Double jacquard in 2 colors is a good place to start sorting out color separations. There are many methods for this. Japanese electronic machines and Passap tech 179 use a split row 1, col 1 method, which provides the least elongation of motifs upon knitting the piece. For some how-to and problems with these separations … Continue reading Color separations for knits_ Mac Numbers(3), some Excel
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image retouching and editing program released as free and open-source software. There now is a Mac OS Mountain Lion compatible version. The downloads may be found here, and more links for features, supported file formats, help tutorials. One limitation is that for “color separations” to work by inverting colors one … Continue reading GIMP software 1
WORK IN PROGRESS Other posts have used the Layer> Transparency> Color to Alpha or Colors> Color to Alpha as part of other menu options, but in the last post and here the selection is the primary tool in developing transparencies. This design was originally shared in the post: Gimp Update for Mac 3_more on color … Continue reading More separations for various knits using Gimp, color to alpha
Revisiting older posts often brings to mind new or slightly different ways of looking at and achieving the same tasks. Links to some related previous posts: DAK DBJ color separations, templates, and other software Revisiting Ayab_multiple colors per row DBJ 2 Revisiting Ayab_multiple colors per row DBJ 1 Img2track_multiple colors per row dbj, each color … Continue reading DBJ, more than 2 colors per row 4
WORK IN PROGRESS I was lucky enough to begin knitting at a time when seminars were international and abundant, Susanna Lewis was teaching at some of them and hosting 3-day hands-on workshops, and Passap in particular hosted yearly “Passap University” events for a few years in different parts of the country. As pointed out in … Continue reading E 6000 info
Reviewing ToolsGuess weave from Grid ArahPaint continues to be user-friendly for multiple applications including knit design. The developer shares how-to videos that are frequently updated https://www.arahne.si/public/news/ https://www.youtube.com/@arahpaint4/videos The same holds for their downloadable manual, and any questions are answered in a timely and informative manner. I am often driven by knit technique curiosity first, then … Continue reading ArahPaint in knit design 4
Ribber manuals usually give instructions and diagrams for ribs, and in some early manuals, the way in which the needles should be set up so that side edges will match the when garment bands are seamed is not included. In later model manuals, instructions began to call “perfect selvages”. The position of the beds in … Continue reading More on standard and modified 1X1 and 2X2 ribs
Previously published: ArahPaint and Gimp in knit design 2 ArahPaint meets Gimp in knit design 1 Subsequent posts on using Gimp Layers to process images: Using Layers in Gimp for color separations Layer/Transparency/Color to Alpha Gimp Update for Mac 3_more on color separations Gimp allows one to work on multiple images with only a single window … Continue reading ArahPaint and Gimp in knit design 3
2023 The layers menu in Gimp 2.10.34 no longer offers the difference mode. From the manual: “If you need to stay compatible with older GIMP versions or you need to use the legacy layer modes for other reasons, look for the icon to the right of the layer modes selection. This drop-down menu will let you … Continue reading Using Layers in Gimp for color separations
Fantasy fair isle is the term often used to refer to dbj fabrics created using tuck settings on either or both beds. Typically in the required color separation used each design row in the repeat is expanded into 4 rows, with the same selection occurring for each color pair of consecutive rows. A tuck/plain combination … Continue reading More shapes on ribber fabrics with tuck patterning, fantasy fair isle