Conversion Charts for Kits These charts were originally put together by diana@simplesystems.com. I have edited them a bit, and added some information. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at silverlotus@sympatico.ca. Please let me know if you have any information to add as well. In some cases the conversions to DMC floss are not perfect because the company uses other brands of floss in their kits. The DMC numbers provided are the best matches, but always use your own judgment. Dimensions, Dimensions Gold --------------------------- There are two series of numbers used in the Dimensions kits. The first is the 6000 series, which you will find the conversion chart for below. The second series are number which begin with a 1. Just remove this 1 and you are left with the J&P Coats floss number. A conversion chart for J&P Coats to DMC is below. Dimensions DMC Dimensions DMC Dimensions DMC ---------- --- ---------- --- ---------- --- 6001 939 6092 938 6340 340 6002 311 6093 801 6341 341 6003 322 6095 434 6347 347 6005 334 6096 436 6352 352 6007 824 6098 739 6367 367 6009 519 6099 839 6368 368 6016 799 6100 840 6402 402 6017 809 6101 841 6504 504 6018 828 6103 640 6666 666 6019 816 6104 3023 6720 720 6022 326 6108 300 6722 722 6024 335 6109 301 6738 738 6026 776 6110 922 6739 739 6028 321 6111 781 6746 746 6029 350 6113 783 6754 754 6030 351 6115 ecru 6758 758 6031 353 6116 606 6760 760 6033 893 6117 947 6796 796 6034 894 6118 971 6798 798 6048 890 6119 741 6800 800 6050 320 6121 744 6814 814 6052 369 6123 3078 6819 819 6053 699,909 6125 971 6842 842 6055 912 6126 742 6891 891 6058 700 6127 725 6917 917 6059 702 6128 726 6919 919 6060 704 6130 444 6930 930 6061 987 6131 307 6931 931 6062 905 6132 445 6932 932 6063 3347 6133 550 6945 945 6064 907 6135 553 6954 954 6067 3346 6136 554 6955 955 6068 3348 6137 552 6975 975 6069 472 6139 210 6976 976 6078 704 6149 white 6977 977 6079 413 6150 310 6996 996 6080 414 6155 712 60221 221 6081 415 6158 959 60223 223 6082 762 6195 501 63031 3031 6083 517 6197 502 63328 3328 6084 518 6210 316 63607 3607 6087 None 6214 3354 63609 3609 6091 964 6217 891 63726 315 J&P Coats to DMC J&P DMC J&P DMC J&P DMC --- --- --- --- --- --- 1001 white 3008 352 3500 321 1002 ecru 3011 351 3868 758 2099 740, 971 3012 3705 3883 3064 2275 746 3013 347 4085 3609 2288 445 3044 814 4086 3608 2289 727 3046 666 4087 3607 2290 307, 973 3056 600 4089 917 2292 3078 3060 778 4092 552 2293 744 3063 602 4097 553 2295 726 3068 761 4101 327 2296 745 3069 760 4104 554 2298 444, 725 3071 3328 4107 550 2300 3047 3081 316 4221 3042 2302 743 3082 315 4222 3041 2303 742 3083 902 4301 208 2306 977 3084 3726 4302 209 2307 972 3086 3689 4303 210,211 2308 976 3087 3688 5000 434 2314 741 3088 3687 5307 783 2322 720 3089 3685 5308 782 2323 722 3111 350 5309 781 2324 721 3125 957 5349 975 2326 919 3126 3326 5356 3826 2327 947, 970 3127 956,3706,3708 5360 839 2329 900 3128 601 5363 none 2330 946 3151 962 5369 739 2331 754, 948 3152 892 5371 435 2332 608 3176 961 5372 422 2334 606 3239 225 5374 420 2335 349, 817 3240 224 5375 738 2336 950 3241 223 5376 841 2337 none 3242 221 5379 840 2338 356 3280 819, 963 5381 838 2339 355 3281 776, 818 5387 712 2410 3046 3282 899 5388 3033 2412 3045 3283 335 5393 640, 3032 2874 676 3284 309 5395 3021 2875 729 3332 3341 5471 433 2876 680 3334 3770 5472 3031 3000 815 3335 945, 951 5475 801 3001 603, 604 3336 922 5476 898 3003 3354 3337 920 5477 938 3004 3350 3340 918 5478 3371 3006 353 3401 304, 326 5533 543 3410 498, 816 5579 3772 J&P DMC J&P DMC J&P DMC --- --- --- --- --- --- 5830 822 6015 369 6212 991 5831 644 6016 368 6213 562 5832 642 6017 320 6225 913 5889 610 6018 367 6226 701 5898 611 6020 954 6227 700 5933 842 6021 895,986 6228 699,909 5936 632 6030 955,966 6238 703 5942 437 6031 910 6239 702 5943 436 6185 964,993 6246 319 6001 907 6186 958,992 6250 772 6005 3072 6187 943 6253 472 6006 927 6205 912 6255 none 6007 926 6209 564 6256 581, 906 6008 924 6210 563 6258 904,987,988 6010 470,471,3364 6211 