One of the original five shades of Milburn 4ply introduced in 2013, Damson has been a firm favourite ever since. That was until the introduction of Black Tulip in the third wave of colours anyway. Unfortunately we think it was actually a bit too close to Damson and it quickly eclipsed it in popularity! It now feels like quite an overlooked colourway and so I wanted to show it some love and remind you all how wonderful it really is!Â
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Designs using Damson
Back in 2014, The Bletchley Collection was released as a collaboration between Joanne Scrace and Eden Cottage Yarns to showcase Milburn 4ply. Back then with a limited colour palette, this meant that three of the six used Damson. Two of the three, Baudot and Colossus, were single colour pieces. Â
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Lucy Fisher by Tracey TodhunterÂ
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Projects using Damson
Laura's Caldbeck by Tracey Todhunter
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Victoria's Dufton by Victoria Magnus
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Clare Shaw's Willow by Victoria Magnus
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Victoria's Take Heart by Fiona Alice
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Colour combinations
The joy of the Milburn palette is that the colours have been selected for the way they work together.Â
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with Autumn Fields, Rust and Cinder Toffee     with Bramble
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with Tea Rose                             with Estuary
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with Rain                                 with Dogwood, Althaea, Black Tulip, Bramble and Tea Rose
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with Natural, Bramble, Wicker and Althaea      with Natural, Tea Rose, Wicker and Althaea Â