Color Courage – Color Play

Many weavers fear color because experimenting on the loom or in weaving software is expensive and time-consuming. That’s why I developed my Color Picker Tool for my classes – so my students could have fun playing with color!

Come play with color!

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Making Your Pattern Show When Weaving with Lots of Colors

Weaving with lots of oddball colors can easily obliterate the pattern in your draft. Here’s how to arrange your colors to make your woven pattern show.

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Weaving from your stash: How to pick colors to make your draft pattern show

Picking a draft that looks good when weaving with stash yarns can be a challenge. When you’re using multiple yarn colors in the warp, or in the weft, how do you choose and arrange colors to make your draft show?

Here’s how to do it.

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Five keys to designing gorgeous handwoven cloth

When we’re considering color for our handwoven cloth, we often just ask, “What colors should I use?” But there is so much more to designing with color than choosing a yarn palette. This post offers five key questions that will help you design gorgeous cloth, and suggests ways to answer those questions.

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Top Seven Color Tools for Handweavers

If you want to create gorgeous handwoven projects, using the right tools to select and design your piece will make your life a lot easier. Here are seven excellent color tools for handweavers.

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