Robust, smooth and silky, Presencia thread uses long-staple mercerized cotton from Egypt for a truly superb quality. Perfect for sashiko, this sampler provides you with a range of classic imari colors that will enhance your projects. Don't stop at sashiko; this colorfast and shrinkfast cotton thread can be used for any kind of hand stitching as well as knitting, crochet, needlepoint, and embroidery. A Pepper Cory favorite! Needles suggested: long darner(size #1), milliners(Size #1) and chenille(size #24) - eQuilter products UNTHN99E, JKNDLC26. 'Imari Sashiko Sampler' thread set by Presencia America of Colonial Needle Company. Perle No. 8, 10 gram, 69 meters each.