Let’s talk about an error and my strategy for fixing it?
Contrary to a certain post from earlier, this could also be titled The Trouble With Yellows.
On Crafturday, I spent the morning at work and then did a little stitching. The idea in mind was a rainbow of anagrams of a certain phrase. My first step was to grab a rainbow of floss from the stash. And then for the design, I noodled with the anagrams on paper, choosing some goofier ones; I chose my favorite font to match my handwriting from the noodling; and finally I just grabbed a scrap of linen off the pile randomly.
So it turns out that that’s the wrong order of choices. Notice how that yellow stitching is illegible? There’s not enough contrast between the shade of yellow and the tone of the linen. The yellow is also too bright for this purpose.
I have gathered up my yellows.
And will spend a couple of days staring at this configuration to choose more wisely. Any ideas?
The design deserves a stitched border too. And I have no idea what that’ll look like.
Back to the drawing board!
I would avoid the varigated one – you will eventually lose more letters…
I’d figure either of the yellows in the bottom row would work. Good luck.
I’d probably try one of the darker ones, the middle on the right maybe. You could avoid yellow and go with orange?
tea dye maybe? to tone them down a notch…..
I like the upper left and the middle right. I just love your embroidered word adventures.
i think i’d go with the mustardy gold one in the middle of the second column.
I love this piece!
I know zero about stitching but perhaps a more orange-y yellows would be more legible?
I would pick one of the more mustardy colors, so top left or middle right. But then again, those are also the yellows I’m most drawn to. Very fun stitching! I’m doing some yellow stitching of my own at the moment.
I like either the middle or bottom yellow in the second column. Your cross-stitch projects are inspiring me to give it another go.
Well, before we come down too hard on that beautiful yellow; if this was a black background, that yellow would be popping out! It’s just with this there isn’t enough contrast.
The issue is possibly one of value – try choosing the colors you most like, then match for value, avoiding any as high-keyed and brilliant as the offending yellow. Colors that photograph as the same value in b/w ought read similarly in life. Value can be determined by checking an image in b/w with your camera; or, squinting – toss those that stand out, or peering at the samples through a bit of red cellophane (remember cellophane?). What does a b/w pic of your sample look like? Is the yellow close to the same value as the background?
Hahahahaha! Love it. You’d think the brighter would work… it pops all right, and pokes ya right in the eye! I’d try a more gold-, or probably orange-yellow. Fun piece.
I’m thinking the ochre in the middle on the right, or the pale yellow bottom left. But really, I’m thinking that “to be Mr. Barf” is actually about my cat.
You could outline the yellow in one strand of black.
Happy Sewing
or surround the yellows by a tight “box” of dark navy/royal blue that would make the yellow stand out, but then of course wouldn’t go with this particular design.
Had to laugh at this piece because there is a cleaning brand from the Middle East that is written in English and called BARF … ads never fail to crack us up. http://tinyurl.com/3ejp75c