Thistle Needleworks Needle Necessities Threads Note: Needle Necessities products are available only as our supplies last

Floss Overdyed 100% cotton -- 139 exciting hand-dyed colors -- 20-yard skein -- $3.40 Floss Overdyed Color List You can order Needle Necessities Floss Overdyed at our www.APNeedleArts.com online shop Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Pearl 5 Overdyed 100% cotton -- 55 colors compatible with Floss Overdyed colors -- 20-yard skein -- $3.40 Pearl 5 Overdyed Color List You can order Needle Necessities Pearl 5 Overdyed at our www.APNeedleArts.com online shop Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Pearl 8 Overdyed 100% cotton -- 51 colors compatible with Floss Overdyed colors -- 20-yard skein -- $3.40 Pearl 8 Overdyed Color List You can order Needle Necessities Pearl 8 Overdyed at our www.APNeedleArts.com online shop Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home French Wool Overdyed 100% virgin wool -- 61 hand-dyed colors -- 32-yard skein -- $3.25 French Wool Overdyed Color List Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Madras A true matte cotton that has been space dyed -- 28 colors -- 10-yard skein -- $2.85 Madras Color List Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Charleston 100% polyamid with a chain center, no core, and a fuzzy look -- 42 hand-dyed colors 10-yard skein -- $2.75 Charleston Color List You can order Needle Necessities Charleston at our www.APNeedleArts.com online shop Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Opalescence 100% polymide -- 27 sparkling colors -- 10-yard skein -- $2.35 Opalescence Color List Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Rachel Overdyed 100% nylon -- 22 hand-dyed colors -- 10.7-yard skein -- $3.15 Rachel Overdyed Color List Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Spring II 50%-cotton/50%-rayon -- 52 colors (plus 10 discontinued colors) -- 20-yard skein -- $1.90 Spring II Color List You can order Needle Necessities Spring II at our www.APNeedleArts.com online shop Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Spring II Shadowdyed 50%-cotton/50%-rayon -- 17 colors (plus 1 discontinued color)-- 20-yard skein -- $2.25 Spring II Shadowdyed Color List You can order Needle Necessities Spring II Shadowdyed at our www.APNeedleArts.com online shop Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Velour 18 Shadowdyed 100% nylon with a look of velvet -- 24 colors -- 5-yard package -- $3.25 Velour 18 Shadowdyed Color List Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Empress Silk Overdyed 100% Chinese silk -- 18 colors -- 5.5-yard skein -- $2.20 Empress Silk Overdyed Color List Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home Colorfastness Information from Needle Necessities Due to the strict regulations imposed by the FDA on dye chemicals now, NO thread is guaranteed 100% colorfast by manufacturers. The FDA and EPA have removed many ingredients from dyes over the past several years, so now consumers must take special precaution with any colored fiber! Needle Necessities seldom has problems with colors running but cannot guarantee complete colorfastness. Specialty threads must be treated gently. Overdyes must first be unskeined and put into a bathroom basin 1/2 filled with slightly tepid water, 2 tbls. of vinegar, and 2 tbls. of salt. Soak for 1-2 minutes, remove, blot with a towel and let dry. This is recommended for a piece that will require washing. Please note: HOT WATER and using a STEAM IRON will reactivate the dyes and cause bleeding. A suggestion about removing dyes that have bled is to soak the piece in ice cold water until the color starts to bleed out. Remove from the water and run ice cubes over the area and place back in fresh ice water to soak again. Repeat this process until the area of the worked piece is clear of dye. This may take continued effort over a few days but it does work! Top of this page | Shipping & Handling | Products | Thistle Needleworks Home