There are many different types of embroidery threads or floss
The cotton 6-strand floss found in skeins is the most commonly available embroidery threads – floss. The well-known brands are DMC, Anchor or Coats. I am not saying these brands are the best on the market. They are very good quality for the money, easy to find and easy to use.
Other brands are more expensive and less expensive
It is worth exploring the more expensive brands. I wouldn’t recommend the cheaper brands compared to the ones I mentioned in the first paragraph. I think it’s not worth the saving as these threads can be frustrating to use as the thread knots and tangles up a little more readily.
If you have already bought these cheap ones, don’t worry; you can buy a small block of 100% beeswax. After cutting your thread to the length you wish to work with, run your thread over the wax block a couple of times. This makes it much easier to run the thread through the fabric with far less chance of it knotting or tangling up.
Types
Embroidery floss is a 6-stranded cotton slightly glossy and easily divided into 3 lots of 2 strands or 2 lots of 3 strands. Image green thread ->
Perle Cotton Thread is an S-twisted 2-ply thread with a high sheen, sold in five sizes or weights (No. 3, 5, 8, 12 and 16 (3 being the heaviest and 16 the finest). It is non-divisible. Image pink thread ->
Metallic Pearl Thread is available in various metallic colours
Persian Wool Yarn is a loosely twisted 3-strand yarn of pure wool.
Medici or broder medici is a fine, light-weight wool thread
All of the above threads and flosses come in a huge range of colours. As far as I know and from my experience over the years, I have always found them to be colourfast. I personally don’t have any experience with cheap threads.
Cotton, rayon, silk, wool, linen, soy
There are many more types of embroidery thread and floss. There is 100% linen thread, soy thread, 100% silk thread, 50% wool and 50% silk thread. I don’t have any experience with the soy thread.
Other embroidery threads are more exclusive and unique. Hand-dyed with natural plant dyes, producing beautiful colours.
Mend-Darn-Repair
Your arsenal of supplies – it’s a good idea to have a variety of cotton embroidery threads of different thicknesses for various mending and darning repairs. Cover up a stubborn stain on a shirt with a simple embroidery design. Cotton thread would be a better choice for a visible mend on a pair of jeans. It all depends on the design you wish to create.
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