Glide conversion charts
Fil-Tec · Polyester · 212 colors
18 charts for Glide: 16 to other machine embroidery threads and 2 to DMC and Anchor floss. Each one lists all 212 Glide colors beside the closest color in the other brand; depending on the brand, 22% to 88% of them have a close or better match. Pick the brand you want to stitch with.
Convert Glide to…
Machine embroidery thread 16
Hand embroidery floss 2
Convert to Glide from…
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Frequently asked questions
Which brands match Glide most closely?
Counting the colors with a close or better match, Sulky Poly (88%), Robison-Anton Rayon (77%) and Isacord (75%) come closest, and Brother (22%) is furthest away. A lower figure does not rule a brand out: its chart shows which Glide colors need a substitute.
Which Glide colors are hardest to match?
None. Every one of the 212 Glide 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 26 colors without one.
Is polyester or rayon thread closer to Glide?
Rayon, on average: 66% of Glide colors have a close or better match across the 4 rayon brands (best: Robison-Anton Rayon, 77%), against 61% across the 12 polyester brands (best: Sulky Poly, 88%).