colour wheel. Recognising colour : Most of us with normal eyesight are able to distinguish between values and intensities of different hues and give them names (e.g., brick red, blood red, tomato red, ruby red, carrot red, etc.). Colour names are derived from natural sources—flowers, trees, woods; food, fruits, vegetables, spices; birds, animals, fur; stones and metals, minerals earth; pigments and paints; among many others. In each group you may be able to see reds and pinks, yellows and orange, purples and violet, blues, greens, browns and greys.
Names often have regional flavour. Thus a name of one area may not mean the same to the people of another area. In today’s world, when there is international trade in a large number of goods, (especially Textile Products) a system of using numbers along with names has been devised. The Pantone Shade Card shows (Fig.
. ) all possible hues, tints and shades in varying intensities. Each has been given a code number, which is recognised internationally. This helps in Fashion Forecasting and when orders for products are given in foreign lands.
Fig. . : Pantone Shade Card Fig. .
: Pantone Color Chart (for a specific order) Colour in Fabric: Colour can be seen in fabrics in various design forms. We see fabrics which have uniform one solid colour, others where the colour seems to follow the yarn interlacing and still others may have colour in any shape. Stages of fabric production when colour is added give a vast range of designs. Dyeing is very rarely done at the Fibre stage , because it proves to be the most expensive process.
However it is resorted to for some manufactured fibres which are not easily dyed or if the design requirement is for a yarn with multicoloured fibres. Fig. . : Pantone colours in pens Dyeing done at Yarn stage helps to create multifarious designs.
Woven stripes, checks, plaids, or even simple chambrays are common designs produced. Brocade and Jacquard patterning is produced by weaving dyed yarns. When yarns are tie-dyed it results in beautiful Ikat patterns. Dyeing at Fabric stage is the