Linen and bast threads |
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| Thread | size | spin | wraps/cm |
| Au Paon Qualite Extra | 200 | 2S | 25 |
| Bull Brand (Northern Ireland) | 25/3 | 3S | 14 |
| 50/3 | 3S | 18 | |
| 50/2 | 2S | 21 | |
| 60/2 | 2S | 23 | |
| 70/2 | 2S | 25 | |
| Cartier Bresson Fil de Lin | 30 | 4S | 19 |
| Cartier Bresson a la Croix Fil Brilliante pour Dentelle | 46 | 3S | 14 |
| Coats FFR Fil de Lin a Dentelles | 50 | 2S | 22 |
| 80 | 2S | 25 | |
| 100 | 2S | 34 | |
| CF Fil cour de lin | 108 | 3S | 27 |
| DMC Lin pour Dentelles | 16 | 4S | 13 |
| FDMV Coeur de Lin alite speciale | 36 | 2Z | 17 |
| FLD Fil cour de Lin 40 tours extra fou | 300 | 3S | 29 |
| R&C au Briouet | 100 | 3S | 19 |
| S&F Fil de Bruxelles | 30 | 3S | 15 |
Cotton threads |
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| Thread | size | Spin | wraps/cm |
| Barkonie Egyptian cotton (Czech Republic) | Nm50/3 Tex 20x3 | 3Z | 24 |
| Cartier Bresson Cotton a Broder a la Croix | 8 | 4S | 25 |
| 6 | 4S | 26 | |
| Cartier Bresson Cordonnet a la Croix | 60 | 2S/3Z | 24 |
| 70 | 2S/3Z | 25 | |
| 80 | 2S/3Z | 27 | |
| Coats Tre Cerchi | 40 | 3Z | 28 |
| DMC Natura | 2S/8S | 5 | |
| Jernej Jemc Cipke Mojka Sukanec za Klekjanje Idrija (Slovenia) | 30 (dTex 200x3) | 3Z | 28 |
| J&P Coats Mercer Crochet | 80 | 2S/3Z | 30 |
| Clark's Big Ball mercerised crochet | 40 | 3Z | 23 |
| Coats & Clark 'Coats Cotton' all purpose | 35wt | 3Z | 29 |
| Courtrai pour dentelles Qte Sublime | No 108 | 3S | 29 |
| Frank's Baumwolle (was Sabagarn) | 30/3 | 3Z | 23 |
| Hilo Japonés (Spanish) |
#50 | 3Z | 30 |
| #70 | 3Z | 35 | |
| #80 | 2Z | 44 | |
| PV Fil a la reine Berthe Cordonnet Superieur | 120 | 3S | 29 |
| Superior Threads Treasure Hand Quilting | 30/3 | 3Z | 25 |
| ets Toulemond au Chinois Fil a Coudre classique | 50 | 3Z | 26 |
| Wonderfil Eleganza Perle | 8 | 2S | 15 |
| 5 | 2S | 10 | |
| 3 | 2S | 7 | |
| Unitas Idriana (Croatia) | 50/3 (Tex 30x3) | 3Z | 27 |
| Wonderfil Elfina | 60wt | 2Z | 44 |
| TheWorks.co.uk Embroidery Thread | 2S | 13 | |
| YLI Machine Quilting | 40/3 Tex40 | 3Z | 28 |
Silk threads |
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| Thread | size | spin | wraps/cm |
| Bart & Francis Fine Schappe super spun | 60/2-70/2Nm | 2Z | 24 |
| Bart & Francis Promo Silk (spun) | 100/2Nm x 2 | 2S/2S | 27 |
| Bart & Francis Round Cordonnet (spun) | 2S/4S | 12 | |
| Bart & Francis Kimono Schappe | 120/2x4 | 2S/4S | 15 |
| Bozzolo Reale Filato di pura seta | No24 | 3S | 18 |
| Pagamoori silk | 4S | 14 | |
| Coats Seta Real (Hungary) filament silk | 100 | 3S | 40 |
| Fresia silk (spun) (Belgium) | 15/3Nm | 3S | 11 |
| KNK silk (filament) | 50 | 3Z | 32 |
| Superior Threads Kimono silk (filament) (Japanese Lady thread) | 100/2 | 2Z | 50 |
Synthetic and Man-made threads |
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| Thread | size | spin | wraps/cm | |
| Amann Saba (polyester) | 30 | 3Z | 17 | |
| Anzel Super Lux (100% spun polyester) overlocker thread | Tkt 150 | 60/2 | 2Z | 40 |
| Bart & Francis TweedyWooly (45% wool, 35%nylon, 25% acrylic) | 1S | 14 | ||
| Bart & Francis Art Deco Fantasie (mixed fibres) | 5 x 2S | 7 | ||
| Coats Moon (spun polyester) | 120s | 2Z | 30 | |
| Coats Astra (spun polyester) | Tkt 120 Tex 27 | 2Z | 30 | |
| Coats Cometa (spun polyester) | Tkt 120 Tex 27 | 2Z | 30 | |
| Coats Terko Satin (polyester-cotton corespun) | Tkt 36 Tex 80 | 2Z | 20 | |
| Coats Gramax (textured polyester floss) | Tkt 8 Tex 35 | 1 | 23 | |
| Empress Mills Machine Embroidery | 40s | 2Z | 31 | |
| Empress Mills Polylight (polyester) | 2Z | 42 | ||
| Empress Mills Polycore (cotton covered polyester) | 2Z | 34 | ||
| Empress Mills Varisheen (untwisted floss) | 1 | 31 | ||
| Gütermann Sulky Glowy (polyester) | 40 | 2Z | 30 | |
| Gütermann Sulky Solar (colour changing) | 40 | 2Z | 30 | |
| ets Toulemonde Fil au Chinois fils a coudre classiques et fantaisie | 40 | 2Z | 21 | |
| Superior Threads SoFine (polyester) | 50/3 | 3Z | 39 | |
| Ultra Special Rayon | 30 | 2Z | 27 | |
| Wonderfil Fabulux (tri-lobal polyester) | 40wt | 3Z | 27 | |
| Wonderfil Elana (50% acrylic 50% wool) | 28wt | 2S | 17 | |
Glitter threads |
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| Thread | size | spin/construction | wraps/cm |
| Dritz Metallic | wrap | 45 | |
| Empress Mills Lurex Twist | 2S+1bound/S | 13 | |
| Guetermann Mara (polyester) | 30 | 3Z | 18 |
| 70 | 3Z | 25 | |
| Superior Threads Razzle Dazzle (polyester) | 4Z/2S | 10 | |
| ets Toulemond au Chinois Caudry cocoons | 2Z/2S+1 | 22 | |
| MyFabrics overlocker thread on large cone | 80/2Nm | 2Z | 34 |