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A New Spin on Color
Have you ever tried spinning painted top or rovings only to be disappointed with the color outcomes in your yarns or finished projects?
Alanna Wilcox will clearly and artfully walk you through understanding color theory making it less intimidating for both novice and expert spinners alike.
Never before has a book presented the same dyed top worked up into 20+ different approaches accompanied by easy to follow directions so you can see how the techniques look in both a skein and a knitted swatch. Plus there are photos of finished products accompanying the techniques to make envisioning the spinning application even easier.
After reading this book you will be inspired to delve into your stash with a new eye and excitement for color in your spinning.
Alanna Wilcox will clearly and artfully walk you through understanding color theory making it less intimidating for both novice and expert spinners alike.
Never before has a book presented the same dyed top worked up into 20+ different approaches accompanied by easy to follow directions so you can see how the techniques look in both a skein and a knitted swatch. Plus there are photos of finished products accompanying the techniques to make envisioning the spinning application even easier.
After reading this book you will be inspired to delve into your stash with a new eye and excitement for color in your spinning.
- GenresCraftsNonfiction
Hardcover
Published January 1, 2017
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About the author
Alanna Wilcox
1 book5 followersAlanna Wilcox is a fiber artist, professional educator, Master Spinner and color specialist with acid dyes.
She loves empowering fellow fiber enthusiasts by helping them overcome their creative challenges, learn new skills, and achieve their fiber related goals through her expert instruction via online workshops and books.
Alanna is constantly making things, especially projects that have to do with color and fiber to express her creativity. She earned the OHS Spinning Certificate with distinction in 2015 and the Master Spinner Certificate in 2017.
She wrote and self-published the spinning book "A New Spin on Color" in addition to developing over 2,000 precision dye formulas to color match digital images and HEX colors.
Her newest book "Color Alchemy: From Digital to Dye" will be available in a course she is developing for dyers and spinners that pairs the science of color with the art of dyeing.
Working with fiber is something that she lives and breathes, sometimes literally.
She loves empowering fellow fiber enthusiasts by helping them overcome their creative challenges, learn new skills, and achieve their fiber related goals through her expert instruction via online workshops and books.
Alanna is constantly making things, especially projects that have to do with color and fiber to express her creativity. She earned the OHS Spinning Certificate with distinction in 2015 and the Master Spinner Certificate in 2017.
She wrote and self-published the spinning book "A New Spin on Color" in addition to developing over 2,000 precision dye formulas to color match digital images and HEX colors.
Her newest book "Color Alchemy: From Digital to Dye" will be available in a course she is developing for dyers and spinners that pairs the science of color with the art of dyeing.
Working with fiber is something that she lives and breathes, sometimes literally.
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June 21, 2022
Colour
Great discussion on how to use different methods with dyed fiber to get the results you want. Clear & concise
Great discussion on how to use different methods with dyed fiber to get the results you want. Clear & concise
March 14, 2024
Color theory for spinners
I loved the information provided by this book on spinning a more thoughtful yarn for the projects you intend to make with it. Well written, great diagrams, plenty of colorful examples!
I loved the information provided by this book on spinning a more thoughtful yarn for the projects you intend to make with it. Well written, great diagrams, plenty of colorful examples!
March 8, 2022
Very organized and thorough review of using dyed top/roving to plan color in final yarns. Very happy with the book and it was worth the purchase.
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