Embroidery thread

• Crewel yarn is a fine 2-ply yarn of wool or, less often, a wool-like acrylic.
• Embroidery floss or stranded cotton is a loosely twisted, slightly glossy 6-strand thread, usually of cotton but also manufactured in silk, linen, and rayon. Cotton floss is the standard thread for cross-stitch. Extremely shiny rayon floss is characteristic of Brazilian embroidery. Historically, stranded silk embroidery threads were described as sleaved or sleided in the sixteenth century.
• Filoselle is a historical term for embroidery floss made using the leftover waste from reeled silk.
• Matte embroidery cotton or French coton à broder is a matte-finish twisted 5-ply thread.
• Medici or broder medici is a fine, light-weight wool thread formerly manufactured by DMC Group.
• Perle cotton, pearl cotton, or French coton perlé is an S-twisted, 2-ply thread with high sheen, sold in five sizes or weights.
• Persian yarn is a loosely twisted 3-strand yarn of wool or acrylic, often used for needlepoint.
• Tapestry yarn or tapestry wool is a tightly twisted 4-ply yarn.

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