Designing more rugs

​As I became more familiar with my new design program, I ventured into creating more complex rugs.  These three rugs were inspired by photos of antique rugs.
Denise is a very intricate rug and I look forward to stitching it someday.  When I design my rugs, I choose a set of colors that, to me, look good on the screen.  Once I am done designing it, I then turn to my DMC color chart and carefully check each color to make sure it doesn't clash with any of the ones that will be around it.  I change colors as needed and sometimes enlist the help of Cheryl, who has an art degree and understands the color wheel so much better than I ever will! 🙂 I also try to make sure that colors don't get lost when stitched next to another color.  Sometimes a color can have the same shading intensity as another and, therefore, disappears beside the other color.
At times, a life sized rug is too intricate to translate completely into a miniature rug so I eliminate some of the elements to make room for some of the others.