Crafty Colour Palette #6 is inspired by David Seaman’s amazing technicolour jerseys from Euro ’96. If you haven’t seen them, they are a sight to behold and they definitely don’t make them as cool as this anymore!

Both images from Classic Football Shirts – top right here and bottom left here.

It’s 25 years since the men’s European football championships were held in England, and the final of the 2020 tournament will take place this year at Wembley. Back in 1996 I was 10 years old, and I can remember the excitement of the tournament. I won a competition at my primary school to go to one of the matches at Elland Road in Leeds, and we saw Spain vs Romania – this was my first ever live match and it was such a brilliant experience!

Crafty Colour Palette #6: the colours

I haven’t made a Crafty Colour Palette for ages, so when Tom suggested Seaman’s goalkeeper jerseys for inspiration I thought it would be really fun. He also had an idea for a hoop that I thought would make a nice design to be able to combine the colours from both of the jerseys. I’ll be stitching this during the tournament and will hopefully get it finished before the end!

This is the first colour palette, which features the following DMC shades:

Yellow 307

Purple 553

Light teal 3851

Dark teal 991

Royal blue 312

Dark navy 3750

Find a DMC to Anchor thread conversion chart here if you need it!

This is the second colour palette, which uses the following DMC shades:

Red 606

Orange 742

Yellow 444

Green 704

Purple 333

Burgundy 815

Dark navy 939

Find a DMC to Anchor thread conversion chart here if you need it!

Euro ’96 jerseys hoop project

The design that I came up with is inspired by both of the jerseys. It will feature a negative space jersey in the centre, and I’ll stitch patterns inspired by the jerseys around the edge. It’s fun to combine the two different designs! It might look a bit crazy in the end But we’ll see! I haven’t decided on exact stitches yet, but you can follow my progress on Instagram.

Download the project templates here!

I’ve used a Sublime Stitching pen and some embroidery transfer paper to transfer the design on to my fabric – both of these can be found in the marking products section of my haberdashery. Please note that the template is just currently the design as I haven’t yet filled in any of the colours! I will edit this post soon to add that in

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This colour palette inspired by an IKEA purchase:

Crafty Colour Palette #1

Or this one with an Easter theme!

Crafty Colour Palette #3

This is still one of my favourite colour palettes inspired by stationery:

Crafty Colour Palette #2

This colour palette is inspired by my garden!

Crafty Colour Palette #5

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It has been a long, long time since I put together a new colour palette! I had such a lot of fun creating Crafty Colour Palette #5, which is inspired by my garden.  Sweet peas are my absolute favourite at this time of year (once peonies have gone, that is!). The last couple of years I have either completely forgotten to plant any, or just been a bit too busy with other things to remember to do it. But I know that making the effort is a part of self-care for me really. If I make the effort to plant in spring, July will be full of glorious colour and the beautiful, sweet smell of these delightful flowers. They also keep on giving, just by picking them more often! Nature is amazing, isn’t it? Having flowers in the house is something that really makes me feel good. When I realised that this was the case, I knew it was something I needed to keep doing.

Little One helped me pick these from our garden and we had a lovely time arranging them and matching up the colours. She really loves playing with my threads, so she didn’t take much persuading! It was actually a lovely colour matching activity, so we’ll definitely do it again. The sweet peas have gone now (the bugs got them), so this is a lovely reminder of them too.

Crafty Colour Palette #5

There is such variety in the colours of sweet peas! So this is quite a large colour palette here with 11 colours. You could select just a small selection for a project rather than using the whole thing, but the gradient of the colours from the bright coral red through to the really deep plum shades is just gorgeous.

The DMC thread colours in this palette are:

Cream 3865

Light red 3705

Bright coral 956

Medium bright pink 3806

Bright pink 3607

Magenta 33

Lilac 210

Light purple 155

Bright purple 333

Plum 35

Medium plum 34

Please note that the colour descriptions are my own – DMC might refer to them as slightly different names! If you need to convert to Anchor thread colours, you’ll find a handy chart on my website here.

Deciding what to stitch

I’m still deciding what to stitch with these colours. I’ve been so busy putting my latest kit together that I haven’t had the time to do much else recently! I thought it would be lovely to stitch something as a reminder of the summer, particularly as this one has been a little different to say the least. When I’ve worked out what this is, I’ll edit the post and let you know!

What would you stitch with these colours?

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Crafty Colour Palette #4: Colour list

Pale gold = DMC 726 / Anchor 295

Mid gold = DMC 743 / Anchor 302

Dark gold = DMC 742 / Anchor 303

Orange = DMC 740 / Anchor 316

Dark orange = DMC 947 / Anchor 330

Coral = DMC 3705 / Anchor 35

Hot pink = DMC 600 / Anchor 59

Plum = DMC 917 / Anchor 89

Purple = DMC 3837 / Anchor 100

Violet = DMC 333 / Anchor 119

If you look really carefully, you’ll notice that there’s actually a hint of blue in the Instagram logo in the top left corner. I used a few strands of DMC 792 (Anchor 941) in this logo, but I haven’t included it in this colour palette. One reason is that I wanted an even number of colours! The second is that I love the summer vibe of this colour palette, and preferred it without the blue.

