"Needlepaints" specialty thread is 100% Egyptian cotton, dyed in Japan, and processed in the United States. They are in 10-meter skeins, and there will be an antique-looking manila card printed in L&L blue. They are labeled with each number clearly visible on a hang tag. There are three color families......each one has the palest pale version and darkens down to the darkest dark of that color. 100% guaranteed colorfast!!!!!!

Listed below are alternatives to needlepaints which you might wish to consider - These are Rainbow Gallery threads.

If you choose to use the Rainbow Gallery threads, you must use all those threads. Don't try to mix-and-match with the Needlepaints. They won't match.

The Robins Egg series of Needlepaints are no longer available, there are no specialist substitutions for these colours, just  DMC alternatives, these are not as blue but will work in the designs.

(lightest to darkest)
Needlepaints 2103 - DMC 502
Needlepaints 2104 - DMC 501
Needlepaints 2105 - DMC 501/500 (Blend)
Needlepaints 2106 - DMC 500
Needlepaints 2101 - DMC 3813 (504)
Needlepaints 2102 - DMC 503

Image	Name	Description	Price	Qty
	2001 - Needlepaints	2001 (Lavender/Blue) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2002 - Needlepaints	2002 (Lavender/Blue) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2003 - Needlepaints	2003 (Lavender/Blue) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2004 - Needlepaints	2004 (Lavender/Blue) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2005 - Needlepaints	2005 (Lavender/Blue) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2006 - Needlepaints	2006 (Lavender/Blue) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2007 - Needlepaints	2007 (Orchid) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2008 - Needlepaints	2008 (Orchid) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2009 - Needlepaints	2009 (Orchid) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2010 - Needlepaints	2010 (Orchid) - Needlepaints	£2.25
	2011 - Needlepaints	2010 (Orchid) - Needlepaints	£2.25