Where can i buy dmc floss in nyc

Post by Raine » Tue Sep 27, pm. Post by caitief » Tue Sep 27, pm. Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 1 guest. Privacy Terms. Quick links. Cross-stitch shops in NYC For all topics which do not fit in the other categories. I know this is a long shot, but I was wondering if any of you who may be in the NYC area could recommend a good, cross-stitch friendly shop in Manhattan preferably Midtown or Uptown, but beggars can't be choosers at this point! I just would like to find a place to get aida and floss when I really want to stitch, rather than having to order online ie, stalk the post office every time.

And I just don't have enough of a collection to rely my own stash yet! I found a Michaels, but there cross stitch selection was just sad! Everywhere else, I've just checked their online inventory and not had much luck. Maybe someone has personal experience that can help a stitching sister out? Cash only.

I haven't been there to see their selection. You could also call Annie's, on 92nd and 2nd. They specialize in needlepoint and knitting, so I don't know if needlepoint thread might fit what you need. I apologize in advance because you did say brick and mortar shop, but I see that the Herrschner's catalog carries many colors of the imported-from-France DMC pearl cotton 8.

Also used sometimes to tie quilts. You might get better results in finding perle cotton if you ask about thread or floss, because it is never referred to as yarn. So needlework shops are your best bet. At a larger craft shop, the perle cotton is with the embroidery floss. Other brands of actual perle cotton include Valdani and Presencia Finca.

NOTE: Perle cotton weight is not the same as crochet cotton thread weight! The numbers are similar but the sizes are not equivalent. And crochet cotton thread does not come in 8. It comes in 3, 5, 10, 20, and Also called bedspread cotton. DMC does make crochet cotton thread as well.

There are several brands of crochet cotton thread available. Lizbeth probably has the most color choices. To clarify, this is not necessarily a problem of availability, but one of terminology. Perle cotton is a specific term. So is crochet cotton thread. Neither of which is considered yarn, but generally fall under thread. Though they are not interchangable.

You can crochet with perle cotton or embroidery floss , but you probably would not want to embroider with crochet cotton. Perle cotton is not commonly available at yarn shops, but might be at quilt shops, and will be at needlework shops. Also, neither of the two should be categorized with sewing thread or weaving yarn. Which can have similar numbering systems and are not equivalent with any of the others.

There's a lot to know, and it is a big mess if you don't know that you don't know. Response by poster: Thanks all! Sorry if I used wrong terminology and that threw people off. I was specifically looking for the pearl cotton balls size 8, which I use for crocheting.

Not standard crochet thread that's way easier to find. None of the stores people suggested here seem to have it, but one of the women at Downtown Yarns sent me to Purl Soho , which does.