Dye mixer software for Procion MX dyes

[labricoleuse]

Hobby dyer and computer programmer/engineer Olli Niemitalo of Finland has a wonderful online color-blending applet for the Procion MX range of dyes (and a few others), Dye Mixer. You can use it to pre-test color mixing effects in a variety of applications--see what the dyes you have on hand can be combined to create, see what a certain color will achieve when layered over an extant ground color, etc. If you are a dabbly, "painter"-style dyer (as opposed to a measured, "chemist"-style dyer), this might save you some headaches and wasted dyestuff in color-mixing experiments! Chemist-style dyers will be able to observe more measured, exact results in a hypothetical setting.

(Link posted recently to the DyersLIST, an email discussion group for dyers.)

Comments

[eggies-red-dres.livejournal.com]

Wow.

So. Cool. Should I link to you if I wanted to post this to the SCA list?

[labricoleuse.livejournal.com]

You can if you wish! Feel free to distribute the link wherever you think it'll be useful!

[eggies-red-dres.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Thanks so much. I'm sure it could be adapted for the stuff you get at the craft store if you aproximated swatches during process.

Sweet.

[labricoleuse.livejournal.com]

Yes, and Mr. Neimitalo offers to add a new dye, light, or canvas if you provide him with its spectrum information. He says, If you are unable to locate a spectrophotometer, you could also send me a sample of the dye. I don't know the potential legalities of mailing dyestuff samples overseas though.

[dragonintherain.livejournal.com]

man. now i want to send bits of all the prochem ones. that would be so awesome. and there's undyed wool as a blank. niiiiice.

[dragonintherain.livejournal.com]

oops. i got here via spinningfiber.. :)