Thank you for answering my last question Diane (appreciate you doing this work especially as you are a volunteer !!) My question is: do you happen to know whether PCStitch are the originators of the colour names of the DMC Stranded Cotton used in the software. I wrote to DMC but never received a reply. I really love the fact that the threads (floss) have names. As a stitcher myself i would love to see some of your work. Many thanks.
DMC will tell you that they don't have official names for their colors, but the ones we used are listed on many web sites and have been pretty much accepted for a lot of years. To be honest, I don't know where they originated.
I found this on Dmc's website, on the floss descriptions list:
Please note that DMC refers to its colors by number only. Any color names given to our colors are done so by the individual designer of a publication or chart. The color names on this list may aid you in choosing the correct DMC colors and have been assigned to DMC Six Strand Embroidery Floss and Pearl Cotton colors by consensus. This list may aid you in choosing the correct DMC colors. However, the names assigned to these colors on your chart may differ from this listing so it would be best for you to make the final decision.
There is one problem with DMC's use of numbers only and maybe it's just a problem here in the US. You can't copyright numbers! I know of one floss that uses the DMC numbers with just "0" or "00" in front to make them 5 digit numbers. It's also a company based in another country than the US.
DMC Assigned Colour Names
Posted - 03/21/2012 : 08:23:19
