I started out with Sulky rayon as it is included with Viking products but wanted to use polyneon as most of what I was doing was to be washed and so I began using Madeira Poly and love it and now I also use Metro poly and am happy with that. I mix the threads according to what colors are available. I also change colors to suit me--don't always follow what the digitizer suggests. Secrets of Embroidery also carries designs from many digitizers.
Originally Posted by
Lady Diana
Check NancysNotions.com. She has specials on Madeira thread quite often...rayon and polyester. I don't try to match thread numbers with embroidery patterns, I get the closest color or sometimes even change it. It is your artwork. I get a lot of designs from embroidery library too. Very reasonable. I like the Amazing designs, but expensive.