tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post8927656656122057377..comments2023-10-25T06:20:13.888-06:00Comments on Rebecca Mezoff, Tapestry Artist: Color theory for tapestry -- the fun part is messing around with yarnRebecca Mezoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16138972934775842473noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-73784601872030250552015-05-30T12:12:45.378-06:002015-05-30T12:12:45.378-06:00Whoot! Pinterest pays off! :-) (True confessions...Whoot! Pinterest pays off! :-) (True confessions--I'm addicted to Pinterest. It is like a little electronic hoarding thing to pin photos.)<br />Welcome to the tapestry world! Have fun with the blog archives. I love Harrisville. I hope to come back to teach there again soon. There are some blog posts about when I was there in 2013. I use their yarn and their rug loom for my work. Great people, fun place. I understand what you mean about going into the store!Rebecca Mezoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138972934775842473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-75302206555917743622015-05-30T11:36:33.076-06:002015-05-30T11:36:33.076-06:00Hi Rebecca, I just followed a Pinterest pin over h...Hi Rebecca, I just followed a Pinterest pin over here to your blog and I am just tickled pink to find you. I am totally new to tapestry weaving and well, weaving in general. I have actually yet to weave a single thing... still in the research/reading phase :D I really look forward to learning from your blog posts and wanted just to say hello and thank you for having this blog! By the way, the Harrisville Designs boxes gave me a giggle because I live just down the road from them! I don't go in very often because I can't afford my binges when I get in there, lol! Nonetheless, it is nice living so close to such a store!<br />Hugs for now,<br />Beth P<br />Harrisville, NHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-17213339870593848742015-05-30T09:40:22.365-06:002015-05-30T09:40:22.365-06:00I agree 100% Rebecca, it was hard for me to use Fa...I agree 100% Rebecca, it was hard for me to use Faro for example. I actually hadn't used it before so I had to order two skeins just to sample it. Did that with several others, but I found yarns I really like and will use now because of that. Michelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-72363190948153524962015-05-29T22:33:50.041-06:002015-05-29T22:33:50.041-06:00That is great! I think it is such a good thing to ...That is great! I think it is such a good thing to do and can't believe it has taken me this long to do it. Ironically, I've woven all the samples of the yarns I really don't like and still have to do my favorites. I suspect that is because my favorites cost a lot more, I have less of them, and I don't want to "waste" them. :-) Silly really.Rebecca Mezoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138972934775842473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-88120378071874523212015-05-29T18:04:30.567-06:002015-05-29T18:04:30.567-06:00Rebecca, I love the idea of different yarn samples...Rebecca, I love the idea of different yarn samples to look at so much that I wove my own. I picked 5 different wool brands that I like or wanted to try. I set up my small Little Guy Mirrix at 8 epi at a width of 8" and wove them all, by themselves and mixed. I then labeled each section so I'd know exactly what I did. Now, I can look at the samples and decide which yarn or combination of yarns will work best for a particular design. I don't dye my own yarns so I sometimes need to use more than one yarn type to blend colors. I will do this again as I see new yarns coming on the market. In fact, I can think of two I didn't include in my sample which I'll keep in mind for the future.Michelenoreply@blogger.com