diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 516b0f3..ddae178 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,52 +17,52 @@ go get github.com/briandowns/spinner
 ## Available Character Sets
 (Numbered by their slice index)
 
-index | character set | sample gif
-------|---------------|---------------
-0  | ```←↖↑↗→↘↓↙``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/0.gif)
-1  | ```▁▃▄▅▆▇█▇▆▅▄▃▁``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/1.gif)
-2  | ```▖▘▝▗``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/2.gif)
-3  | ```┤┘┴└├┌┬┐``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/3.gif)
-4  | ```◢◣◤◥``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/4.gif)
-5  | ```◰◳◲◱``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/5.gif)
-6  | ```◴◷◶◵``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/6.gif)
-7  | ```◐◓◑◒``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/7.gif)
-8  | ```.oO@*``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/8.gif)
-9  | ```\|/-\``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/9.gif)
-10 | ```◡◡⊙⊙◠◠``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/10.gif)
-11 | ```⣾⣽⣻⢿⡿⣟⣯⣷``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/11.gif)
-12 | ```>))'> >))'>  >))'>   >))'>    >))'>   <'((<  <'((< <'((<``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/12.gif)
-13 | ```⠁⠂⠄⡀⢀⠠⠐⠈``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/13.gif)
-14 | ```⠋⠙⠹⠸⠼⠴⠦⠧⠇⠏``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/14.gif)
-15 | ```abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/15.gif)
-16 | ```▉▊▋▌▍▎▏▎▍▌▋▊▉``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/16.gif)
-17 | ```■□▪▫``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/17.gif)
-18 | ```←↑→↓``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/18.gif)
-19 | ```╫╪``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/19.gif)
-20 | ```⇐⇖⇑⇗⇒⇘⇓⇙``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/20.gif)
-21 | ```⠁⠁⠉⠙⠚⠒⠂⠂⠒⠲⠴⠤⠄⠄⠤⠠⠠⠤⠦⠖⠒⠐⠐⠒⠓⠋⠉⠈⠈``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/21.gif)
-22 | ```⠈⠉⠋⠓⠒⠐⠐⠒⠖⠦⠤⠠⠠⠤⠦⠖⠒⠐⠐⠒⠓⠋⠉⠈``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/22.gif)
-23 | ```⠁⠉⠙⠚⠒⠂⠂⠒⠲⠴⠤⠄⠄⠤⠴⠲⠒⠂⠂⠒⠚⠙⠉⠁``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/23.gif)
-24 | ```⠋⠙⠚⠒⠂⠂⠒⠲⠴⠦⠖⠒⠐⠐⠒⠓⠋``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/24.gif)
-25 | ```ｦｧｨｩｪｫｬｭｮｯｱｲｳｴｵｶｷｸｹｺｻｼｽｾｿﾀﾁﾂﾃﾄﾅﾆﾇﾈﾉﾊﾋﾌﾍﾎﾏﾐﾑﾒﾓﾔﾕﾖﾗﾘﾙﾚﾛﾜﾝ``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/25.gif)
-26 | ```. .. ...``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/26.gif)
-27 | ```▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▉▊▋▌▍▎▏▏▎▍▌▋▊▉█▇▆▅▄▃▂▁``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/27.gif)
-28 | ```.oO°Oo.``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/28.gif)
-29 | ```+x``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/29.gif)
-30 | ```v<^>``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/30.gif)
-31 | ```>>---> >>--->  >>--->   >>--->    >>--->    <---<<    <---<<   <---<<  <---<< <---<<``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/31.gif)
-32 | ```\| \|\| \|\|\| \|\|\|\| \|\|\|\|\| \|\|\|\|\|\| \|\|\|\|\| \|\|\|\| \|\|\| \|\| \|``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/32.gif)
-33 | ```[] [=] [==] [===] [====] [=====] [======] [=======] [========] [=========] [==========]``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/33.gif)
-34 | ```(*---------) (-*--------) (--*-------) (---*------) (----*-----) (-----*----) (------*---) (-------*--) (--------*-) (---------*)``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/34.gif)
-35 | ```█▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ███▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ █████▒▒▒▒▒ ███████▒▒▒ ██████████``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/35.gif)
-36 | ```[                    ] [=>                  ] [===>                ] [=====>              ] [======>             ] [========>           ] [==========>         ] [============>       ] [==============>     ] [================>   ] [==================> ] [===================>]``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/36.gif)
