DMC 718 to J&P Coats: Thread Conversion

J&P Coats 4089 is a close match for Plum. The specific wine-dark jewel quality of DMC 718 — positioned carefully between purple and burgundy, sitting in the specific blue-red zone that reads as plum rather than as either of its more common neighbors — requires precise dye balance to achieve and maintain across production batches, and some variation from the DMC original is worth anticipating in J&P Coats 4089. The same two failure modes apply as with other close matches in this color zone: too much red produces burgundy, too much blue produces a deeper mauve-purple. Evaluate the J&P Coats thread alongside the lighter plum family members in your design (3607, 3608, or their equivalents) to confirm it reads as the correct deep shadow end of the plum family rather than as a different color class. For colorfastness in deep plum tones, test on your project fabric with cool water before wet-blocking prized pieces, regardless of which brand you use — this is a category where testing is simply good practice. The exact-match brands (Anchor 88, Madeira 0807) are the more reliable choices for prominent plum work.