photo above: Silk threads and ribbons in Garnet colors. Why are there more colors than red? Because the garnet gem stone comes in a wide variety of colors beyond red. More photos in gallery below.
Garnet is the official birthstone for January and signifies protection, friendship, trust, commitment and love. What a wonderful way to begin the year!
It's such a pretty red--make that "reds"-- that I was inspired to pull garnet colors from our 1,160 selection of silk thread and ribbons.
I inherited a pair of garnet earrings from my maternal great aunt. But I wanted a photo that showed garnet's range of reds. The best place for gemstone information and photos is Gemological Institute of America (GIA.edu) website. Boy, was I suprised to learn garnets come in a wide range of colors beyond red!
TRADITIONAL GARNET REDS
I started pulling colors from the red/red-violet family, using this photo from the GIA.edu website. This was so much fun! I could have spent all day playing with color!
Some of our limited edition 65 Roses* colors fit nicely into this grouping [see photo below].
* Treenway Silks donates a minimum 10% of 65 Roses sales to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, in honor of Andrea's angels, to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF)
3.5mm Silk Ribbon L-R: 65 Roses Limited Edition 'Black Magic,' Montano 'Berry,' Montano 'Fuchsia,' 65 Roses Limited Edition 'Intrigue,' and 65 Roses perpetual 'Munstead Wood.'
Harmony Silk Thread L-R: #21 Pondicherry, #20 Bordello, 65 Roses perpetual 'Munstead Wood,' #45 Diva and #43 Harlequin.
Shinju Silk Thread Collection L-R: #21 Pondicherry, #20 Bordello, 65 Roses perpetual 'Munstead Wood,' #45 Diva and #43 Harlequin.
Serenity Silk Thread L-R: #21 Pondicherry, #20 Bordello, 65 Roses perpetual 'Munstead Wood,' #45 Diva and #43 Harlequin.
Tranquility Silk Thread L-R: #20 Bordello, #45 Diva, Montano 'Berry,' Montano 'Fuchsia,' 65 Roses perpetual 'Munstead Wood' and 65 Roses Limited Edition 'Basye's Purple Rose.'
Zen Shin Silk Thread L-R: #21 Pondicherry, #20 Bordello, 65 Roses perpetual 'Munstead Wood,' #45 Diva and #43 Harlequin.
FULL RANGE OF GARNET COLORS
The next bit of fun was selecting the "full range" of colors in which Garnets may be found. I used the garnet photo from the GIA.edu website for a guide. We have so many color possibilities, but Montano 'Macau' looks like it could have been named "The Many Colors of Garnet!"
3.5mm Silk Ribbon L-R: #204 Paprika, #20 Bordello, Montano 'Macau,' #10 Malachite and #201 Golden Aspen.
Tranquility Silk Thread L-R: #204 Paprika, #20 Bordello, Montano 'Macau,' #10 Malachite and #201 Golden Aspen.
