Today we’ll be talking about colors, again! One single article is never enough when it comes to choosing the right colors for your next embroidery project. Finding fresh colour palettes can sometimes be a challenge and that’s when a color combo generator comes to the rescue.
Discover the best online color palette generator for embroidery and how it can improve your stitching projects.
Why Use an Online Color Combo Generator?
A while ago I shared with you how to create a stitch color palette from a photo using only free online tools. The process is pretty simple, find an image you like, extract the Hex colors from the image, then convert these RGB values into thread color codes. Easy!
As amazing this method might be, it takes a bit of time and work to nail down the perfect color scheme. You have to go back and forth between different online tools, which takes time. And then, you might find that some RGB color codes don’t have a matching DMC thread color. So, you end up spending even more time trying to find the closest match.
Today I want to talk about the easy way – using online colour scheme generators for embroidery threads. They’re easy to use, accurate, and most of all a massive time saver especially if you’re a pattern creator or an avid stitcher.
The list is not too long. I could only find two generators dedicated to embroidery thread. But who needs more, when we have one amazing generator that pretty much does all the work for you?
Keep reading to find out all about it.
01. Stitch Palettes Generator
Stitch Palettes is the most complete online thread color combo generator. The tool covers pretty much all scenarios and starting points of a stitcher.
With the Stitch palettes generator you can generate embroidery color schemes:
BY THREAD COLOR NO. – this works very simple, you just enter the thread color number, then click Generate. The tool brings back the thread details and coversion to all major brands of embroidery and tapestry floss. Plus all the color schemes are rooted in the color theory: Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triad, Weighted Triad, Compound, Tetrad, Weighted Tetrad, and Rectangular.
BY COLOR CHART SHADE – this works same as the previous method, you just select a thread color from the color chart provided. Same as the previous method, this one is great for when you already have a DMC color code and you’re looking to build a color scheme around it.
BY IMAGE (*MEMBERS ONLY) – this method is creating a thread color palette from a photo. This functionality is available for members only. This method comes in handy when working on more complex embroidery projects, when let’s say you want to sample the colors of a flower for a needle painting embroidery.
BY HEX CODE (*MEMBERS ONLY) – similar to the previous method, this functionality is for members only. With it you can generate a stitch color palette starting from a Hex color code.
There’s no doubt that Krisztina from Stitch Palettes has created an amazing tool for us stitchers. Not only the color scheme generator covers pretty much all the needs of a stitcher, she also has thousands of already made color palettes for inspiration.
With the Stitch Palettes generator, all the heavy lifting is taken care of for you. It’s an awesome resource and major time saver, especially if you’re designing your own patterns.
02. Thread Bare Generator
The second generator comes from Thread Bare. This color scheme generator is much simpler and restrictive than the Stitch Palettes one.
You can only generate a DMC color scheme:
BY HEX CODE – You first select any color from the color picker, then the tool generates the closest DMC threads. This method assumes you don’t have a DMC color code yet to start and build a color palette around it.
Just like the Stitch Palettes generator, this tool sorts out the color palettes it generates according to color theory. It categorizes the suggested colors into Complementary, Split Complementary, Analogous, Triadic, and Tetradic color schemes.
In a way it gives you more freedom, on the other hand it’s restrictive for all the other cases when you already have some base floss colors you want to build a color palette around or need to sample the colors from an image.
Another downside of this generator is that it only provides color codes for the DMC brand. You would then have to use additional online tools like the Dmc Crazyartzone website to convert these DMC shades to Anchor or other floss brands.
What I like though about this tool is the simplicity and clean look. Also make sure to check their other tools and calculators if you need help with your cross-stitch chart calculations.
Conclusion
Both tools are amazing and I see them as a good starting point for your stitching projects. If we compare the two, Stitch Palettes is clearly the winner as it gives more flexibility and caters for all scenarios and needs of a stitcher.
As amazing technology is, sometimes in practice you might still need to make small adjustments to your color schemes, especially for more complex embroideries or needle painting projects.
No matter your preferred method for creating color palettes, I suggest using these online tools alongside other physical tools and books that are fantastic for selecting colors for embroidery projects.
Taking some time to familiarize yourself with color theory and understanding how colors interact and affect each other is definitely worthwhile.
That’s all for today! Feel free to drop a comment below and share how you choose your stitch palettes, or if you know of any other cool color scheme generators specifically for embroidery.
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How do you create your embroidery color palettes? I would love to hear about your favorite color combo generator in the comments below.
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