DMC Stranded Cotton is a 100% mercerised cotton embroidery thread/floss perfect for use in traditional embroidery and cross stitch projects. Made using the world’s finest quality long staple cotton, this thread has a brilliant sheen and exceptionally smooth quality that will lend your project a stunning result. DMC Stranded Cotton is a separable thread, allowing you the freedom and flexibility to modify the thread to the desired weight. Further, DMC Stranded Cotton is produced using colourfast, fade-resistant dyes. Available in hundreds of colours, find the ideal DMC Stranded Cotton for each and every project! Each skein of DMC Stranded Cotton holds 8 metres of thread.