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DMC Stranded Cotton Skeins

DMC Embroidery Threads and Accessories - DMC Stranded Cotton Skeins

DMC Stranded Cotton Skeins

DMC stranded cotton Art 117 is 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 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.

DMC cottons are widely available and relatively inexpensive. 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 not exact matches:

  • 3880 can be replaced with 223 or 3722
  • 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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