If you’re looking for conversion charts for your current embroidery project – say, you have a kit that calls for DMC, but you have Anchor floss – there are a few good resources on the internet that can help you.
Probably my favorite conversion chart is from DMC to Soie d’Alger. I love soie d’alger, and I have a little stash (relative to the number of colors available!), but I have a huge stash of DMC. If I find a color I like in DMC, but want the silk thread, then this conversion chart at The Sophisticated Stitcher comes in handy.
You’ll also find an Anchor to DMC conversion chart at Sophisticated Stitcher as well, and a DMC to Anchor.
In fact, here’s the whole list of conversion and color charts at The Sophisticated Stitcher. You’ll love having this handy tool!
Needlepointers also has several pages of links to color and conversion charts around the web. Some of the links are outdated, but most are still good.
Just remember when you’re looking at colors online – your monitor may not reflect accurately the color you are considering! It’s always better to see the product in person, or, if you’re considering purchasing fabric, to request a swatch.
Have fun!
Hi,
I enjoy very much your blog and would like to take the time to thank you for sharing such great and useful information.
I would like to share with you a link I had a hard time looking for. Is is about the japanese cotton floss called Cosmo which is quite comum in lots of japanese embroidery books.
Here you can find a link to a conversion table to DMC:
http://homepage2.nifty.com/angelcrossstitch/benrityo/conversion/cosmo.html
And here is the table of colours of Cosmo floss:
http://www.hobby-net.co.jp/mihon_i01.html
Hope this is useful!
Candida
Stitching in Brazil