| I wish that I had a nickel for each time I've been asked | | | | shown on white? All colors take on a different look |
| forthe "exact" colors I used in aan embroidery design | | | | each time they are stitched on a different color |
| or for a conversion chart for specific embroidery | | | | background. If you have the background color change |
| thread brands - I would be a very wealthy woman! | | | | feature in your embroidery software, use it to help you |
| Everyone seems to think that someone is going to | | | | determine when you will need to make a color switch |
| knock ontheir door with a search warrant if they don't | | | | to help the design show up better. If you don't have |
| use the exactcolors a designer used in the test sew | | | | this feature in your software, keep various colors of |
| out or the color numbersused in the stitch directions. | | | | felt or fabric on hand to test stitch your designs before |
| Not so - if you don't "think outside the box" and use | | | | putting them on a project. There's nothing worse than |
| colors that you enjoy, or just prefer, you are really | | | | having a disappointing finished project. |
| missing the real fun of machine embroidery! Come to | | | | 4. Try stitching some designs in one color instead of |
| think of it, I don't believe that I've ever used the exact | | | | the numerous colors a designer used. There are many |
| color on any design I've ever stitched in 6+ | | | | designs that would lend themselves to an outstanding |
| years-some because I didn't have the exact color | | | | tone-on-tone design by just using your imagination! |
| & others due to a dislike of the colors used. Not | | | | Tone-on-tone motifs make any design more "classy" |
| only do you expand your design library, but you make | | | | on any garment or project. |
| each design a more personal experience & you | | | | The perfect example is a single pink rose with a green |
| sure won't see your embroidery friends wearing the | | | | stem & leaves. Test that same rose using thread |
| same design! | | | | color/s in either lighter or darker shades of the fabric |
| Following are some tips to help you to "think outside | | | | color. [If the design has shading, substitute darker |
| the box": | | | | shades of the same color for the shading.] |
| 1. One misconception is that changing the colors of a | | | | 5. Look through your entire design library to see where |
| design violates a designer's copyright. I don't think that | | | | you can change the look of a design by just changing |
| any designer has a "color change" clause in their | | | | the color! I doubt you have even one design that |
| copyright terms. | | | | couldn't be given a "designer" look by a color change - |
| 2. If you like the colors the designer used, don't fret if | | | | even fruit or flowers! |
| you don't have the exact same color in the thread | | | | Remember, "think outside the box", or you are missing |
| brand used or the brand you prefer. Colors do not | | | | out on the enjoyment & ability to expand your |
| have to be exact-a color shade lighter or darker, or | | | | creativity to optimize the use of your designs! To see |
| even a different tone will not be noticeable when the | | | | what I mean, take a look at the photo of my finished |
| design is finished. | | | | wind jacket post on our web site! I didn't look at the |
| 3. Learn to adjust colors for different fabric colors! | | | | colors in my own stitch directions to sew these out - I |
| Have you ever finished stitching a design on denim | | | | just used the colors that I liked & would show up |
| & wondered why it didn't look like the image | | | | best on the jacket color. |