The number of hand dyed shades in the internet embroidery thread range is far below the number in a chemically dyed range of yarns. Natural dyes harmonies much better. One does not need to spend time "matching" colours. William Morris, the great 19th Century British designer, used natural dyes, in a very small number of colours in his vast tapestries. (seen at a wonderful centenary exhibition in London in 1996.) Jan Messent, in her beautiful reconstruction of the missing panel of the Bayeux Tapestry, and as a result of her meticulous research, only used 14 hand dyed yarn shades.
Also the shades in this hand dyed yarn range are subtle colours which often contain more than one tone and do not have the flat, rather lifeless appearance, of some chemical dyes. Natural dyes are different. To give you an idea of the count of the hand dyed yarn, some cross stitch users work 3 strands in a 14s canvas. But please do not treat this as a law! No two embroiderers are the same.
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