The stitch guide includes thread choices for twelve other colorways that were stitched by Tony's original group. Of course, you can choose your own colorway and threads and that's what one of the stitchers in our group did when she made this piece several years ago.
The color variations are endless. I've set up a Pinterest board and will be pinning up different versions as I come across them. You can check it out HERE. Note that you have to be a member of Pinterest, but it's easy and free to sign up. This site is such a good idea! It's like an electronic bulletin board. Once you sign up you have an icon on your toolbar that says "Pin It." As you see images that you like on the internet, you just click on the image, then click on pin it, and it saves to whatever board you choose for yourself. And the pinup includes the source website, so you can go back for more info if you want to! Totally excellent.
I'm currently stitching another Tony piece called Les Rubans Anciennes, aka French Ribbons. Here's what the finished piece will look like:
Here's where I am this morning on my French Ribbons piece:
See those two diamonds in the lower right side? They're two threads too high!!! So this morning I will be ripping them out and redoing them…my own fault.
I'd like for my Stars to coordinate with French Ribbons so that I can hang them together. I'm in the process of choosing my threads now. I think I'm going to play off of a Threadworx floss called Romanian Forest.
These same colors are in a Gloriana thread called Harvest Grape, which has more teal in it than the Romanian Forest. I tried to upload a photo, but you can't really tell anything. I'll keep you posted.
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