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New DMC Colors

The other day I went out for lunch and came home to find a box near my front door. I didn't know what was inside, but I knew it was going to be good because the return label was from DMC Corporation.

New DMC Colors

Inside was this treasure. A box of 16 new colors of embroidery floss that they are releasing this month! Friends, this really is treasure! It's been a while since new colors came out, which makes this pretty exciting. And though I'm told that these were chosen to work well with existing colors for shading, I find that they stand on their own quite well.

New DMC Colors

In these new shades, there are eight vibrant hues. Oh my. These are so fantastic! 11-year-old Mollie would have picked these out for bracelets and other fun projects (I found one of those "other projects" recently...I'll share here soon!), and *cough, cough*-year-old Mollie loves them just as much.

New DMC Colors

There are also eight natural hues. I can tell you, these do feel like colors that were missing all this time. There are a few neutrals (which I get pretty picky about), and a few others that are just right for fall...or perhaps some woodland stitching!

New DMC Colors
New DMC Colors

And don't judge me, but this brown is likely to be the color I use the most. I mean, just look at how well it works with even the brights! When I stitch, I use a lot of DMC 838 and 839, and this new color (3882) is a little lighter, but still in the right family, so I can use them together.

The only downside right now is that these 16 colors will only be sold together in a special pack. Eventually, they should be available individually, but until then, I may need to beg my DMC friends for a few extra skeins of this one!

New DMC Colors
New DMC Colors

On the upside though, if you buy this pack, you can combine just these colors into some very pretty palettes. The brights and naturals cross over and work well together in lots of ways.

This pack is set to come out this month, so start looking at your local shops, and read more here. Just be aware that not all stores that carry the DMC line will have this just yet.

Oh, and speaking of things that will be coming out soon, I'm working on a new pattern to share with you all, and I'm thinking that I need to use some of these new pretty colors. They're meant to be used, right? Well...we'll see...they're pretty great to just look at too!

17 comments:

  1. Ooo, lovely colours! Too pretty to use, I just like playing with the colour combinations!:-)

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  2. Great new colors from DMC ... too bad they are only available as a set so far.

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  3. sooooo buying these!!!!

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  4. Oh what awesome colors. I follow your blog and I can't even embroidery, I just dream and drewl...and dream and drewl some more! Maybe one day I will learn, but until then, I love reading your posts. Keep up the good work, they make me want to learn!

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    1. Oh, Jody! You need to give it a try! It's really easy to get started, and so much fun. Be sure to check out my embroidery basics series!

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    2. I agree with Mollie- you can totally learn!!!! I didn't know anything and joined an embroidery group by my house- go for it!!!!!

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  5. In love with the new neutrals.... can't wait to get my hands on a set of these new colors!

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  6. Love these colors, particularly the jewel tones!

    -Becca
    Ladyface Blog

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  7. Awesome...thank you for sharing the DMC site. Just joined the club and became a mentor!!!

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  8. Lovely colors. Can't wait to get my hands on these...if I can find them! Thanks for sharing, Mollie!

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  9. Patty S.2:43 PM

    I love, love these colors! I really love the aqua?, and the pale, linen color. That would go so well with so many colors. I will start looking for these. As Else M Tennessen said, thanks for sharing!

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  10. So pretty! & who did you have to bake cupcakes for to get DMC to send you care packages?!

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    1. Because I design with their floss, they just added me to the best mailing list ever! They totally spoil me!

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  11. I too would bake some yummy cupcakes for care packages from DMC! I love the new colors and could have used more than a few for the hyacinth flowers I recently stitched.

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  12. Beautiful! I have these ordered through my LNS - can't wait for them to arrive!

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  13. Oh my! Those natural shades are exactly what has been missing in my life. I will definitely be buying the set!

    (Although, on the one hand, I have enough embroidery floss... is embroidery floss hoarding a thing? I think I'm well on my way.)

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    1. I'm sorry to say, floss hoarding is a thing. But the good news is, it's a pretty awesome thing!

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