Create Needlepoint!: Stitch Your Stash Around the World Workshop

August 07, 2008

Stitch Your Stash Around the World Workshop

Step 2B: Pick Threads – 8 different threads

Pull out your stash!!! Now what? We need 8 different threads but where to start. Color # 1 is a natural focal point, but you need only a tiny bit. Color # 2 is a darker shade of Color # 1. We will also need only a small amount. Colors # 3, 4, 5 are all in the same family. We will need the most of this group. Pick a color family you really like. Color # 6 is a neutral. We need a medium amount of this thread. Colors # 7 & 8 are a different color family. We need a medium amount of these two colors.

Aug 7, 2008 4:11:39 PM | 6. Needlepoint Stitch Along

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