This brilliant six-strand floss is made from double mercerized long staple 100-percent cotton fibers. The highly resistant dyes are carefully selected to ensure that your embroidery remains vibrant and beautiful. DMC Stranded Cotton is the world's favourite embroidery thread. DMC uses the world's finest long staple cotton and mercerizes it twice to give your embroidery exceptional sheen. The 6 easily divisible strands allow you to vary the weight of your stitches to add depth to your project. Made with double mercerized 100% long staple cotton. Brilliant six-strand divisible thread. Colors are washable and fade resistant. Size 25, 8.7 yards per skein.