Using Embroidery Thread for Crocheting?

K. Osei

March 12, 20090 found this helpful

You can crochet with embroidery thread if you use very small crochet hooks. But generally crocheting requires yarns. Embroidery thread is much lighter and thinner than yarns.

kathy

March 13, 20091 found this helpful

You can successfully use almost anything to crochet with. Just have to experiment with the size of hook that gives you results you like.

susan
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March 13, 20090 found this helpful

You can crochet with anything, but using embroidery thread would cause you to make a lot of knots since the skeins are not too long. Also, it might get expensive if making anything but a very small project. I'd look for crochet thread, since a spool of it would be much cheaper than buying several skeins of embroider thread; crochet thread comes in different thicknesses too.

Sally
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March 14, 20090 found this helpful

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I just love the immediate response from you women! The embroidery threads that I have are cones! Lots to them. So I will create my runner using the colors I have and am so glad you have reached me! How I wish I could describe myself to all of you so you would have an idea of who I am. Anyway, from the east coast I am by the seashore broke but not poor!

anne chaplin

March 19, 20090 found this helpful

This is a project I started but never got round to finishing, but yes it is possible

katherine allen

March 20, 20091 found this helpful

6 strands of embrodery thread is equal to size 10 thread, If making a project using size 10 thread and you need a few yards of another color, don't buy a new ball for a couple of yards when you can use embrodery thread in its place

MAZZO971

February 19, 20220 found this helpful

It is possible to crochet with embroidery floss! I have tried doing this a few times. I have a few tips that may help you.

1. 1. Use a small hook size. I use a size d-3 crochet hook, but you could go smaller.
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2. 2. Only use embroidery floss for small crochet projects. Embroidery floss isn't always cheap and can be expensive for a big project.
3. 3. Keep the threads together! When you try and separate the threads to crochet, they become very thin and hard to work with.
4. 4. Embroidery floss doesn't work the same was as yarn, so it will be a little bit different.
5. 5. Use high quality embroidery floss for best results.

I hope this answers you question! And maybe you can try some fun projects with embroidery floss!