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March 1, 2023 NOTICE

COVID-19 UPDATE

Most of our thread and ribbon suppliers are either overwhelmed with orders and having trouble keeping up, or having trouble getting base materials. So the wait can be 3-6 months for out of stock colors.

Hand-dyed thread vendors are taking 4-12 months to fill orders if they have base product to dye. But we continue to see our hit rate for most hand-dyed thread orders hover around 30% of what we request.

Effective 12/1/21 we will not be ordering Gentle Art Sampler threads until perhaps 2024. We had so many colors on back order and have been unable to get many for more than a year now. We will fill orders with what we have in stock, but those we do not have will be cancelled from your request. We hoped this situation would improve but so far that has not happened, in fact it's gotten to be more of an issue.

Effective 7/1/22 we are only taking orders for Gloriana 12-strand silk, Florimell, Tudor Silk and Silk Ribbons. All of the rest of threads we are not accepting orders at the present time since we don't stock most of them these days. Orders are taking 6-12 months and we are not able to get all of the items when we receive our orders. With the continued demand for threads, supply chain issues and staffing challenges we don't expect that to improve in the foreseeable future.

Effective 9/20/22 we are no longer ordering Baroque Silk or Soy Luster.. If you are looking for specific colors send us an e-mail and we can see if we have any of it in stock.

Be prepared that due to COVID-19 the disruption to the supply chain and vendors ability to supply product will continue into 2024 or even 2025. Please plan well ahead for your projects and know that everyone is doing the best they can under the circumstances, but there are no easy fixes in sight.

If you've not used our on-line catalog before we suggest you read our Ordering Information page, which has details about using the cart, estimated shipping costs, etc. You'll find accessories, embellishments, fabrics and more items off the main Catalog page.

We do not have a real-time inventory system nor do we have plans to ever implement one. The threads listed here are those that we typically carry in the shop or special order regularly. Adding a thread to your shopping cart does not imply we have it in stock. Please check with us if knowing that before you order is critical. We are a brick and mortar shop and our hours are posted at the bottom of the page.

While we have photos of many of the threads we carry which you may use as a general reference, we do not recommend making a color choice based solely on the photos. Dyelots change over time, sometimes by a substantial amount and photos are not updated with any regularity. Monitors will also display color differently. If you are trying to match a color, we suggest giving us a reference like DMC, Anchor or Needlepoint Inc. to match to. Then we can see what we have in current dyelots that might work for you.

