I don't have an embroidery machine, unfortunately, which is why I wanted to buy the pre-made letters (sounds lame, but they look really nice, there are plain ones and scipt ones)
however, the letters only come in white, so that's why I figured I would put a different colour at the top.
I'm not sure if I could dye the letters? They're made of polyester thread, I think, I'm not sure how well I could dye those... I've never tried. It's a good idea, providing I can dye the letters!