Thread colours I like to use for my embroidery include:
Stranded cotton thread
DMC six-stranded cotton embroidery thread (floss)
Blue – 157, 156, 3840, 3761, 341, 809, 3846, 3845, 3766, 807, 793, 792
Blue Variegated – 67
Pink – 605, 602, 3716, 3607
Yellow – 726, 727
Green – 3348, 772, 3013, 3364, 3363, 3052, 523, 522, 937, 700, 907, 927
Orange – 742
Brown – 301, 300, 400, 918, 167, 3045
Grey & Neutrals – 02, 3024, 644, 05, 3033, Ecru, 3046, 834, 3047, 3864
Red – 817, 309, 816, 777, 498
Lilac & Purple – 211, 210, 209, 327, 3837, 553
White – Blanc
Black – 310
Anchor stranded cotton thread.
Blue – 0167
Crewel Wool
Appletons Crewel Wool (100% wool).
The needles I use most when embroidering with crewel wool are: Hemline Embroidery/Crewel Gold Eye needles sizes 5-10 (mainly 5).
Colours I like include:
Blue – 481, 462
Pink – 752, 943
Yellow/Autumn tones – 552, 844, 473
Brown/Autumn tones – 128, 479, 477, 475
Green – 253, 421, 874, 295, 543
Grey – 876
Red – 448, 503
Lilac & Purple – 885, 453
White – 991B
Metallic Thread
DMC Diamant Gold D3852 & Diamant Grandé G3821
DMC Diamant Silver – D168 & Diamant Grandé G168
DMC Diamant Copper – D301
DMC Diamant Pink – D316
DMC – Light Effects – E3852, E3821, E677, E168, E301, E699, E3849, E316,
Gutermann Metallic Effect – gold (24), silver (41), pink (624), green (400), bronze (36).
