What type threads are available for hand embroidery, and what weights are best?
There are so many threads available for embroidery that I’m sure it will take all of us to create a full list. Here’s a beginning. Strandable: cotton, silk and rayon floss, Persian wool, Waterlilies(Caron), art silk, Watercolours(Caron), Marlett, floss overdyed Perle cottons (3,5, 8), silk buttonhole twist, Wildflowers(Caron), Cotton a Broder, braided rayon ribbon, silk ribbon (2,4,7mm),decorative threads(Chenille, Charleston, Rachel), metallics, crewel yarns, tapestry wool. ************** I like a thread that is easy to thread, does not have to be separated and preferably comes on a spool instead of card. All kinds of threads, I am always looking for new threads. The most choice find recently is the new Anchor metallic that is in a skein. I found it in of all places, Guernsey, England. Kreinick makes some spooled silk embroidery threads as well as skeined. DMC metallic embroidery thread is very handy and I have used many spools and easy to find. Guitterman makes a great silk twist. So
