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Old January 5th, 2012, 03:37 PM   #11 (permalink)
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You can prove this easily enough.. sew a 1 inch square with the fill pattern going left to right... then change the angle to 15, then 30 , then 45, 60, 75 and finally 90. pretty obvious then. After 90 doesnt matter as it then goes back to the others in reverse. Try it when you are bored. lol
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You can prove this easily enough.. sew a 1 inch square with the fill pattern going left to right... then change the angle to 15, then 30 , then 45, 60, 75 and finally 90. pretty obvious then. After 90 doesnt matter as it then goes back to the others in reverse. Try it when you are bored. lol
WOW - I never thought of that. Guess that's the difference from a 3-D product (thread) to a 2-D product (ink). Might be why it's harder to match the pantone printing colors to threads. Sheesh!

I have also had a pantone book, but you have to be careful with them and keep them out of sunlight as the pages/chips will fade and mess up the colors.
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WOW - I never thought of that. Guess that's the difference from a 3-D product (thread) to a 2-D product (ink). Might be why it's harder to match the pantone printing colors to threads. Sheesh!

I have also had a pantone book, but you have to be careful with them and keep them out of sunlight as the pages/chips will fade and mess up the colors.

No, the same thing happens in print. If you usea printers loupe (magnifying lens very small) you can see that the print is actually made up of thousands of dots. changing the shape and angle of those dots will change your color. Even moving the position in relation to the other colors change change the color because the pattern changes. I know this from 25 years experience as a printer.
And your right about sunlight ruining the pantone books
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