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  • Halloween Colour Palette

    As we dive into the spirit of Halloween, we’ve chosen to step away from the usual and traditional colours of black, purple, and orange hues. Instead, we are presenting you with a playful and imaginative Halloween-inspired palette. It creatively interprets other colours you may see during the spooky season! At the heart of this palette…

  • Burgundy Colour Scheme

    We’ve simplified the process of choosing colours with our embroidery sampler thread kits and this collection features a total of eight different colour palettes. In today’s blog post, we’re highlighting Embroidery Sampler #5. It’s a rich, warm burgundy colour scheme, which gives a touch of depth to any needlepoint project. This is a beautiful palette…

  • Multicoloured Needlepoint

    There’s something truly special about using a multicolour palette for your needlepoint project! If you’ve been following my blog for some time, you will likely see me featuring colour palettes that are either contrasting or complementary. We’re breaking all the rules and using a fun multicoloured palette to create this design! A multicolour palette in…

  • Holiday Colour Palette

    I’m excited to share a festive twist to this “Courtly Checks” project. This project was initially featured in the July/August 2021 issue of Needlepoint Now — this time around, we used a holiday colour palette to really bring out the seasonal vibe of the pattern. Courtly Checks includes a series of three ornaments, each measuring…

  • Autumn Colours

    Colour #188 is a popular blend of autumn colours, specifically green, blue, yellow and red.  I originally dyed this colour back in 2015 specifically to create a palette for my Starry Nights project.  Starry Nights is designed by Laura Perin and is available on her website or through your local needlework shop.  You can read…

  • Earthy Colour Palette

    Although fall is not yet here, we are featuring a earthy fall palette this month, specifically focusing on Colour #35 which is an early Fall colour combination of greens, golden brown and browns. When I think about a fall seasonal palette, I gravitate towards the greens, browns and orange tones seen in the falling leaves….

  • Complementary Pastel Colours

    Complementary pastel colours open up creative possibilities in wool appliqué projects. You can create a visual design that delights the eye by pairing soft and harmonious hues. We discuss using complementary colours several times in different posts, but we rarely discuss how this would look for pastel colours! Complementary colours are hues opposite each other…