{ my color palette }

I get asked quite often about my color palette,
or the choice i make in choosing colors for my needlework,
rugs and painting...

I find myself drawn, time & again,
back to the colors that i've always loved and used...

here is a list of my favorite colors of DMC threads to use for cross stitch & needle punch...

Orange/Red:
3853
976
783
720
977
919
920

Greens:
732
733
734
3011
3012
3013

Blue/Grey:
3848
807
161
645
647
642

Browns:
611
612
610
3021
3031
422

and of course,
Ecru & Black (310)

i will divert from these only occasionally,
for instance, I will add
Purples:
3042
3853

{if I am working a design that is for Spring or Easter...}

All of these colors of threads are changed, of course,
after I overdye my finished works,
so they become quite muted and subdued...

I love to experiment with a 'poison' color
and see how beautifully primitive it looks once overdyed...

So it is with these little samplers that I've been working on...
they're only 1 & 1/2" square, so I don't have alot of room for a bunch of motifs,
so I use colors sparingly to not overpower the simple effect I want to achieve...

I have to choose my colors carefully,
then let the universe do what it will when I overdye them!

(some folks are scared to overdye..I say go for it...
as long as you make sure you are using color-fast threads/fabric, etc...)

I must tell you, I've NEVER been dissapointed by overdyeing!

{left to right~ "Heartsong", "Samplermaker", "Rabbit's Garden", and "Needle & Thread"}

and please remember...
I am a needlewoman, not a welder,
so you will find my soldering extremely primitive as well!
:)

these will be available on etsy in a little while...
or you can purchase directly from me here, just email me at not4got@aol.com
and if you want a custom necklace stitched for you, I'll be happy to work with you...

Sampler Necklaces are $48.00 each.

Off I go then, to the PO and bank...
I have a pot of chicken soup on the woodstove today
& will be baking some rosemary/olive oil bread in the breadmaker...
maybe some brownies for dessert,
{Hannah makes thee best brownies!}

Peace & Plenty to you all,

~Lori~