Thread Audition 2

25 ct Lugana dark terra cotta
Caron Watercolors - arroyo
Waterlilies - blueberry
Watercolors - terra cotta
Wildflowers - periwinkle
Watercolors - Santa Fe
- Paprika
Wildflowers - dark terra cotta 3061
Watercolors - Fiesta
DMC #3 pearl - #501

Options in Hardanger

I've signed up for another hardanger course after taking Beginning Hardanger twice. I refuse to admit defeat and won't give up till I get right. My greatest nemesis is the picot. Then there's the problem of actually seeing what I'm stitching. For this project I've selected a 25 count fabric and hope I can manage without auxillary magnification apparati. I fully intend to have a special pair of needlework glasses made; I'm sure it will make a huge difference.

I'm leaving soon for vacation and wanted to be sure I had my class materials to take along. I ordered fabric online along with several Caron colorways I thought might work. As usual I've given myself too many choices. Almost all of them work as you can see below -- even though the color is not quite accurate. I tried scanning, but the digital camera did a better job on the
colors.

thread auditions

25 ct Lugana in dark terra cotta.

Caron Watercolours from top to bottom:

054 terra cotta
183 Santa Fe
198 Arroyo
Wildflowers 3061 dark terra cotta
191 Avalon
036 tobacco
not shown is the color Fiesta also under consideration