Interactive Hand Embroidery Thread Catalog | DMC Floss Converter, Color Matching, Cross Stitch Calculators & Palette

Interactive Hand Embroidery Thread Catalog | DMC Floss Converter, Color Matching, Cross Stitch Calculators & Palette
🧵 Interactive Hand Embroidery Thread Catalog
A practical digital tool for hand embroidery and cross-stitch lovers who want to find thread colors, compare brands, convert project lists, calculate materials and organize project palettes in one place.
The catalog includes 2,723 thread colors across 8 embroidery floss brands:
• DMC — 454 colors
• Sullivans — 454 colors
• Madeira Mouliné — 379 colors
• Anchor — 341 colors
• Dinky Dyes — 332 colors
• Classic Colorworks — 280 colors
• Weeks Dye Works — 261 colors
• The Gentle Art — 222 colors
✨ THREAD CATALOG
Browse threads by brand and view individual thread cards with color number, color name, thread type and available conversion information.
Use the search field to find a thread by full or partial number or color name.
Switch between a visual card grid and a compact table view.
🎨 BEST MATCH EQUIVALENTS
Select a thread to open its detailed preview and see stored cross-brand equivalents.
Where conversion data exists, the catalog shows alternative threads from other brands and a color-match percentage to help you compare possible substitutes.
For hand-dyed and variegated threads, the catalog also makes clear that visual appearance can vary because of dye variation and color distribution.
🔄 BATCH THREAD CONVERTER
Have an entire embroidery chart that uses one brand of floss?
Paste multiple thread numbers into the converter, choose the source brand and target brand, and generate a corresponding working list in another brand using conversion relationships stored in the catalog.
The converter accepts numbers separated by commas, spaces, semicolons or new lines.
This feature is designed for converting multiple thread numbers at once, while the individual thread card is used for one-color comparison.
🧮 4 PRACTICAL EMBROIDERY CALCULATORS
The catalog includes four planning tools:
1. Floss Consumption Calculator
Estimate the approximate amount of working floss required for a project using:
• total stitch count
• number of strands
• average stitch length
• reserve percentage
The result estimates total meters of floss and the approximate number of standard 8 m skeins required.
2. Strand Count by Fabric Count
Get a practical starting recommendation for how many strands of six-strand embroidery floss to use on common fabric counts.
Supports common counts from 11 to 40 and both:
• 1 fabric thread / Aida square
• stitching over 2 fabric threads on evenweave or linen
3. Chart Size → Finished Size Calculator
Enter your chart dimensions in stitches and fabric count to calculate the finished embroidery size in:
• inches
• centimeters
Useful when selecting fabric and planning margins before cutting.
4. Needle Selector
Choose your fabric count and fabric type to receive a practical starting recommendation for a tapestry needle size.
Supports Aida and Evenweave / Linen.
❤️ MY PALETTE
Create a working palette for an individual embroidery project.
Add the threads you need, then use the palette as a checklist to:
• review all project colors in one place
• compare available cross-brand alternatives
• identify threads you already own
• prepare a shopping list for missing colors
The project palette can also be printed separately.
❓ SEARCHABLE Q&A KNOWLEDGE BASE
The catalog contains an integrated 16-question searchable help section explaining how to use the main tools and features.
Topics include:
• searching by thread number or name
• filtering catalog colors
• switching between card and table views
• understanding color-match percentages
• comparing threads across brands
• using My Palette
• converting complete project lists
• using all four calculators
• printing and saving as PDF
• understanding the limitations of screen color representation
🖨️ PRINT OR SAVE AS PDF
The catalog includes a Print / PDF function.
Open the brand or section you want, select Print / PDF, and use your browser's print dialog to:
• print the page on paper, or
• save it as a PDF file using options such as “Save as PDF” or “Microsoft Print to PDF”.
Catalog print pages include the digitizingembroidery.shop™ watermark.
📁 WHAT YOU RECEIVE
This is a digital product.
After purchase, you receive access instructions with a link to the interactive online catalog.
No physical thread, embroidery kit or printed book will be shipped.
⚠️ IMPORTANT COLOR NOTE
Screen colors are intended as a practical visual reference only.
Actual thread appearance can vary depending on monitor settings, browser color management, photography, dye lots and, especially, the natural variation found in hand-dyed and variegated threads.
Whenever exact physical color matching is critical, compare with the actual thread or an official physical color card.
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Interactive Hand Embroidery Thread Catalog
Created 20. August 2026