Welcome to August 2026.......
Our colour of the month (CoM) is....
During my 'research' I have discovered a claim of 250+shades of pink.....WOW!!
Pink was named as such in the mid-1700s. Before this, pink was simply referred to as a shade of red.
A specific rose tint was created for Madame de Pompadour, a mistress of Louis XV, by the renowned Sèvres porcelain company. They named it ‘pink’ after a flower of the same name. Since then, the name pink has come to represent all forms of pink.
This information comes courtesy of Leah Mariani,an artist and author from Melbourne, Australia.
- Oldest color: Bright pink pigments found in 1.1-billion-year-old underground rocks make it the oldest surviving color pigment on Earth.
- Not in the rainbow: Pink is not a distinct wavelength of light on the spectrum; it only appears as a mix of red and purple or by subtracting green from white light.
- Named after flowers: The name comes from garden flowers called "pinks" (Dianthus) rather than the other way around.
I love a little (fabulous) inspiration....don't you?
PINK also works well with other colours.......
Now if toys are your 'jam'..... KAS loves and appreciates every one.
Wherever pink leads you....whatever shade grabs you.......
ENJOY!!
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Three Squares in HDC. It's not a difficult stitch and
gives a pretty texture.
Beautiful squares, Ada. Love the color combination, and all the designs. HDC has been a favorite of mine for decades. As you said, gives a great texture, and a nice warm square.
5 CoM squares. After recent interest in the Members patterns I decided to make some samples of squares that I have not made before. The top three from left to right were originally posted by Wendy. They are the Dotz square, the Chevrons square and Dashes square. I made these 3 exactly to the patterns Wendy posted in members patterns. The 2 squares below are the honeycomb square and a one I made up myself which I'll call the middle column square.
Such a great collection of squares, Karen. Lots of texture for little fingers to touch and follow.
Super squares and love the different pinks Karen.
It is always fun to venture out to new patterns. Thank you for highlighting these beauties.
Great selection in great pink shades
Des couleurs CoM rose et des points variés qui ont certainement exigé patience et concentration. Bravo Karen
Five GORGEOUS, textured squares, Karen! 😍
I seem to recall that you made a similar pattern with horizontal columns a few years back and I copied them. Is that in members patterns?
I've just added it today Bev. I also did a little column down each side one too which I'll make one off then add - well remembered 👍 + Th U 💕 xx
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