Van Gogh got woolly

Nearly every week people write to me from all over the world, sending links to interesting articles and sites. How about this for fascinating? 

Thanks to one of our regular readers and contributors and a dear friend, Ms You-Know-Who-You-Are, I have been reading about the artist Van Gogh and his interest in colour theory, weaving, craft and much more besides. The starting point for this exploration is an article which begins with a box of balls and strands of yarn stored at the Van Gogh Museum...

Have a read of the article and be prepared to lose hours, lost in the world of colour, history, theory, etc, etc.