Are you looking for new and different threads to tat with? We’ve done the hard work for you! Below is a selection of threads various people have tried and loved for tatting. Different weights, colours and textures will give you a variety of results, which your creative brain will just love! Choose from pearl cotton (Valdani, Presencia, VOG and Leviathan), metallic sewing threads (DMC and Luxofil), crochet cotton (Butterfly, DMC and Olympus Gold No. 40, which is a cordonnet crochet thread), and DMC’s Brilliant Tatting Cotton (available in size 80 only). With so many choices, you’ll keep your right brain occupied for hours!
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Presencia Finca Perle – Variegated Colours
$ 5.25Quick ViewPresencia Finca Perle (pearl cotton) is a highly mercerised cotton thread, made in Spain. It's glossy, and the thread strands are wound tightly together, giving your finished pieces that look of timeless quality. The range of colours available in Presencia's line of Finca Perle is also just fabulous – you'll no doubt find the perfect colours for your next tatting, embroidery, hand quilting, needlepoint or cross-stitch project.
Each ball of pearl cotton weighs 10g.
Size 5: 44m
Size 12: 106m
Size 16: 142mPresencia Finca Perle Colour Chart [PDF, opens in new window].
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Valdani Crochet Cotton
$ 4.60 – $ 8.00Quick ViewThis lovely crochet cotton by Valdani is always hand-dyed, and colourfast. Very find, and soft it makes great thread for crocheted or tatted doilies, collars, lingerie, or any kind of lace embellishments. It’s also great for quilt applique and bags.
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Silk Bead Thread
$ 2.40 – $ 9.80Quick ViewThis 100% silk bead thread is available in spools or cards, and sizes FF or FFF.
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C-LON Micro Cord
$ 4.10 – $ 8.30Quick ViewC-lon Micro Cord is a Tex 70 thread. Made in the U.S.A. Great for tatting, kumihimo with fine beads, and bead-weaving projects.
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C-LON Fine Weight Bead Cord
$ 8.20Quick ViewC-lon Fine Weight Bead Cord is a Tex 135 thread. These bobbins measure 1″ x 1″ x 1.5″, with approximately 136 yards (124m). Made in the U.S.A.
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C-lon Bead Cord
$ 5.05Quick ViewC-lon Bead Cord is a Tex 210 thread. These new bobbins measure 1″ x 1″ x 1.25″, and come with slightly more thread than they used to – approximately 92 yards (84m). Made in the U.S.A.
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Perle Silk
$ 7.60Quick ViewValdani's beautiful Pearl Silk (soie perlee) is 100% guaranteed colourfast, hand-dyed using lead-free, environmentally-friendly dyes. This thread is the strongest natural fibre and features a gorgeous shine. Comparable to size 12 pearl cotton thread, Valdani silk pearl is recommended for use in many types of both hand and machine projects, including:
knitting, crochet, tatting, needlepoint, wool applique, stitching, embroidery, hand- or machine-sewn embellishments, cross-stitch, hand and machine-quilting, ribbon work, lacemaking, braiding, beading, weaving, smocking.21 yard (20m) spools.
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DMC Diamant
$ 4.50Quick ViewDMC Diamant is a single-stranded metallic needlework thread by DMC. Perfect for tatting, hand embroidery, quilting and cross-stitch. Its width is equivalent to the thickness of two strands of embroidery floss. Each spool contains 38.2 yards of thread.
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Butterfly Crochet Thread
$ 10.00 – $ 10.50Quick ViewPetalouda (Greek for “Butterfly”) produces these beautifully mercerized cotton yarns in Greece. Made from 100% cotton and then mercerized, these crochet cottons are high quality and well-known around the world. Artisanthropy stocks & sells hanks of Size 20 Crochet Cotton yarn, and Crochet Cotton Blanket Yarn in hanks of sizes 12, 16, and 18, all in ready-to-dye pure white.
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Leviathan Pearl Cotton
$ 4.40$ 2.20Quick ViewMade in Israel, Leviathan pearl cotton has a lovely gloss that will stand out in your next needlework project. It is available in 10g balls of size 8.
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Presencia Finca Perle – Solid Colours
$ 4.25Quick ViewPresencia Finca Perle (pearl cotton) is a highly mercerised cotton thread, made in Spain. It's glossy, and the thread strands are wound tightly together, giving your finished pieces that look of timeless quality. The range of colours available in Presencia's line of Finca Perle is also just fabulous – you'll no doubt find the perfect colours for your next tatting, embroidery, hand quilting, needlepoint or cross-stitch project.
Each ball of pearl cotton weighs 10g.
Size 3: 26m
Size 5: 44m
Size 12: 106m
Size 16: 142mPresencia Finca Perle Colour Chart [PDF, opens in new window].
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Valdani Pearl Cotton
$ 5.50Quick ViewThis beautifully hand-dyed pearl cotton is from Canadian-owned company, Valdani. Valdani pearl cotton is beautifully spun by artisans using the highest quality of craftsmanship. All Valdani threads use an eco-friendly, lead-free process for dyeing, ensuring your finished product contains materials produced in a low-impact manner, that won't harm those on the receiving end. Not only that, but they are guaranteed 100% colourfast. Valdani Pearl Cotton is perfect for tatting, punch needle, quilting, rug-hooking, crochet, applique and embroidery. Available in a range of colours and thread weights 5, 8 and 12, you're sure to find the perfect Valdani pearl cotton for your next project.
