Use the Colors window to choose a color for a thread. The nearest shade in the current thread range is selected.
Use the Colored Pencils to select a color quickly.
Note: Other color models show a greater variety of shades: Color Wheel, Color Sliders, Color Palettes and Image Palettes.
Select a color, then click the color block in the Thread dialog. The Colors window opens.
Click Colored Pencils to select the Colored Pencils color model.
Click one of the 48 pencils. The thread color changes in the Thread dialog.
The shade nearest to the pencil shade is used.
Close the Colors window when you have chosen a color.