Wildlife Plumbeous Redstart stitch color palette for your next embroidery project.
This beautiful stitch color palette was inspired by this gorgeous Plumbeous water redstart male. The male birds are slate blue in color with a tail that is rusty red, while the females are pale grey and feature a white rump. A beautiful and refreshing color palette for your next embroidery project.
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EMBROIDERY PATTERNS FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT
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DMC TO ANCHOR EMBROIDERY COLOR CONVERSION CHART
DMC and Anchor are the most commonly used brands of stranded cotton. They both have a wide variety of colors and are made of good-quality stranded cotton. The thread is comprised of six strands, which can be easily separated as you might want to stitch with less than 6 strands depending on your project.
The Black Swan Color Palette uses the following shades of thread: Antique Mauve Very Light, Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark, Baby Blue Very Dark, Antique Blue Medium, Raspberry Medium, Raspberry Dark.
DMC STRANDED COTTON
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| 778 | 803 | 312 | 931 | 3832 | 3831 |
ANCHOR STRANDED COTTON
| | | | | |
| 968 | 979 | 979 | 1034 | 28 | 29 |
RGB VALUES
If you plan to use this color palette for digital display works (TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone) use the RGB values from the chart below.
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| #DFB3BB | #2C597C | #35668B | #6A859E | #DB556E | #B32F48 |
If you plan to use these color palettes for needle painting projects, you can include more shades from each color family to create a smoother transition between shades.
For example, to create a more detailed finish and smoother transition between blues, you could add more thread colors of similar tones, from the same Baby Blue family: DMC 3325 (Baby Blue Light), DMC 3755 (Baby Blue), DMC 334 (Baby Blue Medium), DMC 312 (Baby Blue Very Dark), DMC 803 (Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark). You can read more about how to choose your colors in this needle painting technique article.
SIMILAR COLOR PALETTES
- Red Birds Stitch Color Palette
- Brown Fox Color Palette
- Black Swan Color Palette
- Sakura Yellow Bird Color Palette
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