My goal with "Poinsettia" was to come up with something a bit Christmas-y but more colorful than the standard red+white+green commonly available commercially. My inspiration was the Poinsettia plants themselves, which come in varying shades of red, pink, white, and... purple? Well, I have seen photos online of purple Poinsettias but I suspect those might be artificially colored with dye, ha!
Well, purple is often used in Advent season (the weeks leading up to Christmas) so there it is. Oh, and the golden yellow is the actual flowers in the center of the colorful "bracts" which are really modified leaves - who knew?
This hand dyed thread has just been listed in my Etsy Shop.
That's a beautiful color combination!
ReplyDeleteThat colorway is totally awesome!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI guess I am so used to just the red poinettias that this doesn't say poinsettia to me, but I did work in a florist shop and with lots of colored poinsettias(not purple though) and I can see the plants all mixed together in this. ;)
Although, I love the cream and pink poinsettias most. ;)
I have poinsettias in my garden, though they’re not so associated with Christmas here as they are in the Northern hemisphere. Certainly you need that pop of yellow for the centre of the ‘flowers ‘.
ReplyDeleteI like the color combination! Especially with the white sections between!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colouring thread
ReplyDeleteI would love to see it in action.
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