Hi there.


Yes you can go on Google and there is a chart for conversion for the threads ((Week Dye works)) to DMC. That all what you can do.

For what it may be worth, I have done projects using just the DMC colors and again using the Weeks Dye colors. The shading and varigation you get with the Weeks colors is truly worth paying the extra for the thread. I know it does not look like much, but the finished project is way more beautiful. Your choice though!

I agree that sometimes, most times, the Weeks floss is worth the cost. And, if you wash your fabrics after you are done, Weeks is colorfast. Their colors are softer, shade well, and are lovely to work. I enjoy them, but they are pricey. I tend to use them for special items. Dm
MC is my standard...everyone else better measure up in workability! Other overdyed brands? Some are colorfast, but most are not...in the overdyed satin floss, there is wide variation....some glisten in the skein, but not on the fabric, some feel "wooly" to work and have no shine, some are lovely and look satiny in the stitching. Try one skein.

Oh, great idea, Su Pitt! I've been thinking of trying silk, satins and overdyes....one skein sounds so much less overwhelming! Is there usually a problem with bleeding in the satins or silk? I know to look for colorfast in overdyes....a little nervous about the other.

I think that all silks are NOT colorfast, but have only tried two companies. Know that a red bled terribly after cold wash in Orvus soap and cold water and so many rinses that my hanfs hurt. Satins the same, but maybe not the DMC called silks because it is not silk. Anybody else know about these specialty fibers??? The only special fiber that I know all about is dog hair! It is in every item that I have ever stitched...I suggest googling each company and asking their customer service or contact number before purchase if money is a concern...it is for us older stitchers...

Hello again, gayeb! Most, if not all, of the CPD charts list a conversion to DMC, Anchor, or Sullivans floss. I know many of us have huge DMC, etc., stashes. I know that hand over-dyeds cost more, too. Even though I list a conversion to other "standard" flosses, some designs just wouldn't be the same without the over-dyeds. Not to say you have to use them, but on designs like the Autumn Leaves Wall Quilt blocks, the over-dyeds give a natural, almost water color look to the leaves. The over-dyeds look best when each full cross stitch is stitched one at a time, to take advantage of the color variation. I think they are well worth the extra cost and effort for certain designs. In some patterns I will list a DMC blend of two colors, or one of the DMC variegated or Color Variations flosses to be more like the over-dyed floss. In some patterns I will strongly suggest one or two colors that really need the over-dyed floss, but that the others in the pattern can be substituted with DMC, etc. Also, like yarn, as dye lots of the over-dyeds vary, it's difficult to list a "standard" conversion, so the stitcher needs to know the substitutions will only be approximate.

The conversion for this particular design I suggest are:
WDW DMC
1331 3857
2226 3854
2239 920
2240 3777
3850 814

One more thing: If you use hand over-dyed fabric, it may bleed a bit also when washed. I just try to always have clean hands, and avoid washing wherever possible!

Hope this helps.