Because primary colours aren’t good enough for some people

29 November 2008

So Lori got all demanding and wanted a neckwarmer in olive. I found some yarn, bought it and then gained a few grey hairs trying to represent the colour for her approval. A dark winter’s day ruled out a natural light photo and photography wasn’t working: the colour was too this or too that. The manufacturer’s website had a nice selection of yarn samples on their site, which didn’t include this one, so I tried scanning it. Not bad and with a bit of tinkering in Photoshop and then a little magic something I like to call Giving The Hell Up Before Turning To The Bottle, there was an approximation of the colour, which was duly approved by the esteemed customer. Whose screen, for all I know, could be calibrated completely differently from mine.

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One Response to “Because primary colours aren’t good enough for some people”

RisibleGirl
30th November 2008 @ 5:12 pm

I’m sure it will be lovely. And I’ll think of you every time I wear it. Now how great is that?

By the way, we’re going to call it commissioning your work. That sounds more fancy. ;)

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