Crafty Colour Palette #4: Eat Sleep Craft Repeat

So to celebrate the beauty of these gorgeous colours, I designed a little hoop to use them to full effect. This quote is a fun way to use an ombre effect, but you could use any quote really. My tip would be to keep it short enough not to be stitching forever, but long enough to be able to use a good range of colours. There are 10 in this project using the colour list earlier in the post.

You will need

The printed templates (click here to download for free!)

15cm (6″) embroidery hoop

20 x 20cm (8 x 8″) piece of white linen fabric

Your preferred method of transferring designs to fabric (a permanent method is ideal)

DMC threads as listed above (I use DMC but have given Anchor numbers in the list above too)

Needle and some small sharp scissors

Optional paint for your hoop

Step 1

Transfer the design on to the fabric and place it in the centre of your hoop. Thread your needle with 3 strands of the colour you want to use at the top of the word ‘eat’ (I used DMC 726 for this).

Bring the needle up at one side of the letter, and make a stitch by pushing it through at the other side of the letter. Keep your stitch nice and level – if you’re using linen, follow the line of the fabric as a guide. Make another stitch, leaving a gap between. Repeat to fill in the stitches until you have a clear band of this colour at the top of the letter.

Now thread your needle with three strands of the second colour, and stitch a band in the middle of the letter. Repeat with the third colour, as shown in the photo:

Step 2

When you have stitched blocks of each colour with gaps in between, fill in with stitches in between to blend the colours. Leave gaps between the stitches so that you can fill in with a lighter or darker shade – like this:

Don’t worry if you have any wonky edges – you can always correct these later!

Step 3

I used a lot of colours here, so stitched the first letters to show the finished effect, then the second with colour blocks so you can see the main colours. The colours are allocated like this:

EAT = shades 726, 743 and 742

SLEEP = shades 742, 740 and 947

CRAFT = shades 947, 3705, 600 and 917

REPEAT = shades 917, 3387 and 333

I put a hint of the darkest orange at the top of ‘craft’ and I think that helps with the ombré effect through the lettering, rather than having yellows and oranges in the top half and pinks and purples in the bottom.

Keep filling in the letters until everything is complete. I actually found it easier to block one colour at a time and then fill in the gaps – I only did it like this at first to be able to check it worked and to take a photo for this post!

Step 4

Once you’ve finished stitching, you’re ready to finish the back of your hoop. If you want to paint it, now is the time! I originally thought I’d put this in a yellow hoop, but it didn’t quite look right for me. The colour I used for my social media hoops gives a really lovely contrast, so I just repainted it. I finished the back by trimming the fabric about 1” from the edge, and then gathering with some white thread.

Ta-dah!

Your hoop is now ready to display.

Do let me know if you have a go at stitching this project!

I would love to see how you interpret this fun project – it would look great in any crafty space. Or if you use this ombre effect on your own project, let me know! Tag me @hellohoorayblog if you share on social media. Happy stitching!

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Using the Brynn and Co LOVE embroidery hoop pattern

This pattern is really well-designed and it’s easy to follow if you have some embroidery experience already. For beginners, Amanda advises that you look on YouTube for some simple stitch tutorials to get going. You don’t actually need to know loads of stitched to do this – back stitch, satin stitch and French knots are all that is needed to stitch this hoop. So if you are a beginner, you can easily pick up how to do these stitches.

I decided to stitch this from left to right, adding the leaf details right at the end. As with all my projects, I used a permanent fabric marker and vellum to transfer the design. This meant that I could take my time and not worry about it disappearing! I don’t ever wash my projects afterwards (is that a bad thing?!) so I made sure that the stitches covered the lines. If you are a beginner, I would suggest using a more permanent method of transferring just so that you don’t keep having to draw it in again. I really love the French knots – they really set off the design! I made the yellow ones in the word LOVE slightly bigger, by wrapping the thread around the needle three times instead of two (like the ones around the edges). I finished the back of my hoop like this so that you can see the reverse:

This is my finished hoop! As you can see, I painted the bright pink for an extra pop of colour.

Brynn and Co LOVE embroidery hoop pattern with new DMC colours

For the next version of this hoop, I selected a palette from the new DMC colours (I got mine from Cloud Craft). There are some beautiful colours in the new selection, and I must admit that I’m particularly excited about some of the new greens! The selection of new colours made me use some colours that I’m not used to working with, but I’m pleased with how it turned out. This pattern is so versatile, so I’d definitely suggest making one in your own colour palette!

So these are the new colours I picked out:

Yellow = DMC 17

Pale green = DMC 14

Mid green = DMC 16

Coral = DMC 21

Bright purple = DMC 33

Pale lavender = DMC 30

Dark lavender = DMC 32

Grey = DMC 04

I think they compliment each other really well! If I were to stitch it in these colours again, I’d probably add an additional darker green for the leaf detail, as the light green doesn’t contrast hugely with the mid green.

What do you think of these new colours! I’d love to know – leave a comment below. Thanks to Amanda for designing such a wonderful pattern! I’ve got plans to stitch another one in some bright pastels… If you’d like to purchase this pattern, just head over to the Brynn and Co Etsy shop. It’s such a joy to stitch and you’ll have something beautiful to display in your home! Also, if you missed the Brynn and Co Mollie Makes takeover last weekend, you can find out more here.

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