Using this on an 18 mesh needlepoint canvas. The colors are excellent and it looks really good. My only complaint is that the thread is not a smooth as a silk or merino, and it sometimes catches in the canvas. It's comparatively thick, and at times it's difficult for the needle (#24) to pass through a hole that already has a stitch in it. I think the finished piece will look very good, but I'm not sure that I will use this for my next piece, since silk is so much easier to work with.

This Black thread along with its white counterpart are really good. They're a bit sturdier and have bit more girth to them when compared to normal thread one would use to sew clothes with. I guess that is to be expected since it's embroidery thread. I've bought some sewing thread before, that stuff breaks or tears so easily. When I needed to sew a few buttons normal thread didn't work but this one did, I highly recommend and if your into embroidery they this one may just be for you.

This thread was exactly what I needed! I found 2 old child sized pillows that used to belong to my grown daughters as children .One had lost it’s stuffing and the other was coming unraveled. I decided to fix them up for one of my daughter’s girls of her own who are still young. As I was studying what I needed to do for each pillow, I realized that they were different poses of the same bunny but one had been individually stuffed and outlined and the other hadn’t. So, at Michael’s, I found the perfect thread to stuff and outline the second bunny so the granddaughters will recognize that they are the same bunny. It is still a work in progress as We just finished Christmas, but I can’t wait to give these finished pillows to my granddaughters!!

This DMC Size 8 Pearl Cotton is perfect for embroidering with something other than stranded floss. I also use it for Japanese Sashiko embroidery, so the white color I chose contrasts perfectly with an indigo blue fabric. As always, DMC is known for top quality, and this item met all expectations. Heartily recommended.