What Does Your Fabric Say About You?

Fabric by Cakersandco Flickrimage by cakersandco

As a crafter I find myself drawn to certain color schemes time-and-time again. I prefer cheery, vintage-inspired prints. If I’m looking for a solid color I’m often drawn to blues, greens, and pinks–cool colors. I’ll occasionally venture out of my comfort zone and wear a bright red or orange–warm colors. Oftentimes I prefer more muted shades. So, what does your fabric say about you? Check out some of the prints I’ve profiled below and see which one suits you best!

 

What Your Fabric Color Says About You!

Color is ubiquitous. It is everywhere and in everything. Color is mood altering, energy balancing, absorbing, radiating, enhancing and subduing. And while different cultures place symbolic attributes and meanings on specific colors, scientific research in neurology, psychology & ophthalmology have preliminary evidence that the effects of color do not solely depend on cultural associations, but more importantly, are based on the fact that the human eye perceives color through sensors that are sensitive and responsive to light. This explains why both sighted and blind respond to the color blue, as well as why both adult and child with different nationalities are easier to lose their tempers when in a yellow colored room.

Hillary and Barack in Black & White.

The latest consensus in the Presidential Campaign between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seems to come down to a power struggle between black & white……..clothing that is.

In the matter of color, there is something to be said about the energy that colors carry and omit. Colors have symbolic meanings depending on various theorists and cultures. In the world of fashion and interior design, colors play an intricle part in enhancing or subduing our assets and flaws. It can shape the mood of the wearer, as well as the environment it covets. Most importantly, specific colors have been conditioned in our minds to be viewed as a source of power and influence, molding the perceptions of both the individual and the onlooker. Such is the case with black & white.

Let’s take black for instance. Black is the ultimate dark. It is considered to be a conservative and conventional color. It can be serious and sophisticated, yet sexy and mysterious. On the streets, black is the sign of the rebel. In the corporate world, it connotes a sense of a very important person. For most, black is undeniably the power color of choice. And in the western battle of good vs. evil….black is always depicted as the bad guy.