Color Works

This is a book all crafters should have on their bookshelf. If you have ever struggled with colour, and let's face it, most people do - let this book be your guide. It's for all levels of crafters from beginner to experienced and will no doubt improve your work as colour is often the key that holds a piece together. I like the spiral bound format - it lays flat whilst you experiment. You can conquer your fear fo colour with this brilliant book.-KarenPlatt.co.uk

Deb Menz is an accomplished artisan, teacher, and author. After graduating from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, she became intrigued and obsessed with color and fiber and chose to make the textile arts her profession. Her first book, Color in Spinning (Interweave Press, 1998), became a classic. She lives in Middleton, Wisconsin, with her husband and two teenage children.

Contents Acknowledgements Introductions Describing Color: Hue Family, Value, Saturation Basic Color Relationships: Learning Your Way Around the Color Wheel, Complex Colors, Warm and Cool COlors, Undertones, Undertones with Neutrals, Analogous Colors, Complementary Colors Understanding Value: Major Keys, Minor Keys Color Contrasts: Simultaneous Contrast, Contrast of Saturation, Contrast with Neutrals, Contrast of Proportions Color Harmonies: Split Complementary Harmony, Double Split Complementary Harmony, Triad Harmony, Double Triad Harmony, Tertrad Harmony, Square Tetrad Harmony, Hexad Harmony Characteristics of Media: Spinning Fibers, Knitting Yarns, Weaving Yarns, Fabrics and Threads for Hand Embroidery, Beads for Embroidery, Fabrics for Surface Design, Fabrics and Threads for Machine Embroidery, Farbcis for Quilting, Papers for Collage Choosing Colors and Designs: Spinning, Knitting, Weaving, Hand Embroidery, Bead Embroidery, Surface Design, Machine Embroidery, Quilting, Paper Colalge Suppliers About the Fibers Square Index Using the Color Tools: Color Wheel, Value Scale, Hue Family Colors, Color Harmony Overlays