I thought those of you who were playing with cross stitch designs would be interested in this.

fabulous chart Sue thank you :-)

Very interesting and thanks for sharing your findings

Thanks so much for the nice comparison chart, I will keep a copy.
I have only found a 30 wt. and a 35 wt. near me, they are quilting machine threads, cotton and sew like you showed in the 30 wt. My old set of Mettler 30 wt. cotton threads are nearly gone now. They are hard to find as so many fabric shops have closed. I bought the quilting thread at Hobby Lobby here.

I usually stay with the 1.5 mm or the 2.0mm for a most of my designs, I have the small 4" hoop machine.

Also, I had read a while back that a #90 needle should be used for the cotton, I have used 80 and 90 but have not noticed a difference.

Have you come across a comparison chart for the inches and mm?
The 12, 14, 18, 22 count and the 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 mm is what I mean. I wondered how they were in comparison with each other.
I have not found one.

Thanks,
Linda V

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by spendlove 10 Apr 2013

1.5mm gives about 17 to the inch
2mm gives about 13 to the inch
3mm gives about 8 and a half
By my calculations!

by lindav 10 Apr 2013

Thanks, I will keep that in my notes. Someone told me 18 per inch is the most common size. I wondered it that would also be 1.8 but I do not know a lot about cross stitch numbers, this will help.

Linda V

This is the 12wt thread I'm using.

thank you for the testing.. just printed it off to put in my purse for my next visit to the fabric store...will have to look for the 12wt cottons

wow the last weight I have never seen before either but it certainly fits the detailed works. thanks for the visual Sue, a very good idea! husg Loralye

Sue - is the 12 wt thread similar to cotton quilting thread? I don't believe I have ever seen a thread label with "12wt", nor have I seen cotton quilting thread with a wt specified. Thanks.

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by spendlove 10 Apr 2013

The thread is "Spagetti" from Wonderfil Speciality Threads (Calgary, Alberta)

Thanks for the visual...did you have to use a different needle for the 12 wt. thread or did you use the same size for all...and what size? Thanks again...

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by spendlove 09 Apr 2013

I used a 90 for the 12wt.

Thank you for the picture and the effort. It really helps those of us visual learners understand better.

Thanks for the demonstration. It makes the point.

Sue at first I thought this was a free design...however; I could see this on some type of garment...THANKS for sharing...FIESTA ;D *2U

Nice to see what the 12 wt thread does (don't have those) - it really makes a difference! I love making tests like that, it is such a great reference guide.

Thanks so much Sue, for showing us the difference in the threads and stitches.......What a terrific help!