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New Replacements For The DMC 3800 Series Of Threads

Discontinued Thread Replacement Update – Direct From DMC

Back in 2013 DMC released their 38** range of threads. Commonly referred to as DMC's US only threads, they quickly became unofficially discontinued due to EU dye laws. For the last 10 years, we've been supplied with a list of replacement threads direct from the DMC company. But now, just before the 10 year anniversary,…

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Read more about the article Whats The True Story Behind The US Only DMC Threads?
2013 DMC New Threads (Source: Raspberry Lane Crafts)

Whats The True Story Behind The US Only DMC Threads?

I thought pretty much everyone by now would have heard of the notorious "US only DMC threads", however people do regularly ask about them on cross stitch forums and Facebook groups. However, alongside these questions come the obligatory rumors. Theories ranging from US factories, to EU laws, to other failed experiments like the linen DMC…

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Read more about the article Cross Stitch Crazy & Cross Stitch Gold Magazines To Shut
Cross Stitch Crazy Magazine Cover Issue 214 (source: cross-stitching.com)

Cross Stitch Crazy & Cross Stitch Gold Magazines To Shut

Since March both the Cross Stitch Crazy magazine and Cross Stitch gold magazine, both rating highly on our cross stitch magazines review, have been on pause due to the recent stay at home events. However, their owner Immediate Media has now announced plans to close 12 magazines, including those titles.   We first heard about…

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