Transform your stitched creations by understanding how thread and color work together.

Many embroidery lovers find that color works differently for stitching but cant pinpoint why. Encouraging and personal, Luminous Threads explains and illustrates color theory specifically for embroiderers.

Explore color theory in stitching to confidently add, build, and transform color in your designs. Instead of simply choosing a floss color youll learn to use a fascinating toolkit ofoptions, from blending to saturation to shadows, to make your projects beautifully impactful.

Embroidery artist, instructor, and researcher Katherine Diuguid decodes color frustrations and introduces readers to the thrills that color brings while helping us to develop confidence, freedom, and curiosity to expand our palette of threads.

• Use see-then-stitch examples to understand color in ways that dont feel overwhelming.

• Ensure your projects colors will match your vision with samplers that move color theory directlyand enjoyablyto your needle.

• The extensive collection of over 300 stitched examplesoffers long-term reference of howcolor behaves in stitch, saving thousands of hours of experimentation.

• Features exciting ways to absorb the science of color, such as Diuguids color studies and interpretationsin threadsof masterworks by Monet, Van Gogh, and other painters.

[AuthorName]By Katherine Diuguid[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Katherine Diuguid is an embroidery and textile artist. She teaches workshops at universities, museums, and embroidery groups. She holds degrees from North Carolina State University and Parsons School of Design, and certifications from the Royal School of Needlework and City and Guilds UK.

www.katherinediuguid.com

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