DMC Conversions

If you're a stitcher you probably have your favorite floss to stitch with. There are so many beautiful threads available now. Some of the ones I stitch with are: Weeks Dye Works, Sampler Threads by The Gentle Art, Classic Colorworks, Valdani, and Silk ' N Colors from The Thread Gatherer. I love the hand overdyed look and what that adds to a finished piece. As a designer we have to make a choice to stitch the model in. I list this in the  chart and I always add a DMC conversion that you can follow to stitch in, or use it as an aid in selecting other overdyed threads you might have in your stash. I wanted to share a little bit about how I choose the DMC conversion.

This is my DMC box. I usually don't stitch with these, so I have a full set of DMC to choose from.

These are the Classic Colorworks threads I stitched on a soon to be released chart.

 Instead of going to a random chart on the internet, I lay them out on the table and choose the DMC colors that match the best. Part of this is seeing how well they all look together.  I want them to blend together as well as the floss I stitched the model in.

Sometimes I am really tempted to add a silk conversion to the regular overdyed floss, and DMC, I use because stitching with silks threads on linen is my very favorite.

What are your favorite threads to stitch with? Let me know in the comments below.

Happy Stitching, Wendy