-37 | ```🕐 🕑 🕒 🕓 🕔 🕕 🕖 🕗 🕘 🕙 🕚 🕛``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/37.gif)
-38 | ```🕐 🕜 🕑 🕝 🕒 🕞 🕓 🕟 🕔 🕠 🕕 🕡 🕖 🕢 🕗 🕣 🕘 🕤 🕙 🕥 🕚 🕦 🕛 🕧``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/38.gif)
-39 | ```🌍 🌎 🌏``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/39.gif)
-40 | ```◜ ◝ ◞ ◟``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/40.gif)
-41 | ```⬒ ⬔ ⬓ ⬕``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/41.gif)
-42 | ```⬖ ⬘ ⬗ ⬙``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/42.gif)
-43 | ```[>>>          >] []>>>>        [] []  >>>>      [] []    >>>>    [] []      >>>>  [] []        >>>>[] [>>          >>]``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/43.gif)
+| index | character set                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | sample gif                 |
+| ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
+| 0     | ```←↖↑↗→↘↓↙```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ![Sample Gif](gifs/0.gif)  |
+| 1     | ```▁▃▄▅▆▇█▇▆▅▄▃▁```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | ![Sample Gif](gifs/1.gif)  |
+| 2     | ```▖▘▝▗```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ![Sample Gif](gifs/2.gif)  |
+| 3     | ```┤┘┴└├┌┬┐```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ![Sample Gif](gifs/3.gif)  |
+| 4     | ```◢◣◤◥```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ![Sample Gif](gifs/4.gif)  |
+| 5     | ```◰◳◲◱```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ![Sample Gif](gifs/5.gif)  |
+| 6     | ```◴◷◶◵```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ![Sample Gif](gifs/6.gif)  |
+| 7     | ```◐◓◑◒```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ![Sample Gif](gifs/7.gif)  |
+| 8     | ```.oO@*```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | ![Sample Gif](gifs/8.gif)  |
+| 9     | ```\|/-\```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | ![Sample Gif](gifs/9.gif)  |
+| 10    | ```◡◡⊙⊙◠◠```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | ![Sample Gif](gifs/10.gif) |
+| 11    | ```⣾⣽⣻⢿⡿⣟⣯⣷```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ![Sample Gif](gifs/11.gif) |
+| 12    | ```>))'> >))'>  >))'>   >))'>    >))'>   <'((<  <'((< <'((<```                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ![Sample Gif](gifs/12.gif) |
+| 13    | ```⠁⠂⠄⡀⢀⠠⠐⠈```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ![Sample Gif](gifs/13.gif) |
+| 14    | ```⠋⠙⠹⠸⠼⠴⠦⠧⠇⠏```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | ![Sample Gif](gifs/14.gif) |
+| 15    | ```abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | ![Sample Gif](gifs/15.gif) |
+| 16    | ```▉▊▋▌▍▎▏▎▍▌▋▊▉```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | ![Sample Gif](gifs/16.gif) |
+| 17    | ```■□▪▫```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ![Sample Gif](gifs/17.gif) |
+| 18    | ```←↑→↓```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ![Sample Gif](gifs/18.gif) |
+| 19    | ```╫╪```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ![Sample Gif](gifs/19.gif) |
+| 20    | ```⇐⇖⇑⇗⇒⇘⇓⇙```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ![Sample Gif](gifs/20.gif) |
+| 21    | ```⠁⠁⠉⠙⠚⠒⠂⠂⠒⠲⠴⠤⠄⠄⠤⠠⠠⠤⠦⠖⠒⠐⠐⠒⠓⠋⠉⠈⠈```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | ![Sample Gif](gifs/21.gif) |
+| 22    | ```⠈⠉⠋⠓⠒⠐⠐⠒⠖⠦⠤⠠⠠⠤⠦⠖⠒⠐⠐⠒⠓⠋⠉⠈```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ![Sample Gif](gifs/22.gif) |
+| 23    | ```⠁⠉⠙⠚⠒⠂⠂⠒⠲⠴⠤⠄⠄⠤⠴⠲⠒⠂⠂⠒⠚⠙⠉⠁```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ![Sample Gif](gifs/23.gif) |
+| 24    | ```⠋⠙⠚⠒⠂⠂⠒⠲⠴⠦⠖⠒⠐⠐⠒⠓⠋```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | ![Sample Gif](gifs/24.gif) |
+| 25    | ```ｦｧｨｩｪｫｬｭｮｯｱｲｳｴｵｶｷｸｹｺｻｼｽｾｿﾀﾁﾂﾃﾄﾅﾆﾇﾈﾉﾊﾋﾌﾍﾎﾏﾐﾑﾒﾓﾔﾕﾖﾗﾘﾙﾚﾛﾜﾝ```                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | ![Sample Gif](gifs/25.gif) |
+| 26    | ```. .. ...```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ![Sample Gif](gifs/26.gif) |
+| 27    | ```▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▉▊▋▌▍▎▏▏▎▍▌▋▊▉█▇▆▅▄▃▂▁```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | ![Sample Gif](gifs/27.gif) |
+| 28    | ```.oO°Oo.```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | ![Sample Gif](gifs/28.gif) |
