Colour Palettes for Hand Embroidery


Sometimes it is hard to find the right colour combination for your embroidery project. If you need a little inspiration take a look at my suggestions for colour palettes with a fun summer theme. 

Embroidery Colour Palette Key:

summer colour palette for hand embroidery purples pinks yellow

On each of my suggestions for summer embroidery colour schemes you will see the manufacturers colour numbers. 

When you buy embroidery thread you will find these number printed on the paper that wraps the bundles.


For each brand I am referring to their 6 stranded embroidery thread.


DMC: DMC thread

M: Madeira thread

A: Anchor thread

summer colour palette for hand embroidery purples pinks yellow
summer colour palette for hand embroidery pinks yellow and green
summer colour palette for hand embroidery bright rainbow colours
summer colour palette for hand embroidery pink yellow and green summer garden colours
summer colour palette for hand embroidery pastel summer thread colours
summer colour palette for hand embroidery pastel summer thread colours

I hope you have found this article on colour palettes useful. If you would like to learn more about embroidery thread take a look at my guide to basic embroidery equipment, it has some useful hints and tips. 


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Lisa Neal
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