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DMC number help please.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:06 pm
by ~threadbear~
I'm sitting sorting through my threads and marking off a DMC chart list to see what ones I still need.
So I have discovered a few things. First my colours start from before this chart ... I start and 150, the chart starts at 208.

So three questions from me ...

Have I got old discontinued colours or is the chart I have wrong?

Also some colours on this chart that that another chart I have doesn't seem to think exist, I wondered if any of you who have the full set could check these numbers for me please?
504 (I do have this colour in my box)
731
776
781
806
971
3773

Last question, does anyone know for sure how many threads there are in the full set of stranded cottons. Again I've seen different amounts so I'm not 100% sure.
:thinks:

Thanks !! :D

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:11 pm
by Angel
The newest DMC threads are:
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
505
728
777
779
803
961
3771

These aren't listed on the older charts as they're new.

All the ones you listed are on my list.
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm24 ... urrent.png" target="_blank

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:55 pm
by lacemaker2004
I just went out and surfed around to see if I could find some place that says how many thread colors they have and didn't find anything conclusive. The DMC page does have an updated chart for all the colors for the 117 thread. If you want to print that and check off what you need or what you have (just let me know which it is) you can fax or scan the list in and send it to me.

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:23 pm
by coffee_freak
i have every one of those in my box!

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:39 am
by ~threadbear~
Ok, I've been on the DMC site and have now made a chart of the full set of solid DMC colours, I was using their colour charts, but I have a list now numerically, as that's the way I keep mine.
There are 447 solid colours altogether.

The numbers I listed earlier have been replaced.
504 replaced by 3813
731 replaced by 732
776 replaced by 3326
781 replaced by 782
806 replaced by 3760
971 replaced by 740
3773 replaced by 407
The numbers in red don't appear on the DMC charts now.

Incase it helps anyone else, here's my chart.

DMC solid colours list (August 2008)
150 223 340 434 524 612 725 775 818 892 926 961 3022 3348 3733 3787 3823 3848
151 224 341 435 535 613 726 777 819 893 927 962 3023 3350 3740 3790 3824 3849
152 225 347 436 543 632 727 778 820 894 928 963 3024 3354 3743 3799 3825 3850
153 300 349 437 550 640 728 779 822 895 930 964 3031 3362 3746 3801 3826 3851
154 301 350 444 552 642 729 780 823 898 931 966 3032 3363 3747 3802 3827 3852
155 304 351 445 553 644 730 782 824 899 932 967 3033 3364 3750 3803 3828 3853
156 307 352 451 554 645 732 783 825 900 934 970 3041 3371 3752 3804 3829 3854
157 309 353 452 561 646 733 791 826 902 935 972 3042 3607 3753 3805 3830 3855
158 310 355 453 562 647 734 792 827 904 936 973 3045 3608 3755 3806 3831 3856
159 311 356 469 563 648 738 793 828 905 937 975 3046 3609 3756 3807 3832 3857
160 312 367 470 564 666 739 794 829 906 938 976 3047 3685 3760 3808 3833 3858
161 315 368 471 580 676 740 796 830 907 939 977 3051 3687 3761 3809 3834 3859
162 316 369 472 581 677 741 797 831 909 943 986 3052 3688 3765 3810 3835 3860
163 317 370 498 597 680 742 798 832 910 945 987 3053 3689 3766 3811 3836 3861
164 318 371 500 598 699 743 799 833 911 946 988 3064 3705 3768 3812 3837 3862
165 319 372 501 600 700 744 800 834 912 947 989 3072 3706 3770 3813 3838 3863
166 320 400 502 601 701 745 801 838 913 948 991 3078 3708 3771 3814 3839 3864
167 321 402 503 602 702 746 803 839 915 950 992 3325 3712 3772 3815 3840 3865
168 322 407 505 603 703 747 807 840 917 951 993 3326 3713 3774 3816 3841 3866
169 326 413 517 604 704 754 809 841 918 954 995 3328 3716 3776 3817 3842 B5200
208 327 414 518 605 712 758 813 842 919 955 996 3340 3721 3777 3818 3843
209 333 415 519 606 718 760 814 844 920 956 3011 3341 3722 3778 3819 3844
210 334 420 520 608 720 761 815 869 921 957 3012 3345 3726 3779 3820 3845  
211 335 422 522 610 721 762 816 890 922 958 3013 3346 3727 3781 3821 3846  
221 336 433 523 611 722 772 817 891 924 959 3021 3347 3731 3782 3822 3847  
Ecru
Blanc

Alyson, I'll PM you tomorrow, as I thought of a question you might be able to answer. :thinks:

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:30 pm
by Rose
All the colors you have marked in red except for 806 are in my box. Interesting that they have been replaced.

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:49 pm
by crazycat
can i ask a really silly question.why do they replace them are they still the same colour

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:53 pm
by sammy_v
I have a few in my box to. The only ones i dont have are, 504, 3773 and 3760.

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:00 pm
by Jess03
I have another silly question, Ive always pondered why they have the numbers all over the place :shock: why couldn't they just go from 1?

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:47 pm
by lacemaker2004
I would have said the numbering follows their color family but one look at the color card and that's no happening. Not sure why the numbers are all over the place. Unless they've been adding and retiring numbers.

I do wonder if the retired numbers aren't because the dyes aren't available or can't be used any more so in needing to change the formula they have to change the number in case it's not 100% accurate change over.

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:53 pm
by Mabel Figworthy
In several cases where a shade was replaced I find I've got both the old and the new in my thread box, and they are usually close but not the same -- in fact I have sometimes used them both in a single project if I wanted some very close shades for, well, shading :-).
I also have old and new versions of some of the purples where they did keep the same numbers but the shades are quite different, e.g. 554, 209 and 208. Perhaps they didn't want that to happen with these new ones.

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:15 pm
by pkmc
Found this Chart for Cross Stitch Floss (Thread). You can fold it and take it with you to the store. :)

file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/DMC%20Shoppers%20Checklist%20(1).pdf

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:09 pm
by agi
Oh, I got so glad for a minute thinking that Threadbear has returned. Has anyone heard of her?

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:36 pm
by Mabel Figworthy
benceagi wrote:Oh, I got so glad for a minute thinking that Threadbear has returned. Has anyone heard of her?
My heart leapt up as well, and then I realised :-( - no, I've not heard from her for years.

Re: DMC number help please.

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:09 pm
by rcperryls
I thought so too. the only recent post of any kind that I can find is the one in the chat room. Looks like she has visited a little more recently, so I hope that sooner rather than later we will hear from her again.

Carole
:D