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Subtle Piece
I am on a mission. I have learned so much but I need to put this all into practice. I am going to weave a shawl/scarf with every type of gradient and go beyond my comfort zone of weaving with saturated colors. (I will still need to intersperse saturated yarns to keep me excited) I found 2 pieces of design I decided to blend into my weaving. My art work of clouds and an ocean picture. Since I had these colors in my stash, it was convenient. I was fascinated by the sand in the ocean scene so decided to add it. I wanted a calm subtle blend so I used a gray silver tencel and mercerized cotton for the warp. (They were warped in a smooth gradient.) I would change the stripe next time and use the red but smaller amounts. I did try orange but it didn’t appeal to me. I think I might look at a red orange or rust next time as well. I used the color editor…looked better on the editor. Do I like it? The jury is still out. Fibers: 3/2 mercerized cotton, tencel and 5/2 mercerized doubled. (I needed this color) The drape is great.
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7 Replies
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Very nice.
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I really like it! I don’t count on the color editor too much when thinking about color because the colors on my monitor aren’t at all like the real colors of the yarn. It gives me a good starting point, but that’s about it.
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Thanks Sheila! I actually love the color editor…..I did not use it this last time. I know what you mean about the colors being different. I am not always the best at matching my yarn to the colors on the editor. what it does do for me is show me when mud will occur…..
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I really like this piece. It might not be your favourite visually, but when you set out to weave with gradients, and to get out of your saturated colour comfort zone, I think it is pretty successful! Well done!
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Thanks Kathy! My friend asked me how I felt about the 2 pieces….recent one and the orange and fuchsia. I said,” I would wear the org/fuchsia to a concert and the subtle one to Trader Joe’s” What I meant was that the subtle one looks great with denim/ jeans. I guess we need scarves for all occasions! However! I have examined what I like and do not like about this scarf and I am on to a new gradient project with my idea of changes.
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Definitely a learning piece, and bonus points because it is something you would wear!
I can’t wait to see how you improve the design to meet your goals.
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Just finished another with my new design insights. I will post tomorrow. Needed to jump back in so I did not forget my ideas for change.
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