Monday, November 8, 2010

Color - whites and grays

I have been stitching snowflakes and snowmen - mostly on white fabric. I love the look of white on white but look at these beautiful floss colors: the are all pearl cotton floss, size 5. The gray on the left is dmc #414, the middle one is dmc #762 and the one on the right is dmc #5200. I wanted to try the grays on white so I stitched this snowflake border with the medium gray #762: I think it looks beautiful against white fabric!The white floss looks good on white and also on this powder blue fabric: Now to find a project for the darker gray floss!
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8 comments:

  1. FarahNovember 8, 2010 at 10:34 PM

    Hello Kim...white on white is an absolute beauty... no doubt in it ... it looks very beautiful... Still I am planning something to embroidered.. hope soon:). check my new post there I am showing some embroidered pillows by my MIl, hope you like it, they are very old in her very young age, now she give them to me, and I love them... Hope you enjoyed..
    Love
    Farah

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  2. Mary CorbetNovember 9, 2010 at 5:20 AM

    Hi, Kim - The grey looks absolutely gorgeous on the white - perfect for your snowflakes, which are also gorgeous! I like the combination of the daisy stitch and the knots, and the little knots scattered in between. Nice!!

    Best,
    Mary

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  3. KimNovember 9, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Thank you Farah! I am looking forward to seeing the embroidery project you are planning - I did check your post - Gorgeous pillows! Your MIL's stitching is just beautiful!
    Hi Mary - Thank you! I enjoyed stitching with this floss. I had previously stitched several of these snowflakes in blue metallic floss (always a challenge for me to use) so by comparison, the daisy stitches and knots in this pearl cotton were a real treat to stitch!

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  4. Nichole DominguezNovember 9, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    Wow, that grey on white is beautiful!

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  5. UnknownNovember 10, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    Hi, Kim! The colors are so beautiful! This series is getting pretty. Congrats!

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  6. Silvia LGD (Little Green Doll)November 11, 2010 at 1:19 AM

    I love this combination of colours too!!

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  7. My 1st Bambina !November 17, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    Love that #762 on the light blue fabric... gorgeous !!!
    It even looks variegated !!!

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  8. KimNovember 19, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    Thank you Monika! I just love using the pearl cotton floss.

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