Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Colour Play: Selecting Shades Without Knitting a Stitch

Our Website: jarbon.com

Aleks Byrd: aleks-byrd.com

This is a recording of a live zoom talk from our Virtual Mill Open Weekend 2024.

Massive thanks to everyone who joined us for our Mill Open Weekend celebrations, it was a pure delight to host so many of you whether down in Devon, or virtually! Make sure to check out our plans for the next open weekends here: jarbon.com/mill-open-weekend

TIME SIGNATURES
00:00 - Welcome and introductions with Helena
02:24 - Colour Knitting Techniques
07:20 - Picking Colours
09:45 - Colour Wheel
10:25 - Colour Palette Generators
12:50 - Starting From a Single Colour or Skein
17:45 - Colouring In
36:17 - Grey Scale and Values Contrast
38:33 - Twisting Your Yarns
41:50 - Contrast Test Using Black & White Photos
50:00 - Card Winding
59:05 - Q&A
1:08:46 - Conclusion

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Hope you enjoyed this episode! We would love to know what you’ve been up to recently – and what is on your hooks and needles and bobbins, of course!

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