For the past few days I've been beaming a new warp on the sectional beam of my dobby loom. Four ends at a time are being wound on my warping reel, all shades of blue; two yarns are bamboo, one is rayon, and one cotton. They will be chosen randomly within each group of four as they are threaded in the heddles. Threading begins today.
Thanks for all the wonderful responses to my post about dyeing to match a Photoshop color palette. I was happy to learn about the Dye Mixer applet. It was interesting to see the complete "spectrum" (pardon the pun) of opinions re the doability of dyeing to match a specific palette, all the way from yes, it's doable, to no, it's not worth the effort and the time would be better spent ordering pre-dyed yarns to conform to a palette. We all have different working styles and time constraints, and I guess the bottom line is do what feels right to you.
My particular style leans toward purchasing the ready-dyed yarn, but I do find the concepts of dyeing to formulae fascinating. It's fun to find new uses for old tools, and part of what I love about the marriage of weaving and the computer is that new offspring are always appearing! When I started weaving umpteen years ago, I never dreamed that I'd have the good fortune to work with personal computers and the great weaving software that is now available, and as for Photoshop…well, pardon me while I sit down and catch my breath.