We carry a huge selection of threads and have our walls covered with thread - we call them our "walls of threads". We generally carry complete lines of threads with the exception of Rainbow Gallery, of which we have a large assortment, but not every thread type in every color. For Rainbow Gallery if we don't have the color you need we can order it from the manufacturer and usually have it in a few days. Some threads require a minimum purchase as we have to order them in quantities of 6.

We can also obtain hanks in many threads so that if you need a larger quantity of a dye lot you don't have worry about mixing and matching. Looking at and touching a hank of Waterlilies, Soie d'Alger or Needlepoint Inc. Silk is an experience we know you'll enjoy.

Gloriana silk threads and ribbons are all hand-dyed silks. Types are12 ply silk floss, Silk Perle (Princess Perle and Princess Perle Petite), 100/3 (Luminesence) and Silk Ribbon (4mm, 7mm and 13mm). We also have the 9-strand 100% Australian wool - Lorikeet. It comes in the same lucious colors as the silk threads do and a single strand can be stitched over one on 28 count fabric. We can special order the satin ribbon used in some finishing instructions as well (we can order anything from Gloriana we don't have in stock).

We carry all the threads made by Au Ver A Soie for the needlework market: Soie d' Alger, Soie 100/3, Soie Goblein, Soie Perlee, Soie Ovale, and Soie de Paris.

Our spooled threads (including Trebizond, Bijoux and Accentuate) are housed in acrylic cabinets so you can find these threads much easier.

Below is a basic list of our threads. We routinely get new colors of the threads we carry so if you're looking for the latest color of a line, just contact us or check out the on-line thread catalog for up-to-date color listings. Given our inventory it's impossible to have every single thread or ribbon in stock all the time. These are the items we normally carry or can special order.

Purchasing Threads On-Line

We have an on-line thread catalog for most of the threads we carry and you can purchase them via this catalog. If a thread below (vs. the vendor name) is highlighted click on it to be taken to the catalog page for that thread. You can also search for threads using the box below. Useful for when you're not sure who makes it or the name of the thread, but you have a color name or number.

If you're looking for an old Needle Necessities color try searching for NN and the color number (e.g. NN 100). We currently only have the mapping for the floss colors.

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Our first subscription (Series #1) started September 15th and will last for approximately 6 months. We will be featuring 5 thread colors and 1 fabric during the six months. The thread comes in a 100 yd twisted skein packaged in a crystal clear bag you can put on a ring to organize your subscription threads.

The fabric will be a custom color dyed for us by Lakeside Linens and will be available in 40 or 45 count during the series. It is coordinated to go with the 5 thread colors we have picked for this series. The fabric will be approximately 18x12 in size, enough for some fine design use. Additional yardage can be ordered by Subscribers during Series #1.

Thread List

• Access Commodities Accentuate (Madeira Supertwist), Bijoux (Madeira Black Core/Lacquered Jewels), Trebizond and Gilt Sylke Twist
• Amy Mitten Fibers to Dye For
• Anchor® floss, Marlitt and Perle Cotton in sizes 8 and 12
• Au Ver A Soie® Soie d'Alger, Soie Gobleins, Soie Perlee, Soie Ovale, Soie 100/3, Soie de Paris
• Appleton Wool crewel weight (H), tapestry weight hanks by special order only (H)
• brown paper packages Silk & Ivory (H)and Trio (H)
• Caron Collection Wildflowers® (H), Watercolours® (H), Waterlilies® (H), Soie Cristale (H), Impressions® (H), Rachel, Rachellette, Snow, Antica
• Crescent Colors Overdyed floss, Overdyed perle, Belle Soie
• Dinky-Dyes - hand-dyed silk floss and silk ribbon
• DMC® Floss, Linen Floss, Satin Floss, Rayon, Metallic Floss, Metallic Perle, Perle Cotton #3, #5, #8 & #12, Floche, Metallic Embroidery Thread, Fil Metallise, Variations
• Finca (Prescencia)- Floss, Perle #12 & 16
• Gloriana hand-dyed silk Silk Floss, Princess Perle, Princess Perle Petite, Silk Ribbon and Luminescence (Silk 100/3) and Lorikeet - 9ply 100% Australian Wool.
• ™ Blending Filament, Cable, Cord, Japan Threads, #4 Braid, #8 Braid, #12 Braid, #16 Braid, #32 Braid, 1/16 Ribbon and 1/8 Ribbon, Facets, Ombre, Silk Bella, Silk Mori, Silk Serica, Couching Thread, Real Metal Threads
• Londonderry - Londonderry Linen Thread
• Madeira Bijoux (Lacquered Jewels, Accentuate (Supertwsit), Estaz
• Needle Necessities - they closed the business in 2007 so once they are gone there are no more... The floss is replaced by ThreadworX (see below).
  Charleston, French Wool Overdyed, Overdyed Kreinik (#4,#8, #12), Rachel Overdyed, Velour, Spring II
• Needlepoint, Inc. Silk floss (H)
• Paternayan 3-strand 100% Persian Wool
• Rainbow Gallery all of their threads
• The Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Simply Wool
• The Pure Palette Soy Luster, Baroque Silk
• The Thread Gatherer Flax 'n Colors, Oriental Linen, Sanibel™, Silk 'n Colors, Sheep's Silk, Silken Chenille, Silken Ribbon, Woolies, Wild Hairs, Wooly Whites, Shepherd's Silk (special order), Sea Grass
• ThreadworX - hand-dyed floss
• Vineyard Silks - Classic, Shimmer, Tone-on-Tone
• Weeks Dye Works Overdyed floss and overdyed perle

