About Stitchies

Stitchies is a cross-stitch thread reference site for stitchers who need practical help with DMC colors, brand conversions, kit replacements, and digital color matching. The site is maintained by the Stitchies Team, with Jim Sheppard responsible for operations, publishing, recovery work, and correction review.

Why Stitchies Exists

Real projects rarely arrive in perfect condition. A stitcher may inherit a half-finished kit, lose a thread card, run out of a color from an older pattern, or need to turn a digital palette into real skeins. Stitchies is built around those recovery use cases: find the best starting point, understand the limits, and test the match before committing to the whole project.

You can browse DMC colors by family, compare brands, look up a specific color such as DMC 310 Black, or use the hex-to-DMC tool when your starting point is a screen color.

Editorial Standards

Stitchies pages should say what the reference is based on, where the match can drift, and when a physical skein comparison is required. We avoid treating every conversion as equally certain, especially for older kit numbers, digital hex matches, and subtle color families such as skin tones, antique neutrals, and muted yellows.

Our methodology page explains the source basis for thread records, CIEDE2000 hex matching limits, match labels, and the situations where a real skein check matters.

How Match Ratings Work

Each conversion includes a match quality rating:

• Exact: The stored references agree closely enough for most practical stitching.
• Close: The substitute is likely usable, but should be compared against nearby colors in the pattern.
• Approximate: The page gives a starting point, not a final answer.

Thread conversions are always approximate. We recommend stitching a small test sample on your project fabric when switching brands, especially for large projects or skin tones.

Contact

Questions or corrections? We'd love to hear from you. Email us at hello@getstitchies.com.