Thanks for the tip.
I always unravel a couple of metres of thread off the spool and lay it out on the fabric or (for embroidery designs) something white, to compare shades and colour properties before I make my choice, for every colour in a design.
It takes a bit longer to select each thread but it is worth the extra time so that colours don't clash.
Hugs n roses, Meganne

That is a problem that I encounter from time to time. All the thread looks great together in a pile, but when stitched out, I can see where a different color choice would have made a design a little better. I just haven't found any one way to predict the outcome of how the colors will actually look together when stitched out. The computer just doesn't have the same effect as real thread.

Indeed I use to learn this lesson the hard way. Especially when I want to sew and don't have the right color ;D *2U

Thanks for the tip - been sewing for years but never heard of this before. I unwind some thread to lay on fabric to try to match and always test stitch embroidery before doing on something real so at least I have a clue of what it will all look like together.

I never realized it, but thinking about it now, i see this is right! I appreciate your bringing it to my attention! thanks, every time I think I know it all someone comes in and lets me know life is a learning process....learning new stuff each day! Learning new stuff, does that mean I forget some old something? smiles!

Thank you for the tip. I know about light colors as the yellow on white fabric (ask me how I know..). About thread colors, recently, I have used a reddish color (bitter root) onto black and was apprehensive about the result, not having embroidered it onto a dark color before, but the result has been spectacular. Now I know that too...
Hugs, Lidia

I did not realise, so thank you for the tip.

I learned this some time ago. Sorry I never thought to share. I guess I thought I was the only one that saw it that way. Should have known better.

yep! Thanks! Live Laugh Download Stitch!

Some liked this and some already knew about it.

Thank you very much!

Wow does it? I've never noticed but I'll check it out, thanks :) xXx

I took home-ec all through high school, but if they told us that it is something I forgot. I usually just hold up the spool to the fabric to see if it matches. Now I have learned something new and will use try to remember for the future.

Thank you for sharing this.

thank you!