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THREAD EQUIVALENTS TABLE
The CARON Collections's threads can be used in all kinds of needlework and craft projects. Use the table below as a guide for substituting them for comparable traditional threads.
THREAD
PLY
COLOR
TYPE
THREAD WEIGHT EQUIVALENT
Antica 1
10 solids
metallic
#3-#5 pearl cotton
Impressions 1
230 solids, 96 variegated
silk/wool
#8 pearl cotton
Rachel 1
36 multiple color effects
nylon
#5 to #8 pearl cotton
Rachelette 1
138 solids
nylon/metallic
#3 to #5 pearl cotton
Snow 1
17 solids
polyester
#5 to #8 pearl cotton
Soie Cristale 12
239 solids
stranded, spun silk
1 ply slightly heavier than 1 ply floss
Watercolours 3
242 variegated
pima cotton
1 ply equal #5 pearl cotton
Waterlilies 12
182 variegated
stranded, spun silk
1 ply slightly heavier than 1 ply floss
Wildflowers 1
249 variegated
cotton
similar to flower thread, #8-#12 pearl cotton
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