COSMO painted embroidery hoops

It's no secret that I love COSMO embroidery floss.  But today I want to share with you a new product by COSMO - these beautiful painted cypress wood embroidery hoops.  They're so pretty!  Make It Yourself magazine features them in the Wish List of their Spring/Summer 2016 issue (on newstands today).

The purple hoop inspired me to stitch up a sweet sprig of lavender.  Funny thing, though.  When I was finished the embroidery, I suddenly remembered a conversation I had - literally a week ago - with a friend about how much I love the colour combination of aqua and lavender.  So I switched the hoop and ... voila!

(The beautiful lace print fabric is from "Centenary Collection 21" by Yoko Saito for Lecien.)

I wanted to add a bow somewhere to my embroiderey piece in the.worst.way.  I auditioned both aqua AND purple ones.  Tried many positions, too ... above the word, below the word, on the flower, on the metal closure of the hoop ... but my daughters are doing their best to "modernize" me and convinced me that simple is better.  So I settled for having a bow in the photo instead.  A happy compromise. ;)

Happy Easter! xo k

Comments

[Ann]

Your work is so beautiful and neat and I just love this design and colourway, therefore my favourite colour is aqua.

[Patricia]

Who can choose! Love the aqua!
Thank you!

[Rachel]

They're all so lovely! I think the yellow one is my favourite. Thank you for the chance, Kristyne!

[A Flower]

I've never had a favourite colour but I've just finished making an argyle baby blanket in Aqua, Red and White and could quite possibly have a favoured combination (that is until I make the next one)
Your daughters were right this time - the simple finish with no bow is quite lovely :)
I look forward to seeing what you make next!
Kind regards,
Andrea

[Nancy Andrews]

I love blue....all blue from purple to Aqua!! Great giveaway and thanks for the info from a magazine that I love!

[martina]

I love aqua very much! Such cute hoops! Thanks for introducing!

[Shari]

Would love to use these hoops for quilt market in my booth! 😘

[Plume de Chat]

Hello!
All are beautiful! I love the red one : it reminds me the tail's color of my African Grey parrot!
Thanks for this giveaway.
Happy Easter!
Ghislaine

[Heidi]

So beautiful!!! My favorite color is purple... And green... Really, I can never choose between the two :)

[Shirley McIntyre]

Aqua is my new favorite right now! It changes daily!

[selina]

ohhh my goodness 160 comments!
your lavender embroidery is beautiful!
what a generous give away

thanx for sharing

[Julia W]

I LOVE the lavender!! And my daughter would be all about the aqua as she is just learning to embroidery.

[Sara]

Turquoise is a no brainer for me! The colored frames really make your embroidery pop!

[Little Quiltsong]

Yellow! My favorite color still is pretty well any shade of yellow - pale to golden. One funny thing though - I LOVE rainy days, rainy days just make me happy. Maybe because it is easy to smile on sunny days - so someone has to smile on the 'other' days :)!

[pam c]

I just love all the lovely things that you make. The aqua is my favorite color embroidery hoop. Thanks for the chance to win one!

[Lynn]

Love the aqua--the combination with your lavender embroidery is beautiful!

[Judy W in MI]

Wow - what a generous giveaway! My favorite has always been blue.

[Deidra]

My favorite color is aqua.

[Shelly S.]

I love pink (and coral and lavender and turquoise.......). How can a quilter choose just one - it is like asking a mother to pick her favorite child!!!!

[Edie]

I too love COSMOS embroidery thread, it is just so silky compared to other brands. I am loving those hoops, but my favourite colour would be the yellow, or more aptly named "goldenrod". Thanks for sharing these!

[lisa]

Definitely the aqua.

[Sue I]

love the aqua

[Debi]

I LOVE the aqua! It makes me smile and think of the beach and sun! It would be wonderful to do my embroidery and thinking of happy times at the beach.

[Josie]

Lavender is my favorite, although they are all so pretty.

[Jo Ann]

Love coral - and pink - hard to choose between the two! Your work is gorgeous! Thank you!

[Christina]

Oh my gosh! Aqua!

[Georg]

The lavender is nice but I have to go with thr Aqua.

[Kathy O in GA]

My favorite color is coral, but my close second is aqua...and the aqua looks great with your stitched lavender! Thank you for the chance to win lovely hoops!

[Nancy]

I like the teal. I love cool, water colors as I live near the ocean. I find them very peaceful and calm.

[Carolyn]

I love the aqua. It is always my first pick when asked for a favorite color.

[Claudia]

My favorite is pink, but aqua is a very close second!! Thanks for the giveaway!!

[Adele Sullivan]

I have loved GREEN since I was tiny, just love it- Mother Nature's colour:)

[Lenore]

I love all of them, but would probably pick the blue if I had to pick just one!

[Sharon]

Pink, of course! My favorite color used to be red, but the older I get, the softer my color palette becomes. Thank you for the giveaway...what fun!

[Jennifer]

Lavender has always been the love of my color life. I even grow it in my garden, and use it in my home. These would be so wonderful to have as an addition to my sewing life.

[Erika]

The yellow is so nice and bright! Love these!

[Liz K]

Yellow is my favorite color because it always cheers me up!

[Diane Mitchell]

I love the coral color. Embroidery is one of my favorite "sit in front of the TV with hubby" things to do! Thank you so much!

[Sandy O]

Kristyne, I don't need to win any of the hoops, I just wanted to say, once again, how beautiful your work is. This is such a lovely piece! xoxox

[Natalya]

My favorite color is aqua, because I love the ocean!

[SandraR]

Blue as in a beautiful bright sky. Thanks for the chance.

[Jen O]

They're all beautiful, but I love that vibrant coral color. Funny, whenever I see the word color spelled "colour" by my Canadian and European friends, I can't help but read it co-LOOR. :) Beautiful blog, and thanks for the giveaway.

[MARTHAIA]

Aqua is my pick.Thanks

[Anne]

Tha turquoise hoop is just lovely. Thanks a lot for the giveaway.

[Cristina]

I love your work and the beautiful lace print fabric (at first I thought it was a napkin from an old set of table linen and that gave me an idea ^^)
My favourite is the red one, thank you for the giveaway.

[Mara]

ooohhh... LOVE! Aqua is my favorite, but all of them are dreamy!

[Christine M]

Your lavender hoop is gorgeous. My favourite colour is red. Thanks for the lovely giveaway.

[Vanessa]

All the colors are lovely! Aqua

[Zita]

It's difficult to choose only one favorite :-), but I will stick to the aqua one (I love any shade of blue).

[suzanne]

Turquiose for sure - love these!