Thread Talk

Everything you need to know about needlepoint threads, including fiber types, mesh sizes, our favorite fibers, and decorative options. This guide will help you choose the best threads for your canvas and add texture and personality to your stitching.

Our Favorites:

  • Cotton: DMC Pearl Cotton 
  • Silk: Pepper Pot
  • Silk & Wool: Essentials
  • Wool: N/A
  • Decorative: Very Velvet, Fyre Werks

Fiber make up/material:

  • Cotton (affordable, durable, great for cording)
  • Silk (smooth/soft to stitch with, vibrant colors)
  • Silk & Wool (50/50 makeup, more durable than pure silk, smooth stitching)
  • Wool (super durable, very stretchy)
  • Decorative/Specialities (nice way to add texture/dimension to the canvas, sparkly/velvet/metallic/fuzzy)

13 Mesh Fibers:

Cotton:

  • DMC Pearl Cotton, Size 3
  • DMC 6-strand Embroidery Floss, all 6 strands

Silk:

  • Pepper Pot
  • Planet Earth Silk

Silk & Wool:

  • Silk & Ivory
  • Milan

Wool:

  • Vineyard Silk Wool
  • Planet Earth Wool
  • Appletons

Decorative/Specialty:

  • Neon Rays +
  • Silk Lame Braid
  • Fyre Werks
  • Very Velvet
  • Fuzzy Stuff (2-3 strands)

18 Mesh Fibers:

Cotton:

  • DMC Pearl Cotton, Size 5
  • DMC 6-strand Embroidery Floss, 4 strands

Silk:

  • Pepper Pot
  • Vineyard Silk

Silk & Wool:

  • Essentials

Decorative/Specialty:

  • Neon Rays +
  • Silk Lame Braid
  • Fyre Werks
  • Petite Very Velvet
  • Fuzzy Stuff (1-2 strands)