Floss Question

It's metallic gold. One rumor has it that it's been totally discontinued. Another was that it was just re-named 5282 when they came out with the line of metallic floss.

Either way, DMC gold is not pleasant to work with, so you'd probably prefer to use Kreinik braid or Rainbow Gallery.

It's a gold metallic thread. It's still being made. It comes on a large spool, and looks more like sewing thread than floss.

ISTR that later editions of the chart called for a different gold metallic as the 282Z tended to tarnish. Use whatever gold metallic you prefer. (Petite Treasure Braid, Kreinik cord, Sulky metallic thread, the new DMC metallic floss, etc.)

jenn

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Thanks Karen & Jenn for the quick information!

mag

ALL of the DMC metallics are terrible to work with, IMNSHO :-)! When I was model stitching for Stitcher's World, I did a piece that used A LOT of the DMC metallics. The magazine paid me a hefty premium above and beyond the regular rate because of the difficulty of stitching with that stuff! I have all of the different DMC metallic colors and will absolutely never use them unless there is no other option! Trust what the others have said -- use something else -- either a Kreinik or a Rainbow Gallery metallic. They are both much nicer to work with than the DMC. CiaoMeow >^;;^<