Reputed to be the most beautiful thread in the world, DMC Pearl Cotton adds depth to your embroidery. This non-divisible luminous cotton thread is highly mercerized for an intense sheen and its soft and silky texture is ideal for all needlecraft, embroidery, and creative stitching. Sold as a twisted skein. A highly mercerized, non-divisible, lustrous 100% cotton thread on a twisted skein, 27 yards per skein. It is ideal to use for cross-stitch, embroidery, needlepoint, hardanger, blackwork, redwork, pulled thread, smocking, applique, and many types of creative stitchery. DMC-Pearl Cotton Skeins. Make a masterpiece and an heirloom with this pearl cotton; it is a highly mercerized, twisted, and non-divisible lustrous thread.