Shades of grey
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emp217
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1 month ago by emp217
Hello guys,no, not 50 shades of grey...haha. If you need black and white and 3 shades of grey in between like in this pattern #142398 in variation no. 6 (grey/blue or grey/pink) - which DMC colours do you use? I have the feeling, that they don't really match. I would like a neutral grey - not a blueish and not a greenish or warm grey. It seems to be difficult. The other way round - 4 turquoise and 2 shades of grey (with black and white) - is also not easy. Any recommendations? |
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halokiwi
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1 month ago by halokiwi
So you are asking which three shades of grey by dmc go together well with each other and with black and white?The dmc shades 01, 02, 03 and 04 seem pretty neutral, but I never used them. |
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halokiwi
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1 month ago by halokiwi
And just so others can find the variation more easily, I'm going to put the link herehttps://www.braceletbook.com/variations/normal/274450/ |
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Tikilishi
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1 month ago by Tikilishi
This is tough for dmc, because I feel like a lot of their greys have an undertone, if that makes sense?Like, I feel like their greys often look more like pale purples. Pretty though! Just not quite exactly grey. Sometime I'd like to try experimenting with dying threads to make different greys lol. |
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emp217
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1 month ago by emp217
There is no 01, 02 and so on. At least not with DMC.415, 413...? I have not been dying myself. I don't make sooooo many bracelets like the pros here so therefore it would be far too expensive. I buy my threads for about 15 euros for 300 (of 447) and I am just starting. Who knows how long I will have time for this. 😉 |
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EggMan
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1 month ago by EggMan
https://www.dmc.com/US/en/products/mouline-stranded-threadYou can look at all the DMC colors on their site. For the type, put in SIx-Strand Embroidery Floss, and look through the colors to see what shades they have, and what their numbers are. 01, 02, 03, and 04 are on the bottom of the options under grey. |
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Tikilishi
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1 month ago by Tikilishi
@emp217 There's numbers 01 02 03 and 04 from DMC 🙂If you're curious, their names are; 01 - white tin 02 - tin 03 - medium tin 04 - dark tin |
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Tikilishi
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1 month ago by Tikilishi
True lol. I've never dyed threads before either but I hope to at some point! Eventually haha
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emp217
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1 month ago by emp217
Interesting! I only know the 447 colors and I have about 350 of them. It seems that there are new colors indeed with numbers like 01, 02, 03...
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emp217
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1 month ago by emp217
According to this table (never mind it's German now): https://www.dmc.com/AT/de/products/embroidery-thread-shade-card-printedDoes anyone know what the six squares underneath the numbers mean? |
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halokiwi
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1 month ago by halokiwi
I cannot read the numbers on top properly (there are 6 numbers at the top), but I think it might refer to different products this colour is available in. No quarantee that this is correct.
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EggMan
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1 month ago by EggMan
https://www.thread-bare.com/blog/how-to-read-thread-color-card#reading-the-cardLooked up instructions on how to read the DMC color cards. Halokiwi was basically right. |
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wiland
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4 weeks, 1 day ago by wiland
DMC does have some relatively new colors. They can be hard to find, but they're all 2 digit numbers. Aside from 01, 02, and 03, you could try 168, 169, and 413. I tend to gravitate to those because I don't love the purple undertones most of the time.
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