutes, you’ll unlock your key to success in color, and you’ll also be welcomed into the private Facebook group to meet all the other weavers who will play a role in your color & design transformation.
You don’t have to waste time in trial-and-error mode working to demystify color. (I spent all of 2010 -2015 doing that for you!) Instead, you can jump right into “Make Your Colors Sing” and be well on your way to becoming a color champion in no time.
And there’s virtually no risk to enrolling today. You have a 30-day guarantee to decide whether this course is right for you… and those 30 days don’t begin until the course goes live, either. That means you have until mid-February 2021 to decide if this course can take you to color heaven.
I can’t wait to see what you are about to create!
