{"id":830,"date":"2015-02-27T07:21:50","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T13:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twillpower.com\/?p=830"},"modified":"2015-02-27T07:42:38","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T13:42:38","slug":"complementary-color-tapestry-wal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=830","title":{"rendered":"Complementary Color Tapestry (WAL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second challenge in the Tapestry Ravelry WAL is a complementary color tapestry. I know nearly nothing about color, and so it&#8217;s been very educational. Of course, I didn&#8217;t pick subtle, soothing color combinations&#8230; just the eye-sizzling ones! That&nbsp;blue water is very loud.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m using my C. Cactus Flower Mini&#8230; upside down. Oops! It was a mistake, but I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s any real difference with the weaving. Ergonomically, it&#8217;s easier to weave with the bottom bar on your lap. I&#8217;m using a tatting shuttle here and there, but I wouldn&#8217;t recommend it. It catches on the warp threads.&nbsp;The tapestry will end up being about 7.5&#8243; x&nbsp;11&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/qXZ9v9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8646\/16386119698_ef08059462_c.jpg\" alt=\"Complementary Color Tapestry\" width=\"599\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More water. I&#8217;m totally experimenting with this, using a dark blue cotton embroidery thread and a lighter blue. The complementary color to blue directly across the color wheel is orange. Get ready for an orange boat!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/qZYiJk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7350\/16408588619_878cdbdc40_c.jpg\" alt=\"Complementary Color Tapestry\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The boat started out a little shaky. I had framed it on either side with too much muddy-looking water, and I didn&#8217;t care for the angle of the boat. This design is very geometric,&nbsp;and so I unwove the&nbsp;top section and started over. The &#8220;old&#8221; one is on the left, and the &#8220;new&#8221; one is on the right.<\/p>\n<p>Are your eyes bugging out yet? Sorry about that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/rjZkRY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8661\/16623804326_4680ecd17a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Before and After\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>To be continued!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second challenge in the Tapestry Ravelry WAL is a complementary color tapestry. I know nearly nothing about color, and so it&#8217;s been very educational. Of course, I didn&#8217;t pick subtle, soothing color combinations&#8230; just the eye-sizzling ones! That&nbsp;blue water is very loud. I&#8217;m using my C. 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