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There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.ÉDOUARD MANET (1832 – 1883) WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR? Do you have just one or do you alternate between several depending on your current disposition? Do you have favourite thread colours in your collection that somehow appear in your embroidery time and time again? We are surrounded by colour and everything that we do and see is influenced by the seemingly endless spectrum. It influences our mood and even our physiological reactions, what we wear, what we eat and how we decorate where we live. It even affects our embroidery as it influences the projects that we choose and how we decide to stitch them. Most of us automatically gravitate towards specific combinations; perhaps soft, soothing pastels have the greatest…