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DMC Stranded Cotton Skeins

DMC Embroidery Threads and Accessories - DMC Stranded Cotton Skeins

DMC Stranded Cotton Skeins

DMC stranded cotton skeins (Art 117) are made with 100% long staple cotton, double mercerised thread. Each skein is 8m (8.7 yard) in length.  Stranded cotton has six strands that separate easily. This allows you to modify your stitches based on how many threads you use.  Add depth and fine details to your work by varying the number of strands.

DMC Stranded Cotton Skeins have a distinct advantage because they are colour fast.  Thread colours bleeding is much less likely. Over-dyed, hand-dyed, and other cotton threads may not be as reliable.   Because the colours are faithfully reproduced you can always complete a project using exactly the same color.

Variegated colours are shown with a V after their number.

Replacements for the 2013 release colours

The 16 colours released in 2013 are hard to come by.
Below is a suggestion for substitute colours. They are close but not exact matches:

3880 can be replaced with 223 or 372
3881 can be replaced with 164 or 3364
3882 can be replaced with 839
3883 can be replaced with 722
3884 can be replaced with 535 or 04
3885 can be replaced with 312
3886 can be replaced with 3685 or 35
3887 can be replaced with 208 or 3837
3888 can be replaced with 3740 or 3041
3889 can be replaced with 445
3890 can be replaced with 3766 or 3846
3891 can be replaced with 995 or 3844
3892 can be replaced with 740
3893 can be replaced with 543
3894 can be replaced with 907
3895 can be replaced with 646 or 648

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