One of the ladies in the group I am making crosses for said her favorite color is Mauve(and she likes Victorian colors). I looked at the Lizbeth color selection from Handy Hands and there is no mauve. Do any of you have similar taste in colors?? Any suggestions for her bookmark??
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Valdani has a tremendous assortment of colors. Check out their colors of pearl cotton - they have 3 'mauve' shades (#881, 882, 883), plus a 'mauve lilac' (too purple for me to think of it as 'mauve') and color #86 (rich plum, but it looks a bit on the 'mauve' side on my computer screen.
https://www.valdani.com/product_details/4
They have a listing of where to buy their thread(s), too, so if you're not in Canada, you can save a bit on postage if you can find a shop that stocks the thread and color you're looking for. ;-)
How about Lizbeth Paintbrush or Spring Fling or Grape Splash?
If you are looking for one solid color, maybe light antique violet or purple iris.
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So, my recommendation from the Lizbeth thread that would be mauve to me is Antique Violet Medium, #640. I also like the Lt Grape. Good luck!
If you search
http://thethreadcorner.com/
for "mauve" you will find a few options. Mostly size 80 or DMC perle cotton, but they do have a ball of mauve variegated thread from Olympus that is quite pretty. It says "size 40", but I find Olympus to be closer to a size 20, and very nice to tat with. But it is a bit expensive!
I bet the mauve YLI silk thread on their site would also be very nice.
The Thread Corner is a great vendor--I have ordered from them a few times.
Thank you all for your suggestions and advice and the links!! I really appreciate the help!!! :)
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