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Color Recipes: Plain Weave

Introducing color recipes and how to use them

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Did you know that you can do an infinite number of cool things with just a few basic “color recipes”?

When we say “recipe,” we don’t mean rigid formulas, but foundational patterns as flexible as a chef’s recipe for soup stock – a solid, simple base that can be modified in millions of ways to create your own beautiful, unique designs.

In this class, we’re going to explore some of these foundational patterns. You’ll learn some “recipes” for color that will enable you to create interesting and beautiful designs in even the simplest of stripe patterns. 

We’ll also show you how those basic recipes can be combined with each other to create endless options.

Prerequisite Classes

Understanding Value

The Color Editor (if you’re not comfortable using the Color Editor)

Equipment needed

None.

Weaving skills needed

None.

Handouts

  • Instructions for doing exercises

Course Content

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction to Color Recipes

CHAPTER TWO: A word on weft
CHAPTER THREE: Color recipe #1: Alternating values
CHAPTER FOUR: Color Recipe #2: The value gradient
CHAPTER FIVE: Color Recipe #3: A few bold stripes
CHAPTER SIX: Color Recipe #4: Random (or semi-random) stripes
CHAPTER SEVEN: Chef-ing it up: Combining color recipes
CHAPTER EIGHT: Weft Stripes
CHAPTER NINE: Wrap-Up
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