Turan writes:

<<Is there a ratio of clash to matching colors in color theory? >>

Yes, there is, but whether I can find it is another question :)

It's based on the value of the hue in question.  The higher the value,
the less you use.  I think yellow is assigned a 2, while purple is 9;
orange and green 3, etc, or something like that.  I'll have to see where
I stuck that note.

However, going by your description of the shawls....

<<Now I am worrying about the shawls I plan on weaving with long warp
stripes of many colors.  I plan on using a nuetral soft walnut brown for
one weft and a blue that is also in the warp for the other weft. >>

Sounds wonderful!  I find that a near-neutral weft works to pull all the
brights together, mutes them, and makes the whole quite subtle and
lovely.  I make my near-neutral handspun wefts by carding all the colors
of the warp together, allowing one color to dominate to some extent. 
Or, if my overall color scheme is analogous (3 or 4 hues which are
side-by-side on the color wheel, like green-blue-purple), I spin the
same yarn for warp and weft sometimes.  Gives a slightly plaid look, but
is also very pretty.

I think you're doing fine :)

Holly

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