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GO BIG AND BOLDGET CRAZY WITHPAINTERLY COLOR

UNIQUE COLOR PALETTE INSPIRATIONS

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UNIQUE & OFFBEAT MONOGRAMMING IDEAS

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Hot & New Embroidery

This Month’s EditionAll about color! See some bright and bold new embroidery, and then take a closer look at how to transform your designs with color. Browse a bunch of color inspiration and see the winner of the coloring contest! Plus, get ideas and inspiration on monogramming, pet-projects, and even your next tattoo. It’s all inside!

PERSONALIZE ITCheck out 9 great ways to try out monogramming with one of your favorite alphabet sets.

FURRY FRIENDSGet some fun ideas on what to stitch for animal lovers and furry friends alike.

FAVORITE HUESDon’t know where to start with your palette? Check out some of our all-time favorite color inspirations!

CLOUD MOBILECheck out this easy-to-make cloud plushie that makes an adorable customizable mobile!

COLOR WINNERSSee how the finalists in the coloring contest transformed a simple design with bold color!

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FULL OF COLORSee how you can transform designs with just a shift in your color thinking.

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INKED UPSee how Urban Threadsters are

transforming their favorite designs into beautiful tattoos!

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Candlelight Tales - Alice in Wonderland

Vintage ChicDelicate stitches and painterly fills come together in this dreamy chalkboard-style dress form design.

Book LoveMake a simple and chic

statement for your reading corner with this book

border design!

Starry NightFind a little romance in your embroidery with bright and starry designs! These designs are sure to find a way to light up your next project. Try them with glow thread too!

Spread Your WingsLet your imagination take flight with this 3D articulated lace owl. These four simple pieces

can all be made in a “4x4” hoop and easily come together with small butterfly brad clips.

Overly Honest SamplersMake a chic and cheeky statement with this Feisty new collection of embroidery designs! Sassy phrases in carefree handwritten lettering are framed by a kaleidoscope of cheerful flowers. Frame these designs and hang ‘em on the wall like a sampler, take ‘em with you on a sweatshirt or tote, or stitch these “fresh” flowers on a stylish throw pillow. They’ll make for delightfully snarky gifts, too!

NEW COLLECTIONFeisty

You can like samplers and not sacrifice your sassy style!

Girl’s Night InYeah, going out is great and all, but nothing compares to throwing on some fuzzy slippers and binge-watching netflix on a night in.

Into the CloudsCraft this super cute little cloud plushie complete with five different dielines to add a sun, moon and other weather elements. Makes a great hanging mobile!

Cloud Stuffie Mobile

Let this adorable stuffed cloud mobile shine in your home, kid’s playroom, or office cubicle.

NEW COLLECTIONBeautiful

Music

Make Some MusicA little music can make any day

brighter! Craft the sweetest songs with these unique new Beautiful Music

embroidery designs! Birds and dragonflies, flowers and ribbons, dancing fairies, mermaids, and

ballerinas, and a very special heart mingle together in this unique collection

-- framed and built by graceful notes, staves, and melodies.

Let these harmonious designs play on all sorts of projects -- from chic throw pillows and other decor, to tote bags and other treasures for your favorite music teachers, to enchanting fashions that will sweeten your wardrobe. You’ll fallin love with this light and airy embroidery!

Design rendMonogramming

Pet LoversDIY Ideas for

Show a little love for your favorite pets and their people with a big bunch of playful embroidery! Adopt your favorites, and start dreaming up your next pet project ... these designs will be right at home on jackets, bandanas, and toys for your favorite four-legged friends, or decor, clothing, and accessories for humans to enjoy!

Design rendMonogramming

TThere’s just something satisfying about rocking stuff with your name or initials on it ... and it’s even more fun when you’ve stitched those lovely letters yourself! Get in on the monogramming craze with all of Urban Threads’ alphabet designs -- choose your favorite lettering styles, and get crafty!

Bloom ForthA rainbow of vivid hues springs to life

in this unique new Kaleidoscope Blooms collection of embroidery designs! Bright

and beautiful flowers and succulents collect in jars, teacups, birdcages, and more found objects -- each defined by

light, intricate line drawings, and filled with layered, watercolor-like “washes”

of color. They’re the perfect balance of pretty and offbeat!

NEW COLLECTIONKaleidoscope

Blooms

Find your inner wanderlust and seek adventure! As spring blooms, set your sights on the great outdoors and your heart to wander. Get inspired with these adventerous designs!

Spring FeverGet Set for Adventure

Wild with ColorGet experimental! Thread lists are useful but it can be great

to really go wild with color. Painterly designs are a perfect choice to get creative with overlapping color choices and

unique palettes. If you can’t decide where to go with your colors, try one of the dozens of color inspirations available on

the blog, or see them all on our pinterest board!

https://www.pinterest.com/urbanthreads/colors/

Creative ColorWant even more color inspiration? Check out some of the finalists from the Craft Is Art coloring contest! Urban Threadsters got extra creative with color and technique to bring this simple design to life.

Click here to see all the finalists!

WINNER!

InkedGetUrban Threadsters are getting their favorite designs added more to just their clothes and projects... they’re adding them to their skin! From black and white to lush full-color interpretations of designs, ink is becoming a popular form of self-expression. Take a look at some of our favorite Urban Threads-inspired ink and see if you’d ever take the plunge.

Click each image to see the original design that inspired the tattoo!

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Bunny

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Heather

Sandy

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Lea

Annie

Brittany

Relax in StyleTreat yourself and turn your home into a Sassy Spa with this chic new embroidery collection! Stylish and occasionally a bit silly, these designs set the scene for a blissful hot bath, a steamy shower, or just taking a little time to relax and beautify.

NEW COLLECTIONSassy Spa

Stitch your favorite phrases on luxurious terrycloth towels and

robes, framed signs and wall hangings -- and craft a

stylish escape!

Craft a little magic and cozy up with your very own stuffed dragon! He’s easy to stitch and assemble. Just click here for instructions!

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