Floriani conversion charts
Floriani (RNK) · Polyester · 286 colors
18 charts for Floriani: 16 to other machine embroidery threads and 2 to DMC and Anchor floss. Each one lists all 286 Floriani colors beside the closest color in the other brand; depending on the brand, 21% to 93% of them have a close or better match. Pick the brand you want to stitch with.
Convert Floriani to…
Machine embroidery thread 16
Hand embroidery floss 2
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Frequently asked questions
Which brands match Floriani most closely?
Counting the colors with a close or better match, Sulky Poly (93%), Coats Sylko (73%) and Isacord (70%) come closest, and Janome (21%) is furthest away. A lower figure does not rule a brand out: its chart shows which Floriani colors need a substitute.
Which Floriani colors are hardest to match?
None. Every one of the 286 Floriani 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 21 colors without one.
Is polyester or rayon thread closer to Floriani?
Rayon, on average: 62% of Floriani colors have a close or better match across the 4 rayon brands (best: Madeira Rayon, 68%), against 60% across the 12 polyester brands (best: Sulky Poly, 93%).