The Rainbow Thread Library

The details

Every stitcher's thread drawer starts somewhere, and The Rainbow Thread Library starts it properly. Forty-eight skeins of six-stranded cotton floss sweep the full colour wheel - reds through to violets, plus the browns, creams, greys, black and white that every chart eventually demands.

Each skein arrives labelled and wound, sorted into a divided storage box, which spares you the traditional rite of passage: the tangled afternoon. The floss separates cleanly into strands, stitches smoothly on every count of aida, and is colourfast in a cool hand wash.

Use it to stitch from our patterns, top up hungry projects, or freestyle your own designs. A stash is a wonderful thing to have and a slightly dangerous thing to start.

• 48 labelled skeins of six-stranded cotton floss
• Full colour-wheel coverage plus neutrals
• Divided storage box included
• Colourfast, separates cleanly, suits all counts