Madeira Rayon conversion charts

Madeira · Rayon · 357 colors

18 charts for Madeira Rayon: 16 to other machine embroidery threads and 2 to DMC and Anchor floss. Each one lists all 357 Madeira Rayon colors beside the closest color in the other brand; depending on the brand, 16% to 85% of them have a close or better match. Pick the brand you want to stitch with.

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Machine embroidery thread 16

IsacordAmann Group · Polyester72% close or better Madeira PolyneonMadeira · Polyester82% close or better Sulky RayonSulky · Rayon47% close or better Robison-Anton RayonRobison-Anton (A&E) · Rayon60% close or better Robison-Anton PolyesterRobison-Anton (A&E) · Polyester50% close or better Marathon PolyesterMarathon Threads · Polyester57% close or better BrotherBrother · Polyester16% close or better Gunold PolyGunold · Polyester56% close or better FlorianiFloriani (RNK) · Polyester53% close or better Sulky PolySulky · Polyester85% close or better Marathon RayonMarathon Threads · Rayon59% close or better Mettler Poly SheenMettler (Amann) · Polyester69% close or better HemingworthHemingworth · Polyester56% close or better GlideFil-Tec · Polyester47% close or better Coats SylkoCoats · Polyester76% close or better JanomeJanome · Polyester20% close or better

Hand embroidery floss 2

DMCDMC · Cotton floss63% close or better AnchorAnchor (Coats) · Cotton floss52% close or better

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Isacord Madeira Polyneon Sulky Rayon Robison-Anton Rayon Robison-Anton Polyester Marathon Polyester Brother Gunold Poly Floriani Sulky Poly Marathon Rayon Mettler Poly Sheen Hemingworth Glide Coats Sylko Janome DMC Anchor

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Frequently asked questions

Which brands match Madeira Rayon most closely?

Counting the colors with a close or better match, Sulky Poly (85%), Madeira Polyneon (82%) and Coats Sylko (76%) come closest, and Brother (16%) is furthest away. A lower figure does not rule a brand out: its chart shows which Madeira Rayon colors need a substitute.

Which Madeira Rayon colors are hardest to match?

None. Every one of the 357 Madeira Rayon 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 52 colors without one.

Is polyester or rayon thread closer to Madeira Rayon?

Polyester, on average: 57% of Madeira Rayon colors have a close or better match across the 13 polyester brands (best: Sulky Poly, 85%), against 55% across the 3 rayon brands (best: Robison-Anton Rayon, 60%).