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For those who aren't familiar with Finca perle cotton, it is Egyptian cotton from Prescencia SA in Spain that is available in five sizes-- 3, 5, 8, 12 and 16. (The larger the number, the smaller the diameter of the thread). Currently there are 122 solid colors and 33 variegated color sets for the perle. Finca's Mouline Embroidery Floss is available in the same colors if you need a combination of perle and floss style threads. Note that Mouline Embroidery Floss has over 300 colors, though. So not every floss is available as perle cotton. This thread is distributed in the USA by Colonial Needle.
http://colonialneedle.com/Perle-Cotton/
Although you can order straight from the Colonial Needle website, quite a few shops carry Finca perles. Among the shops stocking Finca needlepointers are familiar with are Amy's Golden Strand, Come to the Point, KC Needlepoint, Needle in a Haystack (the one in Alameda, California) and Needlepoint Land. Here are their websites (in alpha order). If you know of other shops that carry Finca perle cottons, please let me know so I can add the shop to this listing.
http://www.amybunger.com/home.html
http://www.cometothepoint.com
https://www.kcneedlepoint.com
http://www.needlestack.com
https://needlepoint.land
Many thanks to the King of Threadaholics--Michael Boren--for help assembling the shop list above. And now, I need to start thinking background and embellishments....
UPDATE: Blog's readers have come up with additional good sources for Finca's perle cottons and flosses (and their metallics and more). If you are Canadian, Erica says you can stock up using Sew Fancy.
http://www.sewfancy.com/threads-finca.htm
If you live close to Northern Virginia, Sara Leigh recommends a visit to Web Fabrics. They carry all the colors of size 8 and 12 Finca perle cottons and she says their Cosmo embroidery floss is really silky and comes in 422 colors.
http://www.webfabrics.net/cgi-bin/Store/store.cgi?.s0&lastmenu=&menu=submenu-1100.html
Kathleen says Silk Road Needle Arts carries Finca. too.
http://www.silkroadneedle.com
Thanks folks!
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7 comments:
I get my Finca from a quilt shop in Purcellville, Virginia, Web Fabrics. They carry the full lines of the #8 and #12 Finca. They also carry a wonderful cotton floss, Cosmo, which you need to try if you haven't. The color families frequently have runs of 7 or 8 different shades, some more, some less. The 442 colors are rich, and the feel of this cotton is very silky. I find it far superior to DMC, and it doesn't cost that much more than DMC costs in a needlework shop. (It's way more than a Michael's or AC Moore charges for DMC though.) Really, though, there's no comparison between Cosmo and DMC. If you have the time for a road trip sometime, it's worth it to see all the Finca and Cosmo in real life.
For Canadians, Sew Fancy (http://sewfancy.com ) carries Finca. :-)
Thanks for the additional sources, ladies. I'll update the article with your information!
I did not realize so many places carried Finca. Good to know! I love the colors you have picked for the piece!
Thanks. All those purples are lovely. Finca has a lot of red-purples, too, which are my favorites!
I'm honestly not sure if my stitching home, Needle Orts (Altamonte Springs, FL) carries the Finca perle, as I've not looked for it. She does have the Presencia floss, though, which I highly recommend. As a previous reader said, it has a silky feel, gorgeous rich colors, and is beautifully lustrous. Far superior to either DMC or Anchor. The colors one would use for Caucasian skintones are so natural - the absolute best -, and a palette that neither of the others offers.
Thanks, Cindy. I hadn't thought to look at the floss colors for skin tones. That's a great tip!
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