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If you need a thread we don't stock either call us to see if we can special order it, or add a note to the Special Instructions when you checkout. For threads marked Special Order if we don't have them in stock we can order them. For threads marked Special Order Only we do not stock them at all, and order them as needed. We also carry Color Cards for a number of threads (there are none for hand-dyed threads). You'll find them on our Color Card page.
Vendor	Thread/Ribbon
Access Commodities Now with photos!	Accentuate (Madeira Supertwist) Bijoux (Madeira Jewel Black Core/White Core aka Lacquered Jewels) Gilt Sylke Twist Trebizond Londonderry Linen Thread Ensembles de Soie Collections of lovely silk threads Silk Tressage - Flat and Soutache Braids
Anchor Marlitt, Metallic Perle, their overdyed floss and the Perle Cottons are Discontinued.	Floss
Appleton	Crewel Wool & Tapestry Wool
Au Ver à Soie® You can view photos of most of our Au Ver à Soie® threads!	Soie d' Alger Soie d'Alger - set of 635 colors @ 15% discount. Soie 100/3 Soie de Paris Soie Chenille (Special order only) Soie Gobelins Soie Perlee Soie Ovale Soie Surfine Silk Trame Silk Flesh Tone Collections Fine d'Aubusson Wool Metallic Braids (4, 8, 12, 16 & 32) Sets of silks for Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Brown Paper Packages	Silk & Ivory and Trio Stardust (Silk & Ivory with a metallic twist)
Caron Collection	Watercolours Wildflowers (Special Order) Wildflowers - Solid (Special Order) Waterlilies Impressions - Solid Impressions - Overdyed (Special Order Only) Soie Cristale Snow
Classic Colourworks (previously known as Crescent Colours)	Floss Belle Soie  Hand-dyed silk floss
Dinky-Dyes	Dinky-Dyes Silk Floss Dinky-Dyes Silk Ribbon Dinky-Dyes Silk Perle (Silk perle in 3 different weights) Dinky-Dyes Jumbuck (50% silk/50% wool - Special Order)
DMC Rayon floss is completely gone now.	Floss Coloris Etoile Floss Diamant Variations Floss & Perle #5 Satin Floss Floche *** This is made by DMC Exclusively for Fleur de Paris, our distributor in Los Angeles. If you hear rumors that DMC is no longer making it, don't be dismayed - it is, but only for FDP. So we can still get it and we stock all the colors, although with COVID-19 some are taking us a few months to get back in stock. Light Effects (Metallic Floss) Perle Cotton - list of size 3, 5, 8 & 12 Perle #5 in balls Metallic Perle #5 Metallic Embroidery Thread (Fil Metallise) Cutwork (Coton a Broder - we carry a few colors) Infusions - Memory Thread * DMC is no longer making this thread and we have almost none in stock. And our suppliers can no longer get it. Please contact us via e-mail if you're looking for a specific color. But check the wichelt.com website first as if they don't list it, it's gone.
Fleur de Paris	Bella Lusso®  100% Merino Wool Now with Photos! See ThreadworX below for a hand-dyed version and Rainbow Gallery's new Glisten for a version twisted with a filament.
Gentle Art, The Effective 12/1/21 we are only filling orders for what we have in stock. We are suspending orders with this vendor due to their extreme backlog and shortage of thread.	Sampler Threads This page is for reference only. Please use the search box above. As we sell out of colors we will remove them from the searchable database. We do not keep a real time inventory in this online system so ordering it is not a guarantee we have it in stock.
Gloriana Gloriana orders are taking 4-6 months if they have the thread dyed when they ship our order. Be sure to allow a several month lead time for your projects.	Silk Floss 12 strand silk Florimell Au ver á Soie® hand-dyed Soie d'Alger Tudor Silk thinner 12 strand for 45 and above count linen Silk Ribbon 4mm, 7mm & 13mm Vintage Silk Ribbon - Lacquered Gold for Willing Hands Virgin Queen's Stitching Wallet For the present time we are not accepting orders for these threads: Duchess Silk (Special Order) Lorikeet (Special Order) Luminescence (Special Order) Pashmina (Special order) Princess Perle/Princess Perle Petite (Special Order) Silk Chenille is discontinued and no longer available.
Goldwork Threads We get thread for Goldwork from Access Commodities & Kreinik. If you don't see something listed here you are looking for, please contact us.	Passing Threads, Gold Wire & Silver Wire, Purls, Rococo, Russia Braid, Milliary, etc. Silk Wrapped Purl Silk Wrapped Gimp #2, #4 & #8 Silk Serpentine Silk Facette Gimp Crinkle Silk Gimp (gone now)
Gumnuts	Stars (stranded silk) * new color range 480-489 Sage, released 2019
Kreinik We no longer carry Bella, Mori or Serica. We do have the color card so if you need help with finding substitutes, please contact us.	Metallic Braids (Blending Filament, #4, #8, #12, #16, #24, #32; Regular, Easter Grass, Japan & Holographic colors) Metallic Ribbons (1/16", 1/8" & the new 1/4") Cable Cord Easter Grass is listed with the rest of the Metallic threads (#9032) Facets & Petite Facets & Wired Facets HotWire Japan #5 & #7 Threads Ombre Couching Thread Real Metal threads (Special Order) Micro Ice Chenille
