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“super category” with links to posts about art, color, and design as well as sources of inspiration
Types of Color Schemes
Originally posted 2003-10-08 07:14:47. Republished by Blog Post PromoterTYPES OF COLOR SCHEMES Color schemes are so fascinating to me. You can spend a lifetime jiggling with them and still be surprised. Medium and technique change how colors work together and getting comfortable with the different types of color schemes can make your... »
Non-toxic Dyeing of Wool and Silk Yarns
Toxic chemicals, separate vessels, many precautions, like many people I look for alternatives to chemical dyes. Ideally they would be easy to do, safe around children and pets, and wouldn’t absolutely require me to use different tools and pots (because I don’t know where to put them). Inventive knitter and dyer Lee Meredith comes rushing... »
3-in-1 Color Tool – Product Review
Originally posted 2007-07-05 06:52:45. Republished by Blog Post PromoterC&T Publishing, http://www.ctpub.com, $16.95 Do you find yourself struggling with the question of whether these colors go together? Do you wish you could change the colors in a design and know they will go together? Then this tool, created for quilters, is for you. Unlike... »
Can You Turn Handwriting into Needlepoint?
Your handwriting is one of the most distinctive things about you. Turning a person’s handwriting into needlepoint is a lovely, but not necessarily easy, way to remember them. I got an email last week from a reader asking about this. Here’s how you do it, using a process similar to turning any font into... »
Print Needlepoint Canvas on your Inkjet Printer
Originally posted 2008-07-15 08:24:16. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOver the weekend I learned about this great blog post from Judy Heim. It gives you step-by-step instructions for printing a needlepoint canvas on you inkjet printer. (scroll down past the copyright notice to get the instructions. I tried doing this several years ago, with... »