orange
orange – my colour study for July
I’ve always found it difficult to work with – a little goes a long way
back in 2011 I was commissioned to weave skirt fabric
for Veselka, the local Ukrainian dance team
they compete internationally so this had to be good
27 meters – and they wanted orange – 17 pairs
each skirt was made like two extra wide aprons, worn overlapping back and front
as time was running out I ended up sewing them as well – orange is still not my favorite colour
there isn’t much orange in my stash
this had to be small pieces cut from several different fabric samples
hand stitched leaving the edges raw
what to do for the second side?handspun, natural dyed wool left from last years dyeing challenge
woven on the 4 inch pin loom
handstitched together and then the two sides firmly machine stitched together
cutting loosely woven wool can be a challenge – it can un-ravel without even moving
and the binding prevents any further problems
the evening sun lights up the sun flower
and the day lilies are glowing orange
I was a young newly-wed in the 70’s when we painted whole rooms bright orange! Not now! I love a small amount giving a ‘pop’ of brightness to something more muted but actually you have made me realise that peach is about as bright as it gets in my stash. The gentle, subtle colours you have used are gorgeous.
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Sue – times and tastes have changed! I too have learned to appreciate a small pop of bright colour – without it a design looks ordinary and boring.
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I love orange. 🙂 I think your orange study for July is lovely.
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Kathy – thank you, I think orange is good in small doses and I like it with pink and also with some purples.
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