561,3345,3346 J&P DMC J&P DMC J&P DMC --- --- --- --- --- --- 6261 469 7030 799 7977 334 6266 989,3347,3348 7031 775 7978 322 6267 580, 905 7044 none 7979 312 6268 937 7045 none 7980 311 6269 936 7050 932 7981 150 6270 932 7051 931 7982 823 6315 524, 3053 7052 930 8231 453 6316 522,523,3052 7053 747, 828 8232 452 6317 3051, 3363 7100 796 8233 451 6318 520, 3362 7110 340 8390 648, 3024 6842 3013 7150 792 8398 415 6843 3012 7159 827 8400 535 6844 731 7160 939 8403 310 6845 3011 7161 813 8500 645, 646 6875 504 7162 517 8501 844 6876 502 7167 598 8510 762 6878 501 7168 597, 807 8511 318 6879 503 7169 806 8512 317 6880 500 7180 826 8513 414 7001 996 7181 825 8514 413 7004 3747 7182 824 8900 647 7005 341 7225 928 8999 236 7010 995 7876 3752 7021 800, 809 7975 3760 7022 798 7976 3325 7023 none 7024 791, 820 Dimensions Stitchers' Suggestions This chart contains suggestions by stitchers for some of the Dimensions floss colours. Compare these with the chart above, and use the colour you think would look best. Dimensions DMC Dimensions DMC ---------- --- ---------- --- 6016 322,798 16019 3363 6017 794 16209 563 6018 813 16264 471 6028 498 16878 367 6034 899 16879 502 6031 3824 16880 319 6080 318 17004 341 6081 318 17031 828 6092 3371 17050 932 6096 437,435 17051 926 6098 712 17052 3768 6125 970 17110 793 6197 503 17159 3761 6214 820,3688 17169 3765 6738 739 17181 824,798 12275 ecru 17182 824 12295 744 17227 924 12296 744 17976 827 12305 3820,743 18510 3024,415 12338 301 18900 451,3023 13001 956 13008 3341 13019 347 13063 3804 13067 3713,353 13129 776, 3716 13283 309 13336 3776 13337 919 14104 210 15000 780 15350 3827 15351 783, 729 15356 301 15360 898 15365 3826, 434 15371 420 15381 938 15388 3782 15470 975, 433 15476 938 15936 300 15942 676 15943 437 Janlynn ------- Older Janlynn tends not to put code numbers, but only colour names inside their kits making conversion tricky. I have therefore listed the colour description and the DMC colours that have been suggested to me. I not yet received too many suggestions for Janlynn.The newer Janlynn kits use DMC numbers, making it easy to convert! :) Colour DMC ------ --- White White Bright Dark Red 321 Medium Dark Maroon 815 Medium Blue 334 Light Blue 794 Dark Blue 797 Light Olive Green 3348 Medium Dark Olive Green 3346 Darkest Olive Green 895 Light Red 892 Medium Dark Red 816 Dark Maroon 816 Black 310 Light Blue Green 954 Medium Blue Green 912 Dark Blue Green 910 Medium Olive Green 3347 Dark Olive Green 3345 Light Grey 318 Medium Grey 317 Bucilla ------- This conversion chart is for Bucilla kits. It lists the code numbers as beginning with a "1", but this seems to be different from most kits (i.e. they listed 16122 when one of my kits showed 6122). Please keep this in mind when going to convert your own kits. For any code with "Rob" next to it, these are colours produced for Bucilla by a company named Robinson-Anton which does not sell to the public. The produce high quality floss is many colours especially for Bucilla. The Bucilla employees do not have a DMC colour conversion for the Robison-Anton colours, therefore, if anyone has any of these colours in their kits, I would appreciate any suggestions for these. If a second number is listed for any colour, this is an alternative suggested by a stitcher. Bucilla DMC Bucilla DMC Bucilla DMC ------- --- ------- --- ------- --- 10209 209 10792 792 12560 3064 10223 223 10793 793 12568 Rob, 400 10224 Rob 10798 798 12572 745 10225 225 10813 813 12576 Rob, 444 10304 304 10815 815 12593 783 10309 309 10818 818 12595 Rob 10311 311 10822 822 12596 Rob 10327 327 10826 826 12601 828 10333 333 10838 838 12604 Rob 10334 334 10839 839 12606 Rob 10340 340 10840 840 12612 891 10341 341 10841 Rob 12613 Rob 10350 350 10842 842 12614 Rob 10369 369 10844 844 12615 Rob 10372 3722 10869 869 12621 Rob 10415 415 10898 898 12622 470 10433 433 10899 899 12623 3345 10434 434 10900 900 12630 211 10435 435 10912 912 12631 Rob 10436 436 10921 921 12632 Rob 10437 437 10924 924 12633 550 10501 501 