colors changing hues

i love blending colors so that there are no defined stripes. here i started with a navy blue wool  then added a moss green to it 1x1 continued with the moss green solo, then added a lighter moss green then light moss green solo and repeated symmetrically.some sort of gradient warping. another fun gradient is for a 2 colored warp keeping one layer constant and changing the colors on the other layer.with 2 well picked weft colors and the warp can sing.

this one will use just one warp color as color is secondary to the collapse effect i want.

moving on.i am delighted with the sumi-e class i am taking.the prof is great and the people taking it are friendly and engaged. will also serve to lose some weight as the walk to the civic center is all uphill 

( ≧Д≦)    also delighted to be able to use all those  brushes and inks i brought from japan.     

neki desu

 

shodo

the future is here starting next week.

have a good weekend.

neki desu

 

complex tannins

the making of cheap wines, and the not so cheap but hasty wines. the ones that give headaches.instead of aging them properly the industry adds  water soluble tannins to give the wine color and that woody smell. a concoction really which has never seen a cask yet it smells of wood. those tannins are food grade they're not poison .however, tannins in wine are products developed naturally by aging and maturing.

water based tannins are a blend of tara, quebracho and chestnut. and this is where dyeing makes the entrance at the center of the stage. trying my luck using this water soluble tannin.

being a blend which includes quebracho one can shift the color towards red by adding an acidic modifier.

after a few hours

 i am also trying to avoid the feared tangles by inserting a rod hanging the skeins and moving them up and down. it functions for the japanese dyers. let's see if i can do it.  (o･ω･o)

it's a slow dyeing process which will take me practically the whole week.

neki desu