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I need help with this
I used a gray tencel for warp (doubled on an 8 dent rigid heddle) and a linear gradient using a move, purple and blue in a partial linear gradient in the weft. My goal was to have the colors blend gradually and this didn’t happen. There are hard lines of transitioning colors. Should I have done to 1 pick alternating before introducing the next color? HELP…disappointed with the look. My inspiration came from Tien’s woven shawl/scarf in gradients.
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Well for something you’re disappointed in, it’s very pretty. I like it. I understand what you were trying to do thou. Did you use the color editor? This is really a question for Tien. I have a gradient warp on my loom now, it flows nicely but how it was done was in stages. It had 3 main colors of reds, the first section was the darkest, next was the dark, and the next lighter/ then the next lighter/ next lighter, and the bright red/ last was bright red. each section has a color of yellow between so it flows nicely from a dark red to a bright red. Hope it all makes sense. You may have needed more colors, I really don’t know but its very lovely. I like how the colors reacted with the gray. Hopefully Tien response.
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I agree that this is beautiful! If you wanted a more subtle change in color, you would need to weave a gradient with these colors. For example, 3 picks of color A, 1 pick of color B, 2 picks of color A, 2 picks of color B, 1 pick of color A and 3 picks of color B. If you look at the color editor, there is a gradient tool and I think a class that tells you how to use it. But I do think you’re being too hard on yourself–it is beautiful!
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Thank you, I too used 3 colors in the weft. My gradient was in the weft and not warp. I just want the gradient to be more gradual. Yes I used the gradient editor and I probably should have looked carefully to see the line in the editor and then remediate it. I paid more attention to the color arrangement.
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I know it’s not your mind’s eye, but it’s breathtaking. I find with yarns (rather than fine threads), there will be some hard lines or some color and weave effects because rigid heddles use bulkier yarns so instead of blending you see the lines of weaving. This is something I wove early on with a bundle of merino wool sock weight yarn that was dyed in a gradient from amethyst purple to antler brown. It almost blends, but not quite.
For the really smooth gradients like Tien’s piece you can explore mixing different colors of thin yarns, like 8/2 Tencel or mercerized cotton or silk, and you can blend the colors in each pick – one shuttle can have 3 strands of color A and 1 of color B, then you alternate that with a shuttle of 2 of color A and 2 of Color B…etc to get smoother transitions – the eye will blend the finer threads more than it does the larger yarns.
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Thanks Carly, I think it would probably make a big difference using finer threads. I used the linear gradient…when I got down to the 2/2 should I have gone 1/1? I also only used 1/2 of the linear gradient, that might have been a mistake. Thanks for the picture….it helps to see the visual. By the way…..congratulations on joining the team!!!!!???? I think you are our perfect rigid heddle leader/teacher!!!!!
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I looked at your shawl and it is beautiful! That is more the effect I wanted to achieve as well as Tien’s shawl that she posted online.
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Hi Cass, I agree with everyone that the shawl is gorgeous, even if it didn’t have the smoothest gradation you had hoped for. I think you could have either alternated individual threads to blend into the next color more subtly, or I also liked the idea of winding the bobbins with the appropriate amount of each color, including doing 1/1 of two colors on one bobbin for a more gradual gradation. Or you could add colors in between the three you used that would bridge the color gap more easily. But really, it’s lovely the way it is!!
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