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Tone on tone without becoming dull
Short answer: Tone on tone works when the shades are clearly different or the surfaces vary. Two identical colours in...
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When you only have two colours to work with
Short answer: Two colours can create many outfits if one is light and the other dark. Switch which colour goes on top...
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Grey in three shades
Short answer: Three shades of grey in one outfit add depth without breaking the overall look. The difference between ...
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White as a fixed base colour
Short answer: White goes with everything, but it needs upkeep. If you choose white as a fixed base colour in your war...
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Black and navy together
Short answer: Black and navy can be worn together, but the difference between the two shades has to be clear. If they...
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Colours that always go together
Short answer: Black, navy, grey and white go with each other and with everything else. With two of them as base colou...
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How to find thread in the same colour
Short answer: Hold the thread against the fabric in daylight, not in the light of the shop. If you cannot match it ex...
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Why colour transfers the first few times
Short answer: After dyeing there is always some surplus dye sitting loosely on the surface of the fibre. It rinses ou...
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How dye binds to a fibre
Short answer: Dye either bonds chemically to the molecules of the fibre or lodges physically in the pores of the fibr...
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Why colours can vary between runs
Short answer: Dyeing takes place in large vats, and temperature, time and the amount of fabric vary slightly each tim...
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Why dark colours need more dye
Short answer: A dark colour has to absorb almost all light, and that takes many times more dye than a light shade. Th...
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Dyeing fabric, what happens in the vat
Short answer: Fabric is placed in a warm bath with dye and auxiliaries, and the colour works into the fibres under pr...
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