What is the difference between size 8 and size 12 on Pearl Cotton ?
Pearl Cotton size 12 is the most decorative thread Valdani manufactures that you can put both on top and in the bobbin of your machine with most beautiful results. Excellent for machine and hand quilting, machine and hand embroidery, hardanger, decorative stitching, needle punching, crochet, miniature knitting, tassel and fringe-making. Pearl Cotton size 8 is a heavier thread, highly decorative, that you can use in machine and hand couching, hand embroidery, hardanger, decorative stitching, needle punching, crochet, tassel and fringe-making. Note: Valdani Pearl Cottons are slightly heavier than DMC in the same size. Pearl Cotton size 5 is the latest introduced product in the Pearl Cotton series, it is a very heavy thread, almost double the size of #8.
