Thread Colors for Faces and Skin

Folks are always asking what threads are good for creating different skin tones. Traditionally needlepointers have used the late Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum's list of DMC colors to choose the right thread for their Aboriginal/Asian/African/European skin tones.
http://www.tiag.com/background/altcolor.html

Here's a new source, passed on from the ANG email list to me from Deborah. Thanks, Deb!
http://www.carouselcharts.com/SkinTones.pdf

Carousel Charts is a cross stitch company. They've also published a guide to changing colors in general that I found very interesting.
http://www.carouselcharts.com/LightnDark.pdf

Carole Lake suggests these DMC floss colors:
Lips: 309, 938
Pinks/corals: 818, 761, 819
Porcelains/peaches: 948, 712, 754
Tans: 712, 437, 738, 3774, 739
Peaches/tans: 948, 754, 3778, 758
Asian: 739, 3774, 950
African-American: 632, 3772, 3773

A chart from Lord Libidan
https://lordlibidan.com/find-the-perfect-skin-tone-dmc-threads/

I have a series of articles on Blog that talk about threads for various skin colors.  As a bonus there is a link to an article about how to do sparkling eyes.
https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2015/09/skin-and-eyes.html

Lots of thread companies have thread collections for skin tones.
https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2013/09/match-my-face.html

Fleur de Paris sells a set of DMC cotton floss colors they call "Sandra's Skin Colors."
https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2017/01/sandras-skin-colors.html

Kreinik, Access Commodities and Rainbow Gallery all have such thread sets.
https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2013/09/match-my-face.html

Kreinik's Silk Mori skin colors are on their website.

https://www.kreinik.com/store/Alternate-skin-color-choices.html

Here's a good look at the Rainbow Gallery Design Collection skin tones threads.
https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2011/10/threads-for-perfect-skin.html

Folks love Pepperpot silk, so I've started exploring doing skin tones with their colors.
https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2015/11/pepperpot-skins.html

https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2016/05/pepperpot-skin-again.html

EGA's teacher Kim Sanders suggests three skin colors:  DMC 950 for blondes and those with auburn hair, DMC 407 for those with brown hair and tanned skin, and DMC 08 for those with black hair and the darkest skin tone.


Good luck creating that perfect face!