Embroidery Thread

Floche is a size 16 mercerized, single-strand embroidery thread made from long staple Egyptian cotton. This lustrous thread has a soft, luxurious hand and is most commonly used in whitework, cutwork, openwork and needle painting. Pearl Cotton is a single ply embroidery thread with a lustrous, pearly finish due to a process called mercerization. Peral cotton is available in a variety of weights or thicknesses, and depending on the weight can be available in a twisted skein or in a ball. A wide range of colors are available for size 5 pearl cotton, with a lesser variety for size 8. Other sizes have a limited color selection. The weights can include sizes 3, 5, 8, 12 and 80.