(H) Thread available in hanks

Threads/Ribbons by Type

• Access Commodities Trebizond
• Amy Mitten Fibers to Dye For
• Au Ver A Soie Soie d'Alger, Soie Gobleins, Soie Perlee, Soie Ovale, Soie 100/3, Soie de Paris
• Caron Collection Soie Cristale, Waterlilies
• Crescent Colors Belle Soie
• Dinky Dyes hand-dyed Silk Floss
• Gloriana hand-dyed Silk Floss, Princess Perle, Princess Perle Petite, Fine Silk, Silk Ribbon and Luminescence (Silk 100/3)
• Kreinik Silk Mori, Silk Serica
• Needlepoint, Inc. Silk floss
• The Pure Palette Baroque Silk
• The Thread Gatherer Silk 'n Colors, Silken Ribbon, Silken Chenille
• Vineyard Silks Classic, Shimmer, Tone-on-Tone

Soy

• The Pure Palette Soy Luster (100% soy)

Silk/Wool Blends

• brown paper packages Silk 'n Ivory (50% wool/50% silk), Trio (50% wool/50% silk)
• Caron Collection Impressions (50% wool/50% silk) solid & hand-dyed
• The Thread Gatherer Shepherd's Silk (70% wool/30% silk), Sheep's Silk (50% wool/50% silk)

Silk/Linen Blends

• The Thread Gatherer Oriental Linen (70% linen/30% silk)

Wool

• Appleton Wool (crewel weight)
• The Gentle Art Simply Wool
• Gloriana Lorikeet
• Paternayan 100% Persian Wool
• The Thread Gatherer Woolies, Sanibel (Mohair)

Cotton

• Anchor® Floss, Marlitt and Perle Cotton in sizes 8 and 12
• Caron Collection Wildflowers, Watercolours (pima cotton)
• Crescent Colors Overdyed floss, Overdyed Perle
• DMC Floss, Perle Cotton #3, 5, 8, 12, Floche, Variations
• Finca Floss, Perle Cotton #12 & 16
• The Gentle Art Sampler Threads
• Thread Gatherer Sea Grass
• ThreadworX overdyed-floss
• Weeks Dye Works Overdyed floss and overdyed Perle

Linen & Bamboo

• DMC Linen thread
• Londonderry Linen Thread
• The Thread Gatherer Flax 'n Colors
• Rainbow Gallery Mandarin Floss (100% Bamboo)

Metallics

• Caron Collection Antica
• DMC Metallic floss, Metallic perle
• Kreinik Blending Filament, Cable, Cord, Japan Threads, #4 Braid, #8 Braid, #12 Braid, #16 Braid, #32 Braid, 1/16 Ribbon and 1/8 Ribbon
• Madeira Lacquered Jewels (Bijoux), SuperTwist (Accentuate), Estaz
• Rainbow Gallery - wide variety of metallic threads.

Rayon, Nylon and other man-made fibers

• Anchor Marlitt
• Caron Collection Rachel (100% nylon tube), Rachellette (100% nylon tube with metallic core), Snow (100% synthetic fiber)
• DMC Rayon floss, Satin Floss
• Rainbow Gallery many of their threads

Real Metal Threads

• Access Commodities Gilt Sylke Twist

Ribbons

We carry all of the silk ribbon colors by Gloriana, The Thread Gatherer and Dinky Dyes. We also carry a few colors YLI Ribbon Floss and can special the other colors. All are great ribbons to work with for embroidery, cross-stitch and needlepoint.

Gloriana ribbons come in 4mm, 7mm and 13mm.
Dinky Dyes ribbons come in 4mm and 7mm
Thread Gatherer ribbons come in 4mm and 7mm