the quest for madder red

chugging along dyeing the japanese way. more time consuming,but colors develop nicely and with a certain depth.

getting orangier. will i ever be able to get red? everyone else does, but on wool. silk is a different animal so to speak.

dulling a light value skein with some copper and a tiny bit of iron.

need to try that for purples, i was advised.

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pixels as an absolute truth

pixels are pixels no matter the e- device. years ago we were taught, via the book the liftplan connection

by alice shlein, how to doodoowap with photoshop to work with pixels and create liftplans threadings and the rest. the book was a sequel to her woven pixel book  a seminal book, directed towards creating images for jaquard weaving.

invaluable info which has aided in making me more than functional preparing file images for the knitting machine.wish that all the struggling knitters could get hold of the book and ease their lives into no hassle jaquard knitting.

the above is a sample for an upcoming knitting project.

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things also happen in europe

my favorite place in the med: good food, great fabrics.

have a good weekend.

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