Crafters can explore colors with confidence in a variety of mediums with the advice in this book. The principles of color theory are clearly and simply explained and applied to knitting, spinning, weaving, surface design (including stenciling and rubber stamping), hand and machine embroidery, beadwork, and paper collage. Basic color concepts are presented in sections on color description, values, contrasting and complementary colors, warm and cool colors, undertones, and using color relationships. A pull-out color wheel and handy color chips in perforated format that are easy to remove and use for planning, matching, and shopping for supplies are included.
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"A comprehensive study of color and its complicated nuances, Menz has packed together all you need to know about using color." —Anchorage Daily News
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Deb Menz is an accomplished artisan and teacher and the author of Color in Spinning. She lives in Middleton, Wisconsin.
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Classic Reference on Color...Don't Miss This One!,
By Diane Fitzgerald (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Color Works (Spiral-bound)
This book is one of the most valuable resources I've ever seen regarding color. The book is more than just a book--it is a tool to be used and referred to often. I am particularly impressed with its scope in that it can be used by all fiber artists as well as bead artists. The book also has been designed by a practical person. First of all, it lays flat. Second it has pockets at the back so that the removable parts can be saved easily after working with them. The photography is superb and the printing is outstanding. I felt like I could almost pluck the examples off the page! Finally, Deb's writing is concise and to the point. No wading through tiresome text. For the price it is the best bargain in the fiber field today. This one will be a classic!
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It's a must have for any fiber artist!,
By Sheri Smith (Spin2Knit in E. Tennessee) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Color Works (Spiral-bound)
Needless to say, Deb Menz is one of my favorite fiber teachers of all time. And her last book, Color in Spinning, will always be the tool that turned me onto color gungho. This one, furthered my color education and opened my eyes to the endless possibilities of the color and hue spectrum. It even has a color wheel, value scale, hue family colors, and color harmony overlays! I highly recommend this book as a must have tool for any fiber person. I think it will be wonderful for many people just getting into design who haven't had formal theory classes or the opportunity to take a lot of color theory or dyeing classes. Deb does a great job covering how color theory affects a variety of mediums: spinning, knitting, weaving, beading, quilting, needlepoint and embroidery techniques.
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Inroduction to color in fiber arts,
This review is from: Color Works (Spiral-bound)
Colorworks is a great introduction to color theory for people who
work in fiber arts, packed with lots of examples of color schemes worked out in knitting, weaving, beads, quilting, paper, machine and surface embroidery. While it is not nearly as in-depth as the now out-of-print Color and Fiber, it is also more accessible. It is also not as specific as Mary Fry's Color for Needlework, but it provides a good, solid ground for a stitcher's exploration of color. Almost half the book is made up of color tools, including palettes of each of twelve hue, ranging from fully saturated hues to extremely muted tones and shades. A Color Wheel and Value Scale are also provide. A series of templates has holes cut out to be used in conjunction with the color wheel to find color combinations. The seven chapters of the book cover all the major topics in color studies. There are chapters on color relationships, value, contrasts, and harmonies. Each sub-topic within the chapters is given s page of text. Next to it are nine samples in various media showing the principle discussed. These examples use the same design from page to page, varying only in the color used. As much as anything, this gives graphic demonstration of the topics and will fuel stitchers' imaginations. The last two chapters apply color to specific media. The sixth chapter discusses the characteristics of media in relation to color. Most folks know that shiny surfaces look lighter than matte surfaces, but how does this apply to knitting yarn or beads. Knowing something of the characteristics of yarns before you shop will help you in making choices. The final chapter, shows how a color scheme is developed in each of the nine crafts used in the book. Paper scraps show the basic colors involved while the text outlines the color harmony used as well as the specific colors. A value scale on paper is included and samples of the media used are also included in the illustration. This book provides just enough information on color to get a craftsperson started with this exciting topic. Unlike many books on color, this book doesn't talk about mixing colors, since these materials are all discreet. But it should be considered a starting point for color exploration, not a complete book.
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middle minor key, middle major key, low major key, hue families, hue family, split complementary harmony, silk habotai, tetrad harmony, double triad, triad harmony, analogous harmony, cool undertones, warm undertones, bead embroidery, hand embroidery, machine embroidery, optical mixing, color wheel, complex colors, analogous colors, simultaneous contrast Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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