Alternative thread to DMC

Ruthesther

i like madeira

qna

in BG we can buy DMC, Anchor, Madeira, Ariadna, Rosache, CXC and Pupets.
There is one company in BG, producer of threads, but it produce for Madeira, and its not possible to by threads from this company. The prices: DMC about 0.50-0.60 Euro per skien, Anchor and Madeira more expensive, the other less as DMC: about 0.20-0.45 Euro per skiens.

Flirti

DMC is up to 1.80Euro here in Europe, the cheapest I found within my country is about 95c per skein! I also love Madeira and handy dyed floss - they may be much more expensive than regular floss, but some are really nice! I also buy on ebay, stash stuff from other stitchers, ...

Inchmahome

I surprisingly really like the chinese ones from ebay/ aliexpress. They are a bit thicker so they give better coverage stitching with two strands on 14ct than DMC or Anchor. And one of the things that annoyed me the most about DMC is that theyre so flossy, they break up really quickly so you need to have a shorter thread to stop that from happening but I dont have that problem with the chinese floss. I used to be pretty religious about using DMC but I much prefer the Chinese threads now.

bonni

I have always used DMC but it is now $1.85 a skein here in NZ so will have to loo at buying some other brand.

Yarny

I guess Im lucky DMC is cheap where I live. I would be curious to try some of the other brands though, some of them look less glossy which I would prefer for some things.