Now in 2021 DMC is.60 a skein at Hobby Lobby and Joannes and do I ever miss the 5/1.00 sales from the old days 😂 It may be slightly less on line but add the shipping and you’re well over .56 per. Great video thank you :)
I wanna stitch a few charts I've had hanging around for yrs & I'm thinking of buying a full set of the cheaper floss. DMC is just too expensive for my needs. All the reviews I've seen say the Chinese floss in OK to use. Thanks.
I was wondering if you could clarify a concern I have for CXC floss. Is there a way to make sure I get the newest dye lots from sellers on AliExpress? Someone has indicated that the last 2 numbers on their barcode signifies older and newer threads. The ones ending in 10 are older and 14 are the newest dye lots. A friend got new full set from AliExpress and the numbers are mixed. Some of her colors are quite different than DMC.
In short, no. However I have seen one specific seller recommended frequently called “factory shop” and they will fill with the more recent, but it can be slightlymore expensive than the older ones. I have learned since this video that the new ones have 2 labels just like dmc whereas the old ones only have 1 label. I have some of both but haven’t experienced an issue yet. Hope that helps!
It’s not even just the cost of DMC threads themselves but I would need the shade cards for several thread types, and OMG they’re overpriced! I mean it’s essentially advertising so why are we paying at all?! And the printed ones are weirdly blurry and inaccurate like they just shoved a thread card in a photocopier.
I love your plastic organizer. Can I ask where you got it? I would prefer the DMC. It appears higher quality. The stitches lay better and appear neater. Thank you for your demonstration.
Hi Patty! The floss organizer is by creative options and I bought mine on amazon but I have seen it at Joann before too. I do like DMC as well and I use that if I need multiple skeins on a project. I just don't have a full set yet, but at least I can see the colors!
Hello, I have ordered twice from different sellers on Ali express, another time I got from another stitcher. I have to admit that for large projects that use several skeins of one color I just use DMC because I am afraid of what you say although I haven't had an issue yet. Sometimes the skeins are more than one piece length tied together which I do not know why either. 🤷♀️
I do like cxc for lower counts, it gives a much better coverage, but for high count fabrics 36 ct and above, then I prefer DMC. If someone told me “you could only pick one or the other for the rest of your life”, I would probably choose DMC though.
Hello! 18 ct is tricky, because 2 strands looks very full and 1 is rather thin. I would probably choose 2 for most projects...I do mix the threads in a pinch, but everyone tells me one of the goals of cross stitch is consistency throughout the piece I try to stick to one or the other. Hope that helps!
It is labeled as colorfast, and I haven’t had any issues yet! I actually did a hair wrap with CXC in my husband’s hair once and he kept it in for a couple of months, through shampoos and everything. The threaded eventually got fuzzy, but the colors didn’t fade.
Do you want to substitute them with cxc? You can buy from shops on Ali express that will fulfill with specific colors, but I haven’t tried it, like you I have only tried full sets
