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    And that color will be the color in whatever solid color block lies along the pleat edge (i.e., you’re looking for the section along the edge of the pleat that has both threads that are the same color- not where the warp and the weft are two different colors). It’s easier to match your thread color to one of these solid color areas than to try to match one of the threads in a mixed color area.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barb T View Post
    And that color will be the color in whatever solid color block lies along the pleat edge (i.e., you’re looking for the section along the edge of the pleat that has both threads that are the same color- not where the warp and the weft are two different colors). It’s easier to match your thread color to one of these solid color areas than to try to match one of the threads in a mixed color area.
    Makes sense, thank you, Barb.

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