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Colour

September 1, 2019 By Lindy Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since I have written a new post on my blog. I have started a few but wasn’t happy with them and I find even though I do enjoy writing, coming up with a topic that will be interesting can prove difficult. So any suggestions are most welcome.

So I have decided to write about something I love...colour. This isn’t a post about the technical aspects of colour, nor is about looking at colour wheels etc. Its about how I decide, use and enjoy colours, how I put them together, what influences my choice.

I’m lucky that I have natural instinct for colour , I just seem to know what colours look good together. If the shade or hue isn’t right I spot it straight away. Its hard to describe how I know it isn’t right, I think the best description I can come up with is that I feel “unsettled” if the colours are wrong.

One of my favourite things about weaving is being able to blend colours, the more the better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This wrap is a good example of what I mean. I used over 10 different random colourways in this as well as solid colours. It was all done by eye, with no pre planning. I never plan the order of colours or the size of the stripes. I design as I am winding the warp and use my eye. Occasionally, once I have the warp on the loom something will jump out at me and look not quite right, and then its just a simple matter of adding in some more threads before I start threading the warp.

 

Selling to the public through my studio has its challenges when it comes to having a good range of colourways. I’ve had to learn to step out of my colour comfort zone and design and work with colourways that don’t appeal to me at all. These two scarfs below are both in the most difficult colour I find to weave with…salmon pink. Its not a colour I dye or wear, but to my surprise they both turned out pretty well and sold quite quickly!


Designing different colour ways all the time and also dyeing colours, I do sometimes get stuck…it’s like having writers block. I guess you could call it a colour block! When this happens I have a few “go to” books that I just browse through and look for ideas and inspiration. It also makes me happy looking at gorgeous colours.

Two of my favourite books are by the fabric designer and decorator Tricia Guild. I just love the way she uses so many different colours and patterns in the one room.


I never think there is a “wrong” colour combination. Nature does a fine job of combining colours and sometimes the only thing you need to do to be inspired is go for a walk and look around you.

One trick that I use to see if colours are all compatible, is to get all the threads I want to use, then twist them together. If one stands out more than other it is usually either the wrong shade or hue. If you are unsure just squint while looking at them and the odd one out will usually be obvious.

Never be afraid to play with colour, try different colours together…even in the clothes you wear! When you feel comfortable in the colours you are wearing, well that is the colour for you.

Colour makes us happy.

 

“One can speak poetry just by arranging colours well.”

                                                                                              Vincent van Gogh

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New Website, New Post & Sedona Red.

September 2, 2018 By Lindy 1 Comment

Welcome to my first post on my brand new website. I felt like I wanted a site that was a bit more personalized and reflected more of me….the person that I am. One of my best friends is a very talented website designer and artist (as well as being an awesome friend) and she has built my new website for me. Thank you so much Spider Monkey Design.

So…the last post I did I talked about inspiration and seeking out ideas from the landscape I was passing through.

[Read more…] about New Website, New Post & Sedona Red.

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Inspiration

August 21, 2016 By Lindy Leave a Comment

I’m often asked where I get my inspiration and ideas for the colourways and designs I create. Quite often an idea just “comes” to me, and over time it develops in my mind, I give it a title and then create it.

[Read more…] about Inspiration

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California Trip

December 21, 2015 By Lindy Leave a Comment

So17me of you may know that I am involved in an online world. I enjoy it immensely and over the years have met so many different people from all over the world. There are two people I have met online who have become very close friends and in September I decided it was time to meet them in person. So I hopped on a plane to Los Angeles and went on a roadtrip with one of my friends and his Jeep.

I thought I would share with you a few of my holiday snaps. [Read more…] about California Trip

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Magnetic Directions

April 1, 2015 By Lindy Leave a Comment

11094721_10203959482970973_7952589977421731788_n[1](1)My niece Anna Doyle, is a hugely talented photographer, you can find a showcase of her work her website Magnetic Directions.

As well as her portrait photos, she experiments with photography techniques, manipulating and enhancing the image, so the end result is a beautiful and unique photo. [Read more…] about Magnetic Directions

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