There is a color code combination tool found at this URL: Colorschemer tool . Here is a screenshot, Sometimes I am stuck on an extra colour that will blend in or even add some punch to a rug. Sometimes this colour chooser can help Then there is an online colour wheel that I find very [...]
Well, I finally got around to colouring some wool blankets. I had forgotten how much I love doing it! One was white and one was blue. They were about medium weight, so I may have to cut them on the number 6 instead of the 8 as usual. My hands are sore lately. I’ll try [...]
I have been using an antiqued type of colour palette for some time now. This year was to be the year to zip it up! To inject some BOLDNESS into my patterns. Well, I can say that I am not happy with doing this as yet. I am out of my comfort zone. The ocean [...]
My father Murray was an amazing artist. He used to point out colour in the ordinary, and made me realize how things aren’t just as we think they are. Take snow, he’d say, look at how very little of snow is actually white. There was a mix of grays, blues, indigos…beautiful. And this would change, [...]
I love colouring/dyeing wool. I love using Majic carpet dyes, but any dyes will work. And probably have similar results. I’m not going to talk about using dyes tonight. I’m going to talk about making do, using what one already has in the house, such as wool, salt, baking soda, laundry powder and vinegar. I [...]
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