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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.
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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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Society of Soie
Surfine ....when only the finest will do! We are
pleased to be part of the Society of Soie Surfine, a cooperative
of five needlework shops with a love of very fine needlework (as in small). You
can read about the Society on our
Society News blog. If
you wish to purchase a subscription to Series #1 from us you can do so below.
We will take sign-ups for Series #1 until 1 month after our last release in the
series - but you can only sign-up for the entire series.
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. The cost is $18 each month for 6 months ($108 total) and entitles you
to 1 skein of each of the 5 hand-dyed Soie Surfine colors we release along with
a piece of 40 or 45 count custom-dyed linen from Lakeside Linens. You
will get either a skein of that month's thread or the fabric (we haven't
decided yet when the fabric will come). You don't need to pay for the series
up-front, we'll charge each month's release as it is shipped. Please indicate
below which fabric count you wish to receive as part of your subscription when
it released. Additional fabric and thread will be available to subscribers and
we will notify you how to do that at a later date.

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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 Silk (100% silk)
- 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

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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
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