Colour Complements Threads Test-drive

Remember the Colour Complements giveaway we did recently?

Well, Lorraine was sweet enough to send some threads my way so I could experience their loveliness for myself! Here they are, in all their multicolored glory on my much-used ironing board. :)

I chose a favorite from the shades, #57, and sat down with the wonderful free pattern we shared a few weeks ago:

I chose Size #8 pearl cotton, which is comparable to 2 strands of embroidery floss, as you can see in this picture:

By the way, there's a trick to using threads that are wound in a hank, like pearl cotton - I made a terrible tangled mess when I just lazily pulled the thread from its hank.

Check out this helpful tip on the DMC site on cutting your pearl cotton threads before stitching, to avoid my mistake. :)

Here's a glimpse of the lovely range of color in one length of thread:

I tried out 3 different stitches on the lettering, chain stitch (top), back stitch (middle), split stitch (bottom):

My favorite stitch with this thread is back stitch - it shows the color changes very nicely.

Here's my finished stitching! Thanks again to Colour Complements for the lovely thread and Ortal for the pattern: get the free pattern here.

Colour Complements Giveaway Winner!

We have our random winner in the Colour Complements Giveaway!

Whitney S • 20 hours ago

Perle cotton 21, I think. They are all being to be used, especially for hardanger. 21 looks like storm clouds to me though. Hmm.

Congratulations, Whitney! I agree, 21 looks beautiful:

Thank you again to Lorraine from Colour Complements! If you're looking for some lovely hand-dyed threads be sure to visit Colour Complements on Etsy.

Giveaway - Hand-Dyed Threads from Colour Complements!

Earlier this week, Lorraine from Colour Complements wrote to ask if we'd be interested in doing a giveaway of her lovely hand-dyed threads - well yes, absolutely!

Aren't they amazing? Part of me would like to snap them up just to stare at them, and not do any stitching with them at all!

I mean really, how gorgeous are they?

Lorraine hand-dyes DMC perle cotton in sizes #5, #8, #12, and her Etsy shop also features fibers like silks, rayon, and other deliciously sparkly stuff.

I think you'll agree her shop is like a candy store for thread-lovers!

One lucky Feeling Stitchy reader will receive the 5 threads of your choice! Just leave a comment on this post by Friday, August 22, when I will choose one random winner. This giveaway is open to all of our readers!

In your comment, please tell us which of her threads is your favorite, and what you think you'd stitch with it!