Swimming in colour.
Dyeing small skeins of silk in natural or chemical dyes over the past few months has resulted in an incredible assortment of colours and textures that seem to complement each other. Leaving them on their own seems unnecessarily limiting, so the mixed warp is the way to go.
This past year at the Maiwa workshops, I took year 2 of Michele Wipplinger’s Colour Institute. The three-day workshop covered how to incorporate “light” into your work. Contrasting textures, lustruous textures, luminous effects, iridescent effects, or even the combination of colours in a certain way. These mixed warps are overall one colour, but have tiny proportions of (relatively) complementary colours to spark the mix. I’m trying to get away from the all monochromatic colour palettes and explore something just a bit more complex. But complex or not, I just like how these look.
Tags: mixed warps, warping
I wanna make a sweater... pouts
My god, these are gorgeous. You have taken my breath away!
wow… it is really breathtaking. I am so glad to see you dyeing agin.
Stunning!!!!
Gorgeous warps! They look like filled with light and colour, it’s hard to find words!
Oh, another breathtaking dye job! Lovely!
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