Thread Information

Thread Sizes and Lengths

Size 12 Pearl Cotton Thread Skeins measure 130 yards
Size 8 Pearl Cotton Thread Skeins measure 50 yards
Size 5 Pearl Cotton Thread Skeins measure 27.3 yards

Use Our Colorful Hand-dyed Threads for:

  • Hand embroidery
  • Hand and machine quilting
  • Sashiko
  • Couching
  • Bobbin work
  • Wool applique
  • Cross-stitch
  • Needle-point
  • Weaving
  • Crochet
  • Knitting
  • Tatting

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Dye Information

Artfabrik threads are dyed with Procion MX fiber reactive dyes. Colors are brilliant and rich. During the dyeing process, colors will intermingle to produce in between colors or “colors with no name”. Thread dye lots will vary slightly.

Although we wash our threads over 25 times by hand, there may be excess dye that will wash out under certain conditions. This is called back-dyeing. Some colors (especially red, fuchsia, purple) will back-dye a light-colored background fabric if the fabric gets damp or wet. Test the bleed factor of a thread by stitching to a piece of test fabric and washing in hot water.

How to Wash Thread for Back-dyeing

For thread: before using it, hand wash it in very hot water (almost boiling) with detergent or Synthropol and rinse until the water runs clear. Squeeze out excess water. Let it line dry. Test the bleed factor of the thread by stitching a length to a piece of white test fabric. Wash in hot water again if necessary.