Weaving color combinations

Learn how to choose modern yarn color combinations for your crochet sweater projects with this free online resource.

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Deciding how to arrange the colors in a Color Gamp can lead to many enjoyable hours of planning, thinking and rearranging. The purpose of a color gamp is to see the interactions of the color in the weave structure. In a purely academic way, the way the colors are arranged in a color gamp doesn’t […]

What is color theory? Learn the basics about how we perceive color in addition to the relationship of colors with each other using the basic structure of the 12 color wheel. Explore the differences between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors; hues, tints, tones, and shades; and cool vs warm colo

Textile detail from weaver Margo Selby Part of 'warp+weft: from handloom to production' at The National Wool Museum, Drefach Felindre, Wales

Color Combos that inspire projects and improve crafts!

In my Etsy shop, www.ASpinnerWeaver.Etsy.com, I sometimes sell my favorite yarn, Omega Sinfonia, in packs containing 4 colors and include a sheet with a dozen possible combinations using those colors. Below is one of those sets of 12 patterns which I invite you to use for yourself as they are, or as inspiration to create your own designs. These use 39 threads, and for me, when I use them with the Sinfonia, the woven bands come out to about 1" in width. This width is great for dog collars and…

Learn more about the weaving two scarves with Gather Textiles for their fall collection which is under the theme "Campfire".