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Laurenmtan
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Laurenmtan
1ย month ago by Laurenmtan
Idk if itโ€™s just me but I hate red string. I go to look for different shades of red and all I see is the same one color red. I know light red is just going to look like pink but I really want different types of red. I look at the store and see 100 different blues but I only can find one red. Does anyone else feel this way???
halokiwi
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halokiwi
1ย month ago by halokiwi
Are you usually able to see all shades of red? If not, maybe you are some kind of colour blind, if you have a hard time telling them apart.
Str1ngz
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Str1ngz
1ย month ago by Str1ngz
This is a more scientific answer, but generally humans can't see a lot of different shades of red because we perceive a lot of the red in visible light spectrum (the colours we can see) as the same or very similar shades whereas with blue, there is a lot more perceivable variation. Also, people tend to be very relaxed when defining the colour blue, as in there are blue-greens and blue-purples, but with red, if it has enough yellow in it, it's considered orange, and if it has enough blue in it, it's considered magenta or pink. I hope this makes some sort of sense ๐Ÿ˜„
Str1ngz
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Str1ngz
1ย month ago by Str1ngz
If you want some different shades of red, I'd suggest looking at colours that you may not normally consider "red". For example, sometimes when I need a darker red, I use a deep magenta or a reddish brown. Sometimes some bright oranges or pinks can also act as a red colour in patterns.
Cow28
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Cow28
1ย month ago by Cow28
@Str1ngz thatโ€™s actually really interesting! It makes sense too.
Laurenmtan
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Laurenmtan
1ย month ago by Laurenmtan
@Str1ngz thank you so much for your help. This is really interesting and I have never thought of it in this way.
Str1ngz
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Str1ngz
1ย month ago by Str1ngz
@Laurenmtan No problem! I just had another thought as well. If you can't find enough colours in embroidery floss, you could also look at cotton yarn and split the yarn into strands of a similar thickness to your regular embroidery thread. Just suggesting this because where I live, there is a much wider range of colours available in yarn than in embroidery floss.
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