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Starting to dye
I have now assembled nearly all the tools I need to start work on the Munsell color matching dye study group. So far all I’ve done is put together the Munsell Student Color Set – which asks you to arrange a bunch of chips by value, hue, and chroma – and document my methods. Unfortunately [...]
Doubleweave samples
It was an exhausting long weekend – the first two days were spent setting up the BBQ, having the party, and cleaning up. By the time Saturday and Sunday were over, I was feeling reclusive and fiber-deprived, so I spent all day Monday working obsessively in the dyepots and over the loom.
And here is what [...]
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Ready to dye the real thing
I tried four formulas for red and finally came up with a bright cherry red by using Polar Red, a dye that I don’t like as much as the others because it is considerably less wash/lightfast. But it appears the only way to get a true cherry/fire-engine red.
I then dyed a set of samples:
What is [...]
Mulling colors
It’s been a busy and productive couple of days. I’ve completed about half of the Munsell Student Color Kit, which involves rearranging color chips by hue (color, as in red, orange, yellow, etc.), chroma (“pureness” of color – how much gray is mixed in), and value (dark/light). Some of the distinctions are fairly subtle, but [...]
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The real thing