DECEMBER 2019
PROJECT 117
Choosing the correct fabrics will make the designs pop!
CHOOSING FABRICS
This collection is all about the needlepoint technique and
the Christmas season. With that in mind, we wanted to
use fabrics that had an heirloom feel with darker classic
colors, so we chose silks as our base fabrics. We based
our threads on various shades of those colors, so that they
coordinated with our fabrics perfectly. Then we added
pops of metallic threads to give the three kings a more
royal touch.
For more thread color inspiration, take a look at the
colors of the art of the Renaissance masters such as
Michelangelo, Raphael, or Titian. In order to create the
light and dark areas of the clothing and figures, these
needlepoint designs rely on three or four shades of blues,
reds, greens, and oranges, as well as several neutral
colors, much like the many shades of color that were used
in Renaissance paintings!
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