Pearl Cotton 3 (BP03)

Base Thread: DMC® Pearl Cotton 3 ⇒brand dyed by BIZ material: Cotton 100% cotton recommended needles when using a thread: chenille or tapestry 14 Packaging: Snap spool on paper pin Length: 20m Care instructions Color chart
  • twisted from 2 threads
  • not divisible
  • made from long-fiber cotton
  • mercerized
  • Turned sharply
    • Both enhance the shine
  • keep turning slightly clockwise while Stitching
    • preserves the pearly structure
    • Gloss always remains the same

Size varies between manufacturers (e.g. Presencia, DMC, Coats). Size 16 is currently only available from Presencia. However, it is hardly thinner than Pearl Cotton 12 from DMC, for example. Pearl Cotton 3 from Presencia is slightly thicker than the other suppliers.

Popular stitches and techniques for
Pearl Thread #3

Needlepoint

  • Needlepoint
  • Colbert Embroidery
  • Tapestry embroidery
  • Hardanger
  • Myreschka
  • Satin Stitch
  • Byzantine Stitch
  • Parisian stitch
  • Diagonal stitch

Surface Embroidery

  • candlewicking
  • Huck embroidery
  • Surface Work
  • Knot stitches
  • Mountmellick
  • Satin Stitch
  • Trellis
  • Portuguese stem stitch
  • twisted chain stitch
  • Coral Stitch

Other textile techniques

  • Braided ribbons
  • Crochet
  • cords
  • Tassels
  • Knitting
  • Temari
  • Weaving
  • Free Needlepoint Lace
  • Braiding
  • Jump
  • Machine: couching thread

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