Embroidery floss can be fabricated from cotton fibre. It may also be silk or another man-made fibre.
embroidery floss
No , embroidery thread comes in single strands of various sizes and are sold wrapped around spools similar to sewing thread. Most Embroidery threads are smooth, tight made to be used with machines. Floss is two to six strands loosely twisted , and are sold in hanks when a hank is wrapped in a loose coil then it is called a Skein. (some two strand flosses are sold in spools) the main difference between a strand of thread and a strand of floss is the tightness of the twisting which adds strength. a single strand of thread is harder, firmer to the touch a single floss softer in sewing a single strand of cotton floss will often break where a similar cotton embroidery thread will not.
You can buy embroidery floss at your nearby Michael's or Joan's. hope this helps!
You can get embroidery floss at your local craft stores or flea markets for cheap.
Yarn, embroidery floss, and other cotton or wool related items would be perfect.
embroidery floss
An embroidery hoop, colored floss, needles, scissors and a cloth or canvas.
You pull a thread between your teeth. Floss is a term for a thread used in embroidery - now used for dental floss.
Some times needle point is done with a thick yarn, not sure if embroidery yarn is what it's called but there is embroidery thread which is more commonly used in cross stich and making friend ship bracelets.
It depends on what type of thread it is. It might be cotton, made from the cotton plant. It might be one of several other plants. It might be silk from the larval case of a silkworm. It might also be synthetic thread, made in the laboratory.
Embroidery is where you embroider, or sew thread or embroidery floss in different patterns on to a piece of fabric used often for decoration. One example is cross-stitching.
* Fairy floss * Cotton candy