Coats Sylko conversion charts
Coats · Polyester · 399 colors
18 charts for Coats Sylko: 16 to other machine embroidery threads and 2 to DMC and Anchor floss. Each one lists all 399 Coats Sylko colors beside the closest color in the other brand; depending on the brand, 25% to 88% of them have a close or better match. Pick the brand you want to stitch with.
Convert Coats Sylko to…
Machine embroidery thread 16
Hand embroidery floss 2
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Frequently asked questions
Which brands match Coats Sylko most closely?
Counting the colors with a close or better match, Sulky Poly (88%), Madeira Polyneon (77%) and Isacord (75%) come closest, and Janome (25%) is furthest away. A lower figure does not rule a brand out: its chart shows which Coats Sylko colors need a substitute.
Which Coats Sylko colors are hardest to match?
None. Every one of the 399 Coats Sylko colors has a close or better match in at least one of the 18 brands, although no single brand covers them all: even Sulky Poly leaves 46 colors without one.
Is polyester or rayon thread closer to Coats Sylko?
Rayon, on average: 64% of Coats Sylko colors have a close or better match across the 4 rayon brands (best: Madeira Rayon, 70%), against 60% across the 12 polyester brands (best: Sulky Poly, 88%).