I am so glad I purchased the DMC collection guide. Not only are the 100 series included that I missed, but the 35 newest colors too. Since they are listed by color family and I was not familiar with all of them, I checked the linen against the columns of blues to make sure 3768 would be best. And there it was on the opposite side. A gorgeous plum color (29) that I would never have seen, also 32 at the bottom left. The purples seem to look better than the blues on this linen (which is Straw, not Havana), and I plan to choose one of those and use blue on Santa #4. JoAnn does not carry the new colors unfortunately and I will need to place an order. I know it's important to visit your local shops but both are 45 minutes away and I don't want to spend almost 2 hours to get a few skeins of floss. It's still hard to visualize the color without having the skein in hand but I love 29 on this linen. Will it be too dark? We'll see! I don't think the 844 I started for his boots is dark enough, will switch to black.
I may be having a small giveaway this weekend!
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I don't know what the blue looks like on this linen, but the purple is matching it perfectly, if the linen is close to straw colour it means it's in the yellowish range, and yellow/purple being opposite on the colour row (complementary colours) it's a logical match :-)
Hi Marly,
Those color charts are AMAZING!!!! Love the colors you are looking at, too! I was at Michaels recently and they said they had lots of new DMC colors, so don't know if that is an option for you or not! You may want to call them first before going, just to make sure!
Have a great weekend! Keeping you and Carole in my prayers!
Heart Hugs~
Julie xo
Beautiful new colors! I think they will look great in your stitching.....can’t wait to see!
I am not a purple fan, but that color on your linen is going to be outstanding.
Gonna be Gorgeous!
Do happy you're stitching Santas. They will be so much fun on your tree/trees.
This year is flying by......the middle of next month, the year will be half over already. Can't believe it.
Have been looking at Country Sampler Christmas magazines already. Love !
I hope Carole is doing better and your eyes too. You both are in my prayers.
Charlotte in Va.
Should have typed "So" happy !
Be happy and well.
Hugs,
Charlotte in Va.
that plum is one sweet color...who knew there were so many new ones...
Okay, now I will have to get that DMC chart. I really like that plum color and the blue.
Glad to hear you sounding so cheerful and happy. Have a great holiday weekend and hopefully you will be stitching away.
Love the color guide with real threads but yes a floss toss will cinch it. Have a great weekend
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