Thread lists for cross stitch
Your colors
Sullivans (cotton alternative): numbers from Sullivans' official DMC chart; 100% cotton and the DMC number is printed on the label. Stitchers say it holds up well, though a few shades differ.
CXC (budget brand): sold mainly as full sets. Reviewers say it uses DMC-style numbers, but Floss Fox has no verified per-colour data or set contents, so it isn't offered per colour. Poly-cotton and a bit fluffier.
Metallic and variegated threads aren't substituted automatically. Colour swatches show the DMC colour only.
shopping list
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⚠️ Avoid unbranded "DMC-compatible" bags of floss. In one stitcher's wash test a no-name brand bled. Test a skein before a big project.
My Thread Collection
Optional. Keep track of the DMC floss you own, then compare it with a project. Your collection is saved only in this browser, on this device. It isn't synced, and clearing your browser's storage deletes it.
How Floss Fox works
- Add your colors. Paste the DMC list from your pattern. Floss Fox shows what it recognized and anything it couldn't read.
- Check what you have. Save the colors as a project and tap Have enough, Need to buy or Not sure for each one.
- Get your shopping list. Open Shop my list in the store, or when you order online, then check each thread in when you have it.
What the words mean
- Have enough
- You've checked and have enough for this pattern.
- Need to buy
- It goes on your shopping list.
- Not sure
- Check your stash later. It stays on your to-do list until you decide.
- Bought
- You paid for it, but it isn't counted until you check it in.
- Received
- You have it and entered how many skeins arrived.
- Ready to stitch
- Every color has enough thread, every amount is known, and every brand match is confirmed.
About colors and brands
Color swatches are screen approximations, not thread proofs. Other brands come from published conversion charts. When a chart gives more than one match, or the sources disagree, you choose. Compare real thread before swapping it into a stitched piece.
Your data
Everything stays in this browser on this device. Nothing is uploaded, and there are no accounts or tracking. Use Back up my projects in My projects to keep a copy.
Pip, your helper
Pip can walk you through Floss Fox in five quick steps, using your own list. You can also tap Ask Pip at the top of any screen for short help.