Let's talk about red

Thinking buying some fabric will cheer me up, I realized the red bin is
mostly not true red or just leftovers. There's deep, dark red, dull gray red
(that one actually is useful in the strangest places), orange red, leaning
toward pink red and, of course, some that have a sort of blue-ish flavor.
IF you were shopping online, what would be the best word for just pure, true
red? There's crimson, and Christmas and just all manner of red names. Wonder
which one would work for my shopping? Polly

Polly, I think the best red for you is the one (ones) in your cart. Me?
I'm gonna get me some more blue!

Nana

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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Thinking buying some fabric will cheer me up, I realized the red bin is
mostly not true red or just leftovers. There's deep, dark red, dull gray
red (that one actually is useful in the strangest places), orange red,
leaning toward pink red and, of course, some that have a sort of blue-ish
flavor. IF you were shopping online, what would be the best word for just
pure, true red? There's crimson, and Christmas and just all manner of red
names. Wonder which one would work for my shopping? Polly

If you're shopping blue, look at the one named blue jay. Awesome! Can't
decide whether to use it or just sit here and pat it. Polly


"Nana.Wilson" wrote in message
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Polly, I think the best red for you is the one (ones) in your cart. Me?
I'm gonna get me some more blue!

Nana

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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Thinking buying some fabric will cheer me up, I realized the red bin is
mostly not true red or just leftovers. There's deep, dark red, dull gray
red (that one actually is useful in the strangest places), orange red,
leaning toward pink red and, of course, some that have a sort of blue-ish
flavor. IF you were shopping online, what would be the best word for just
pure, true red? There's crimson, and Christmas and just all manner of red
names. Wonder which one would work for my shopping? Polly

Is there any way to find reds that won't run like crazy?
Taria

"Polly Esther" wrote in message ...

Thinking buying some fabric will cheer me up, I realized the red bin is
mostly not true red or just leftovers. There's deep, dark red, dull gray red
(that one actually is useful in the strangest places), orange red, leaning
toward pink red and, of course, some that have a sort of blue-ish flavor.
IF you were shopping online, what would be the best word for just pure, true
red? There's crimson, and Christmas and just all manner of red names. Wonder
which one would work for my shopping? Polly

I've only had one to run. (Say that 3 times real fast.) It was a glorious
red batik. Probably I've been very lucky. Polly


"Taria" wrote in message
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Is there any way to find reds that won't run like crazy?
Taria

"Polly Esther" wrote in message ...

Thinking buying some fabric will cheer me up, I realized the red bin is
mostly not true red or just leftovers. There's deep, dark red, dull gray
red
(that one actually is useful in the strangest places), orange red, leaning
toward pink red and, of course, some that have a sort of blue-ish flavor.
IF you were shopping online, what would be the best word for just pure,
true
red? There's crimson, and Christmas and just all manner of red names.
Wonder
which one would work for my shopping? Polly

The owner of my LQS where I used to live explained to me that due to the
way red is made, red bleeds into wash water and this is to be expected.
However, the extra dye is not supposed to stick to anything else. So the
questions is how can one see which reds have not been treated right to
ensure that the run doesn't stick to other colours. I guess the answer
is you can't :-(

Hanne in DK

Den 07-11-2012 19:56, Taria skrev:
Is there any way to find reds that won't run like crazy?
Taria

"Polly Esther" wrote in message ...

Thinking buying some fabric will cheer me up, I realized the red bin is
mostly not true red or just leftovers. There's deep, dark red, dull gray
red
(that one actually is useful in the strangest places), orange red, leaning
toward pink red and, of course, some that have a sort of blue-ish flavor.
IF you were shopping online, what would be the best word for just pure,
true
red? There's crimson, and Christmas and just all manner of red names.
Wonder
which one would work for my shopping? Polly

I did see one called 'lipstick' - one of the Moda marbles I think? It
was quite a nice red - on the orange side of the range of red I think?
It wasn't quite what I had thought it would be, and not right for my
project, so I had to get another. 'Cardinal' might also be a good name?
Have fun.
..

In message , Polly Esther
writes
Thinking buying some fabric will cheer me up, I realized the red bin is
mostly not true red or just leftovers. There's deep, dark red, dull
gray red (that one actually is useful in the strangest places), orange
red, leaning toward pink red and, of course, some that have a sort of
blue-ish flavor. IF you were shopping online, what would be the best
word for just pure, true red? There's crimson, and Christmas and just
all manner of red names. Wonder which one would work for my shopping? Polly

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Best Regards
Pat on the Green

Thanks, Pat. That word worked. I found a really pretty true red described
as lipstick. Polly

"Pat S" wrote in message
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I did see one called 'lipstick' - one of the Moda marbles I think? It was
quite a nice red - on the orange side of the range of red I think? It
wasn't quite what I had thought it would be, and not right for my project,
so I had to get another. 'Cardinal' might also be a good name?
Have fun.
.

In message , Polly Esther
writes
Thinking buying some fabric will cheer me up, I realized the red bin is
mostly not true red or just leftovers. There's deep, dark red, dull gray
red (that one actually is useful in the strangest places), orange red,
leaning toward pink red and, of course, some that have a sort of blue-ish
flavor. IF you were shopping online, what would be the best word for just
pure, true red? There's crimson, and Christmas and just all manner of red
names. Wonder which one would work for my shopping? Polly

--
Best Regards
Pat on the Green

Polly, it has been a long day. I really expected someone to make
a joke about catching the red fabric (since it was running)
Nobody seems to have a sense of humor today for some reason.
Taria

"Polly Esther" wrote in message ...

I've only had one to run. (Say that 3 times real fast.) It was a glorious
red batik. Probably I've been very lucky. Polly


"Taria" wrote in message
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Is there any way to find reds that won't run like crazy?
Taria

No, not a good day for humor. Some of us are celebrating, some struggling to
be gracious, some devastated. Life goes on. Polly

"Taria" wrote Polly, it has been a long day. I really expected someone
to make
a joke about catching the red fabric (since it was running)
Nobody seems to have a sense of humor today for some reason.
Taria