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078: Creating Colour Systems with Alanna Wilcox


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This week’s guest is Alanna Wilcox: a Master Spinner, art educator, weaver, knitter, artist, author, and teacher! Alanna has also written an incredible book on spinning, A New Spin On Colour and a dyeing guide, Dyeing To Get The Colours You Want.

Please join Felicia and Alanna as they discuss spinning and Alanna’s massive dye formula project she is undertaking!

In this episode, we talk about:
  • 1:45  Alanna chats about how she got into the fibre arts
  • 4:01 Alanna shares her journey of becoming a Master Spinner
  • 7:44 Felicia asks Alanna to share more details of the intensive Master Spinner course
  • 10:10 Alanna discusses her personal goals with spinning
  • 12:15 Alanna shares with us the massive dyeing project she is currently undertaking: colour matching dye formulas
  • 17:55 Felicia and Alanna discuss the number of primary colours one can use while dyeing
  • 21:36 When Alanna’s project will be available to the public (Note: as of this episode publication, her colour formulas are now available for purchase on her website!)
  • 23:32 Felicia asks Alanna how she keeps track of all her swatches and samples while completing this project
  • 25:20 Is colour sense and colour theory something anyone can learn?
  • 27:17 Alanna chats about what it takes to teach fibre arts
  • 30:56 Felicia asks Alanna how she manages to balance teaching, dyeing experiments, and having a family
  • 32:52 Alanna chats about her 100 Day Project 
  • 35:04 Felicia and Alanna chat about electric spinners
  • 37:43 Where you can find Alanna online
  • 38:46 Felicia’s Final Notes

 

Here’s Where You Can Find Alanna:

Instagram: @spinnybuns

Website: www.alannawilcox.com

Colour Matching Dye Formulas: www.alannawilcox.com/colormatchingdyeformulas

Facebook: Alanna Rothschild Wilcox

 

Enter the Giveaway for a copy of A New Spin on Colour and 5 Free Dye Formulas:

Alanna is giving our listeners a chance to win an e-copy of her book A New Spin on Colour and 5 free dye formulas! If you’d like a chance to win this awesome prize pack, click the link below and enter this episode’s secret word. Thank you so much Alanna!

Click here to enter the giveaway »

 

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