It’s common for us to confuse embroidery thread and floss yet understanding the variation is significant.
Embroidery floss contains together divisible and indivisible strands you can use for stitching by hand. The floss comes in skeins rather than spools.Embroidery floss is used for a huge variety of needlework projects - cross-stitch, counted thread, embroidery, needlepoint, smocking, crewel, punch embroidery, appliqué and quilting. Embroidery floss is a thread that is artificial or hand-spun specifically for embroidery and other forms of needlework. It is a loosely twisted, slightly glossy 6-strand thread, usually of cotton but also manufactured in silk, polyester, rayon, and linen.
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Embroidery thread on the other hand, is a two-ply strand that come wound on a spool, unlike the floss. The thread is mostly for machine embroidery and is thin and indivisible, in contrast to the floss. This term includes machine embroidery and hand embroidery thread/floss. Embroidery thread is made from a variety of fibers, rayon being the most fashionable due to its high sheen and affordability. Though rayon is very popular, polyester embroidery thread has made large strides and is now stronger and more “colorfast” than rayon. You can also find embroidery thread made of cotton and silk. Rayon and silk embroidery thread work well for lightweight and medium-weight fabric, but a heavier cloth should be embroidered with polyester embroidery thread.
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