I purchased DMC Pearl Cotton Skein to complete a tablecloth begun by my mother in 1927, when she was 16 years old. For reasons unknown, she never finished it, but gave it to me to do so. The original thread she used was not with the tablecloth, so I went to Michael’s to find the closest match…surprisingly, I found the right color and texture. I am in the process of finally completing the tablecloth to be passed on to my children to cherish.

DMC Blanc had two places where the yarn was frayed/split within the first metre of use, which required me to rejoin in my embroidery project. I am hoping this will not be the case with the Light Mauve and Light Blue Green yarns when the time comes for me to use them. DMC are usually an excellent quality product, however I am a little disappointed this time. Marianne Hayes

I buy embroidery floss to make friendship bracelets with, so when I saw the larger skeins I bought some up. This texture is great to use as base strings for alpha patterns but does not work very well when mixed with the traditional textured string. I would not mix textures unless you're more experienced with making them. As I don't actually embroider, I can't speak for how well it would work for that purpose.