10951 951 12642 Rob 10502 502 10958 958 12643 Rob 10504 504 10986 986 12650 Rob, 321 10552 552 10989 989 12652 Rob 10561 561 10991 991 12662 973 10563 563 10992 992 12664 Rob 10605 605 10996 996 12665 947 10610 610 11224 224 12666 Rob 10632 632 12001 310 12670 Rob 10642 642 12003 white 12671 Rob 10647 647 12056 335 12672 Rob 10666 666 12057 Rob 12673 3371 10677 677 12174 Rob 12680 907 10721 3721 12200 963, 776 12681 704 10725 725 12203 Rob 12690 Rob 10726 726 12210 Rob 12691 Rob, 318 10741 741 12240 Rob 12692 Rob 10746 746 12242 954 12711 Rob 10758 758 12246 Rob 12712 517 10761 761 12469 471 12721 none 10772 772 12514 Rob Bucilla DMC Bucilla DMC Bucilla DMC ------- --- ------- --- ------- --- 12740 Rob 13743 3743 16114 Rob 12741 Rob 13747 3747 16121 Rob 12751 ecru 13750 3750 16122 Rob 12752 Rob 13752 3752 16125 Rob 12754 640 13756 3756 16126 Rob 12756 Rob 13766 3766 16129 Rob 12757 Rob 13772 3772 16132 Rob 12763 Rob 13776 3776 16137 Rob 12764 Rob 13778 3778 16138 Rob 12775 934 13781 3781 16151 Rob 12780 500 13783 781 16153 Rob 12781 Rob 13794 794 16159 Rob 12782 368 13799 3799 16171 Rob 12783 320 13803 3803 16172 Rob 12784 814 13814 Rob 16174 Rob 12884 562 13816 3816 16177 Rob 13011 3011 13827 3827 16181 305 113012 3012 13830 3830 16182 Rob 13013 3013 13841 841 16183 523 13023 3023 13917 917 16184 Rob, 415 13041 3041 13927 Rob 16185 Rob 13042 3042 13930 930 16186 Rob 13045 3045 13931 931 16187 926 13046 3046 13932 932 16195 Rob 13047 3047 13945 945 16196 Rob 13063 3063 13948 948, 951 16197 503 13146 3146 13950 950 16198 504 13312 Rob 15375 738 16199 801, 433 13325 3325 15943 Rob 16202 Rob 13326 3326 16001 747 16203 Rob 13340 3340 16004 322 16206 Rob 13341 3341 16009 519 16212 Rob 13347 347 16011 747 16213 Rob 13352 352 16016 Rob 16215 Rob 13354 none 16019 Rob, 815 16218 Rob 13356 356 16030 351 16221 452 13364 3364 16031 353 16223 Rob 13371 3371 16037 Rob 16224 Rob 13400 Rob 16044 Rob 16227 Rob 13402 402 16046 Rob 16228 Rob 13413 413 16048 Rob 16238 Rob 13453 453 16067 3346 16243 407 13535 535 16068 Rob 13607 3607 16073 Rob 13608 3608 16077 Rob 13609 3609 16078 Rob 13610 Rob 16086 Rob 13611 611 16089 Rob 13612 612 16090 Rob 13646 646 16091 Rob 13676 676 16093 Rob 13687 3687 16097 Rob, 738 13720 720 16098 Rob 13721 721 16104 Rob 13722 722 16109 Rob Candamar -------- These are the suggestions I have received so far from stitchers. Candamar DMC -------- --- 6020 955, 321 6029 606 6035 321 6042 603 6056 913 6057 699 6076 700 6077 702 6078 704 6080 318 6081 415 6082 762 6086 996 6092 3031 6094 433 6096 436 6099 839 6102 950 6120 972 6123 745 6131 307 6149 white 6150 310 6163 311 6165 931, 932 6167 3689 6173 818 6175 754 6176 3687 6177 3688 6179 3779 6184 415 6196 501 6198 504 6208 745 6210 316 6211 778 6220 413 6228 783 Bernat ------ These also are only listed by colour in the kit, not by an actual code so thus making matching conversion more difficult. Bernat DMC ------ --- Light Yellow 727 Medium Yellow 726 Dark Yellow 972 Medium Pink 962 Dark Pink 498 Maroon 815 Light Rust 977 Medium Rust 976 Dark Rust 975 Gold 3046 Camel 434 Blue 519 Light Green 704 Medium Green 702 Dark Green 367 Very Dark Brown 3371 White White Black 310 Designs By The Needle --------------------- The larger kits from Designs by the Needle use DMC numbers, but the colour names are a bit different then the generally accepted ones, which can throw you off a bit. Some of the older (before 1998), smaller kits, like the cloth peg angels, only have the colour name listed. It is very difficult to convert these since a colour listed as green in one chart may be light green in another, etc. JCA, Inc. --------- This company produces kits that are titled Banners Tie-ups, Simplicity, and Weekenders. These kits all use DMC numbers for the floss listing (note that white is listed as code 200 for some reason). Just Cross Stitch / Leisure Arts -------------------------------- Although I only have the Teresa Wentzler kits produced by these companies, I believe all their floss numbers are DMC.