Londonderry Linen Thread	Sizes 18/3, 30/3, 50/3 & 100/3
Misc (various vendor threads not listed elsewhere)	Gutermann Invisible Thread (for beading)
Needle Necessities Needle Necessities closed in 2007. These pages are for reference only so you have some idea what a color looked like. You can find substitutes for many of the Overdyed Floss colors from the threads by ThreadworX.	Floss Reference page only Perle Cotton #3, #5 & #8 Reference page only Rachel Reference page only Spring II Reference page only Velour Reference page only Charleston Reference page only Overdyed Wool Reference page only Overdyed Kreinik #4, #8 & #12 Reference page only
Needlepoint Inc.	Silk Floss
Planet Earth	Pepper Pot 6-ply silk Essentials We can order any of the other Planet Earth threads that are still made. Furr, Fuz and Fun as well as Opal is gone. The sub for FFF is Rainbow Gallery Wisper. Tonals Silk Ribbons The ribbons have been discontinued and we have very  limited stock. Please send us an e-mail and we can see if we still have any of what you want in stock.
Rainbow Gallery We are adding photos of all the Rainbow Gallery threads. As we get them photographed we'll add them to the appropriate page.	Alpaca 18 now with photos! Rainbow Angora now with photos! Arctic Rays now with photos! Alabaster Bravo® Capri Coronet Braid™ (sizes 4, 8, & 16) now with photos! Cresta d'Oro® now with photos! Crystal Braid Elegance™ Encore! Entice Fancy Fur Faux Fur® - Discontinued & all supplies are gone; best sub is Fuzzy Stuff Fiesta! - Discontinued & all our supplies are gone Flair® now with photos! Fluffy Fleece - Most colors are discontinued but a few are still available Baby Fluffy Fleece - Discontinued and our inventory is gone Fuzzy Stuff Frosty Rays® & Petite Frosty Rays® now with photos! Fyre Werks® (regular or Soft Sheen) now with photos! Glisten (Bella Lusso® wool twisted with a filament - new Jan 2017 & with photos) Gold Rush 14™ now with photos! Variegated Gold Rush 14™ now with photos! Gold Rush 18™ now with photos! Gold Rush XS™ Grandeur™ Mandarin Floss now with photos! Neon Rays® now with photos! & Neon Rays®+ Nordic Gold® Overture® Panache Patent Leather & Patent Leather 2 - DISC Rainbow Linen Rainbow Persian (this is Fleur de Paris Anahera wool on cards) Rainbow Tweed Santa's Beard & Suit® - Discontinued & all supplies are gone; best sub Angora Silk Lamé Braid (13, 18 & Petite) & Silk Lamé Plus (ribbon) Sparkle! Braid Sparkle Rays & Petite Sparkle Rays Splendor® now with photos! Splendor Silk Ribbon Subtlety™ - Discontinued and supplies are limited Super-Suede Treasure Braid ™ (sizes 4, 8, 12 ,16 & Petite now with photos!) Treasure Ribbon   Treasure Ribbon Petite now with photos! Tiara® Very Velvet™ & Petite Very Velvet™ Water 'N Ice Winter Wisper now with photos! Zoo Eyes - DISC - sub with LB300 or SL300 Silk Lame Braid The threads below have been Discontinued by Rainbow Gallery and we did not stock them. put a note in the comments if you are looking for a color Rainbow Gallery might still have (order in mutliples of 6) 24 Karats Rainbow Cashmere Designer's Dream Gold Rush 12™ Hi-Lights Patina® Pebbly Perle® Plastic Canvas 7 Plastic Canvas 10 Precious Metals™ Razzle-Dazzle 6® Ribbon Rays Silk & Cream Treasure Chest Ultra-Suede®
Sajou Sajou makes mostly sewing threads but they also have two excellent threads for needlework.	Silk Perle Metallic (Metalised polyester)
Silk Road Fibers	Straw Silk
Thread Gatherer If you are looking for a thread not listed here, contact us and we'll see if can order it for you.	Silk 'n Colors (12 strand silk floss - Special Order) Silken Ribbon (4mm, 7mm - Special Order)
ThreadworX We stock ThreadworX floss in all colors and most of their other threads. We do not currently list the Vineyard Merino in the online catalog but will be adding it - ask us if you need a color ordered.	Overdyed Floss Expressions (same base thread as SpringII) Hand-Dyed Vineyard Silk Legacy Collection (replacement for Charleston) Hand-dyed Kreinik Micro Ice Chenille (new for 2018) Hand-Dyed Kreinik Braid Pearl Cotton (#3, 5, 8 & 12) Hand-Dyed Bella Lusso®
Weeks Dye Works	Floss
Wiltex Threads We stock the Classic and special order the Tone-on-Tone and Merino.  Merino Strandable and Shimmer are no longer made and we have limited supplies of them. Send us an e-mail if you are looking for a specific color.	Vineyard Silk - Classic Vineyard Silk - Tone-on-Tone (Special Order) Vineyard Merino (Special Order)
YLI We stock a number of colors of Ribbon Floss but do Special Order any of them.	Ribbon Floss Regular, Metallic, Shimmer Blend, Super Shimmer Blend, Night Shimmer Blend & Seasons Shimmer Blend (Special Order)
For all other threads, check our Thread Inventory page, where you enter the color name or number.  Or give us a call.

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