The Floss Handbook: All DMC Colors and brand conversions Paperback – September 22, 2024

Super useful and concise. Maybe too concise: took me a while to realize that the first page of color samples is in numerical order and the second set of samples is by color family.The conversion charts are great--Sulky colors would be helpful too.At a glance, the color representation looks pretty good; kudos to the creators for accomplishing that at this price point.

The Floss Handbook is a great resource for picking DMC colors. The handbook also has conversion equivalents for other floss manufacturers. A bonus for each DMC color is a recommendation of six colors in the same color family that could be substituted for subtle hue shifts.This resource book is a definite addition to my collection.

I have acquired many brands of embroidery floss over the years; some with manufacturer's name and ID tag, others with no ID on the skeins. I have found on-line conversion charts but not all the older manufacturers are available for conversion, thus the use of this book. For the artistry that I practice, I do not need EXACT floss numbers most of the time. This is a great book to visually match its printed colors to actual floss: although it is a printed book and colors are not going to be exactly clear (thus the 4 stars). Also, a color wheel is presented with related colors within the wheel. Several different manufacturers' floss numbers are included, and the most popular in the U.S. is DNC of course. There are no explanations for some of the codes and numbers in the book and I still don't know what they mean.