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  • Pastel Colour Palette

    I must admit, I rarely gravitate to a pastel colour palette. In the past, I’ve always chosen a bolder palette and generally one with a lot of contrast! Of late, I am finding pastel palettes far more appealing, so I have been experimenting with pulling threads. For today’s palette, I started with Colour #70. Pastel…

  • Tropical Colour Palette

    This month we are featuring Colour #46 which is a tropical colour palette which is a blend that effortlessly marries the vibrant hues of turquoise and lemon-lime. We revisited this in a previous post earlier this month, discussing the power of a simplified palette, one that harmoniously unites just three distinct colours. In today’s blog,…

  • Needlepoint Leaves

    Layers Of Leaves is a wreath featuring 56 needlepoint leaves designed by the talented Kam Wenzloff. Many of you will be familiar with the Layers Of Leaves project from last year. If you are new to Colour Complements, this particular needlepoint design consisted of a selection of 10 leaves featured in each edition of Needlepoint…

  • Simple Colour Palette

    Sometimes a simple colour palette featuring only three colours is all you need to create a beautiful palette.! Our focus colour for this palette is Colour #46, a blend of turquoise and lemon-lime. Naturally, it would make sense to combine Colour #46 with darker and lighter shades of turquoise and lime greens, BUT we chose…

  • Bold Colour Palette

    Our needlepoint sample showcases a bold colour palette using our feature colour this month, Colour #69. Colour #69 is a rich blend of red, violet, and purple. We’ve chosen a bold palette of colours for this sample, sure to brighten any dull day. Some may hesitate to use such a wide range of colours, especially…