A taste of hand weaving part 2

In this post I want to share how the yarn for the workshop has been organized.

Of course there are lots of methods for gaining fresh perspective on colour,
 especially when moving from one craft role to another,
knitter to weaver, organic to linear, and back again.

Yarn is labeled and packed for sale with not only for marketing appeal,
but also to provide important information regarding composition,
weight, and quantity,
however the packaging can so easily distract
 from developing a pleasing colour composition.

Of course, if you have been working with yarn for a while,
you will have an amazing treasure box of colour and texture.
It can be a bit much of a muchness, though,
can anyone have too much yarn?
Never happens to me!

Curate the selection!
Choose colours and move some to a bowl or basket,
 set out for a few days, for a leisurely ponder.
Take a poll with your fibre friends.
There is no rush, just you and the colour, keep occasional company,
off and on for a few days

Additional viewing practices could include looking at the group
 through a clear ended kaleidoscope, or the "wrong" end of binocular
 or be very modern, take a digital photo.
Quilters will know a lot about these practices.

Ordinary brown cardboard makes an easy, neutral,
and efficient tool for sampling colour choices

For this workshop I made lots of cards of yarn.
The cards measure 6 inches by 6 inches
 with slots for holding the yarn ends, 5 on each side

here are Sharon's versions:

and here are some of mine

Coming up in part 3, building a loom and some handy weaving tools.
Meanwhile check out this youtube video from Ikea about the skilled folks in India
 who hand weave rugs for us. Their skill and humility take my breath away.