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Desert Weavers and Spinners
present
Michele Belson-Lunatic Fringe
Color Theory
Presentation: “Color and Theory from the Yarn Circle”
March 23, 2020, after Guild meeting (approximately 10:30)
Workshop: Tuesday - Wednesday, March 24-25, 2020, 9:30am - 4:30pm
“One of the joys of weaving is how color interacts in the cloth. When
weft yarns cross the warp it changes the apparent color of the warp,
sometimes quite dramatically. This interaction is a result of the warp
and weft alternating between being on top of the fabric and below it.
This creates tiny dots and dashes of color that act like pixels on a
computer screen, optically mixing in the viewers eye to create a new
color. The resulting color can be either delightful, or…not” Enter the
“color gamp” a tool for test-driving color combinations and a
weaver’s best friend when planning beautiful, colorful, projects. A
color gamp is a cloth that contains a set of color strips in the warp
that are crossed by a set of color strips in the weft.
Lunatic Fringe Yarns was born from a desire to weave a color gamp
using a consistent set of yarns. A little while later, the biennial
handweaving conference, Convergence, came along. Michele, as a young weaver, wanted to go
to the weaving Mecca and made enough Tubular Spectrum™ Gamp kits to pay her way. The kits
were a huge success, and Michele came home with enough orders to keep her busy dying yarn
for a month. After that, she couldn’t keep up with demand, and because she lived in the
southeast where textile production was happening, she found a dyehouse who would work
with her and the color gamp business took off! Lunatic Fringe grew from 1-5 people and moved
from Texas to Idaho. Michele now resides in southern California.
All interested weavers should check out her website at lunaticfringeyarns.com.
Presentation to Guild: Michele will make a presentation at the DWS March 23 meeting on “Color
and Theory” with examples from her work.
Workshop Description: Michele will lead a workshop on color and
theory for weavers. You will learn to weave color gamps with
Lunatic Fringe yarn. She will describe the role of traditional color
gamps, balance and ratio of colors and how structure effects color,
as well as other components that effect color interactions.
Students will also learn a bit of history of color theory. Maximum
12 students.
When: Tuesday-Wednesday, March 24-25
Cost: Members $175 (includes material fee)
Non-members $205 (includes material fee)
Student level: Requires students to know how to warp a loom
Where: TBD (somewhere in the Coachella Valley)
Instructor to provide: Instructions and materials, including the REQUIRED Lunatic Fringe yarns,
will be mailed to students one month prior to the workshop, along with the location!
Students bring to class: A dressed Shaft Loom, 4 or 8 shafts with the appropriate reed (some
warps will be 5/2 sett at 18 epi, some will be 10/2 sett at 24 epi and others will be 20/2 sett at
36 epi.
In order to get as much done as we can, students should come with their loom warped with a
small header woven and a single repeat of the treadling.
Shuttles and as many bobbins as there are colors in your warp.
Scissors, material for labeling your weaving on other people’s looms, small weights for
repairs, a sense of humor and an open mind.
Michele asks participants to email her the following information:
*The type of loom and number of shafts they plan to bring to the workshop
*Their experience level, years weaving, preferred yarn size/sett and a little bit about what they like to
weave.
*Physical limitations
*Color preferences/aversions
*Anything else you think I need to know
*Send info or ask questions at Michele@LunaticFringeYarns.com
Class: Size limited to 12See the following for registration details and application form.
DWS Registration Fees
Color and Theory from the Yarn Circle Workshop March 24-25, 2020
Cost per student for 2-day workshop (Maximum of 12 students)
DWS guild member $175.00 per person
Non DWS member fee $205.00 per person
Cost for Presentation on March 23, 2020: free to all members and class participants
DWS members may register through October 1, 2019. After that registration is open to all.
(Membership is $30)
Last date to mail in your registration is December 25, 2019 NO exceptions!
Reserve your place in the workshop by sending a check for the full amount, along with the
completed application form.
Payment by mail only. Make check out to Desert Weavers and Spinners.
Mail to:
Martha Lumia
PO Box 3184
Idyllwild, CA 92549
Payments will not be accepted in person, mail in only.
Cancelation: Fees are NOT refundable.
DWS will make no refunds. It will be the participant’s responsibility to find a replacement and to
collect monies for the workshop from them. If we have a wait list those names could be used as
a replacement source. In the event the instructor cancels the workshop due to circumstances
beyond his or her control, fees will be refunded in full.
Your check to DWS will constitute your agreement to the above.
Questions: contact Martha Lumia – mjlfiberarts@gmail.comRegistration Form for Workshop
Color Theory with Michele Belson – Lunatic Fringe
March 24-25, 2020
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________
Phone/Cell: ______________________________________________________________
E-Mail: ______________________________________________________________
Fees (make check payable to “Desert Weavers and Spinners”)
DWS Member: $175.00___________________________________
Non-Member: $205.00___________________________________
DWS Membership: $ 30.00___________________________________
Total: ___________________________________
I agree to the terms that have been set forth on the DWS Registration Fees page:
Signature ______________________________________Date ____________
Mail Application and fees to:
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PO Box 3184
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