Use Filament by itself or combined with other threads and yarns for a random highlighting effect.
Extremely popular for cross stitch, but also used for highlights in needlepoint.
It can be used by itself in backstitching for beautiful blackwork-style stitching.
Can be used as a... Read more
A 50% wool, 50% silk blend. 36 yard skein. About the same weight as Wildflowers, but has more loft. Can be used on fine linens as well as larger counts of needlepoint canvas.
You can often control the look of your stitches to create either a sculptured or a satiny look simply by adding or... Read more
A single strand hand-dyed cotton in variegated colors. It has more of a matte finish when stitched. Use one or more strands as required by the ground fabric. One strand is approximately the same weight as flower thread or Medicis wool. It is between a #8 and #12 pearl cotton in weight. It is... Read more
Hand-dyed 3 strand pima cotton with the same versatility as Persian wool. For needlepoint use one ply on 18 count, two plies on 13 count canvas. Use one ply for cross stitch on 11-20 count fabric, or cross stitch over two threads on 18 count fabric. Quilters use for big stitch, tied quilts, crazy quilts. 10 yard skein.
Ivory Weight: 40. Fiber Content: 3-ply extra long staple cotton, mercerized. Recommended Needle size: 75/11, 80/12, 90/14 Signature40 Cotton: Decorative stitches, free motion quilting and for use in the bobbin on both long arm and home quilting machines. This all-natural cotton thread program meets... Read more
"Nishikiito" is the cosmo brand metallic thread for hand embroidery. This thread is crafted in Kyoto, Japan with the same techniques to produce the gold thread used in traditional Japanese clothing.
Hand-dyed 12 ply spun silk. 6 yard skein. Easily divided, it fits beautifully on many fabric and canvas sizes. Four plies work well on 18 count canvas, two plies cover 18 count fabric for cross stitch. Also use two plies for cross stitch over two threads on 28 count fabric. Good for surface embellishment on quilts.
100% silk, 12-ply, 5 yard skeins. Silk N Colors initially separates into 3 groups of 4-ply. Before stitching, separate and put together the desired number of ply. Cross-stitching: we recommend 1-ply on 30 count or finer, 2-ply on 28 count linen, 4-ply on 18 count. Needlepoint: we recommend 4-ply on 18 count canvas and 6 to 8 ply on 12 to 13 count canvas.
This 100% organic non-mulesed wool has been dyed using infusions of completely natural ingredients such as walnut, rhubarb, indigo and juniper.Its even thickness and gentle twist make it perfect for hand embroidery, cross stitching, punch needle, weaving and mending.
Au Ver a Soie Soie 100/3 is a single ply highly twisted spun silk for embroidery, counted thread, canvaswork and hand, machine and long-arm quilting. The color number system is identical to Soie Perlee, but different from Soie d'Alger.
The shades are different than Soie d'Alger and it... Read more
Use Tapestry (#12) Braid in Cross Stitch (11ct), Needlepoint (18-30ct), Crochet, as a companion yarn for Knitting designs, and for embellishments in Scrapbooking & Card Making. 9.1 meter (10 yard) cards.
Use Kreinik Fine #8 Braid in Cross Stitch (11-14ct), Needlepoint (18-30 ct), Crochet (equivalent to a #10 crochet weight), Scrapbooking and Card making. Available on 13.7 meter (15 yard) cards.
This is the premier metallic thread for cross stitching because it is so soft and easy to use. Stitch with Very Fine (#4) Braid in Cross Stitch (16-18 ct) and Needlepoint (for light details on 18-30 ct). It is also nice and thin for Machine Embroidery, Scrapbooking and Card Making embellishments. Available on 15 yard (13.7 meter) cards.
It is a light weight, but exceptionally strong, silky rayon thread. It is colorfast, both washable and dry cleanable. It is recommended that no bleach or whitening agents be used when laundering. While it is a utilitarian weight that works very well in all decorative applications, it is the... Read more
Stone Blue Weight: 40 Fiber Content: 3-ply extra long staple cotton, mercerized Recommended Needle size: 75/11, 80/12, 90/14 Signature 40 Cotton: Decorative stitches, free motion quilting and for use in the bobbin on both long arm and home quilting machines. This all-natural cotton thread program... Read more
It is a light weight, but exceptionally strong, silky rayon thread. It is colorfast, both washable and dry cleanable. It is recommended that no bleach or whitening agents be used when laundering. While it is a utilitarian weight that works very well in all decorative applications, it is the... Read more