+| 29    | ```+x```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ![Sample Gif](gifs/29.gif) |
+| 30    | ```v<^>```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ![Sample Gif](gifs/30.gif) |
+| 31    | ```>>---> >>--->  >>--->   >>--->    >>--->    <---<<    <---<<   <---<<  <---<< <---<<```                                                                                                                                                                                                | ![Sample Gif](gifs/31.gif) |
+| 32    | ```\| \|\| \|\|\| \|\|\|\| \|\|\|\|\| \|\|\|\|\|\| \|\|\|\|\| \|\|\|\| \|\|\| \|\| \|```                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ![Sample Gif](gifs/32.gif) |
+| 33    | ```[] [=] [==] [===] [====] [=====] [======] [=======] [========] [=========] [==========]```                                                                                                                                                                                             | ![Sample Gif](gifs/33.gif) |
+| 34    | ```(*---------) (-*--------) (--*-------) (---*------) (----*-----) (-----*----) (------*---) (-------*--) (--------*-) (---------*)```                                                                                                                                                   | ![Sample Gif](gifs/34.gif) |
+| 35    | ```█▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ███▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ █████▒▒▒▒▒ ███████▒▒▒ ██████████```                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | ![Sample Gif](gifs/35.gif) |
+| 36    | ```[                    ] [=>                  ] [===>                ] [=====>              ] [======>             ] [========>           ] [==========>         ] [============>       ] [==============>     ] [================>   ] [==================> ] [===================>]``` | ![Sample Gif](gifs/36.gif) |
+| 37    | ```🕐 🕑 🕒 🕓 🕔 🕕 🕖 🕗 🕘 🕙 🕚 🕛```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | ![Sample Gif](gifs/37.gif) |
+| 38    | ```🕐 🕜 🕑 🕝 🕒 🕞 🕓 🕟 🕔 🕠 🕕 🕡 🕖 🕢 🕗 🕣 🕘 🕤 🕙 🕥 🕚 🕦 🕛 🕧```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | ![Sample Gif](gifs/38.gif) |
+| 39    | ```🌍 🌎 🌏```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | ![Sample Gif](gifs/39.gif) |
+| 40    | ```◜ ◝ ◞ ◟```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | ![Sample Gif](gifs/40.gif) |
+| 41    | ```⬒ ⬔ ⬓ ⬕```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | ![Sample Gif](gifs/41.gif) |
+| 42    | ```⬖ ⬘ ⬗ ⬙```                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | ![Sample Gif](gifs/42.gif) |
+| 43    | ```[>>>          >] []>>>>        [] []  >>>>      [] []    >>>>    [] []      >>>>  [] []        >>>>[] [>>          >>]```                                                                                                                                                              | ![Sample Gif](gifs/43.gif) |
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ s.Prefix = "prefixed text: " // Prefix text before the spinner
 s.Suffix = "  :appended text" // Append text after the spinner
 ```
 
-## Set or change the color of the spinner.  Default color is white.  This will restart the spinner with the new color.
+## Set or change the color of the spinner.  Default color is white. The spinner will need to be restarted to pick up the change.
 
 ```Go
 s.Color("red") // Set the spinner color to red
diff --git a/spinner.go b/spinner.go
index 07ebf18..5ce6870 100644
--- a/spinner.go
+++ b/spinner.go
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ func (s *Spinner) Reverse() {
 	}
 }
 
-// Color will set the struct field for the given color to be used.
+// Color will set the struct field for the given color to be used. The spinner
+// will need to be explicitly restarted.
 func (s *Spinner) Color(colors ...string) error {
 	colorAttributes := make([]color.Attribute, len(colors))
 
@@ -371,7 +372,6 @@ func (s *Spinner) Color(colors ...string) error {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	s.color = color.New(colorAttributes...).SprintFunc()
 	s.mu.Unlock()
-	s.Restart()
 	return nil
 }