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	Gumnut Yarns Wool, Mohair, and Silk Embroidery Threads

Custom House is the exclusive USA distributor of Gumnut Yarns hand-dyed wool, mohair, and silk threads from Australia -- "Blossoms", "Gemstones", "Daisies", "Tulips", "Moonbeams", "Poppies", "Opals", "Buds", "Jewels", "Stars", and "Aztecs". These threads are suitable for all forms of surface embroidery, needlepoint, and counted-thread embroidery. BLOSSOMS wool DAISIES wool TULIPS mohair POPPIES silk & wool BUDS silk STARS silk GEMSTONES wool MOONBEAMS mohair OPALS silk & wool JEWELS silk AZTECS silk New June 2012 -- 3 new color families (five shades each) in Daisies, Tulips, Poppies, Buds and Stars New January 2012 -- 35 new colors in 7 replacement Blossoms families (all five-shade families)   See a fanciful Bargello piece stitched using the 27 new BLOSSOMS colors added January 2011. See the earlier additions to the Gumnut Yarns thread families. Get a free sample card of the Gumnut Yarns hand-dyed threads. BLOSSOMS -- 2-ply crewel wool -- Australian grown and spun 306 softly-shaded colors -- 25m (27.3 yd) skein There are 58 BLOSSOMS color families. The first two digits of each color number gives the family (e.g. 01). The last digit gives the shade within the color family -- the higher the number, the darker the shade (e.g. 019 is darker than 013). View the BLOSSOMS color range -- See the BLOSSOMS color family names Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs GEMSTONES -- 2-ply crewel wool -- Australian grown and spun 120 subtly-variegated colors -- 25m (27.3 yd) skein Each of the 24 GEMSTONES color families has been inspired by an Australian Gemstone. Each family ranges from light (1) to dark (5). The GEMSTONES families are: A  -  Amethyst           E  -  Emerald           M  -  Malachite AP - Apatite   F - Fluorite   O - Opal AZ - Azurite   G - Agate   R - Ruby B - Beryl   GL - Galena   RQ - Rose Quartz C - Citrine GR - Garnet S - Sapphire CN - Cinnabar   H - Haematite   TP - Topaz CR - Chrysoprase   J - Jasper   TQ - Turquoise D - Jade   L - Lapis Lazuli   Z - Zircon The Onyx (OX) family is discontinued (available by special order only) Note:  Variegated GEMSTONES are not in current production -- please check color availability with your local needlework shop. View the GEMSTONES color range Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs DAISIES -- 1-ply fine wool -- Australian grown and spun 180 softly-shaded colors -- 25m (27.3 yd) skein There are 36 color families of fine wool DAISIES selected from the BLOSSOMS colors. View the DAISIES color range -- See the DAISIES color family names Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs TULIPS -- natural mohair -- Australian grown and spun 180 softly-shaded colors -- 25m (27.3 yd) skein There are 36 color families of natural mohair TULIPS (same as DAISIES, POPPIES, BUDS and STARS). Color numbering is similar to that for BLOSSOMS. View the TULIPS color range -- See the TULIPS color family names Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs MOONBEAMS -- natural mohair -- Australian grown and spun 30 subtly-variegated colors -- 25m (27.3 yd) skein Each of the 10 families of natural mohair MOONBEAMS has been inspired by an Australian Gemstone. Each family has a light (LT), medium (MD), and dark (DK) shade. Color families are the same as silk/wool OPALS, perle silk JEWELS, and stranded silk AZTECS. The MOONBEAMS families are Agate, Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Jade, Jasper, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, and Turquoise. Note:  Variegated MOONBEAMS are not in current production -- please check color availability with your local needlework shop. View the MOONBEAMS color range Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs POPPIES -- 50% silk, 50% wool -- hand-dyed in Australia 180 softly-shaded colors -- 25m (27.3 yd) skein There are 36 color families of silk/wool POPPIES (same as DAISIES, TULIPS, BUDS and STARS). Color numbering is similar to that for BLOSSOMS. View the POPPIES color range -- See the POPPIES color family names Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs OPALS -- 50% silk, 50% wool -- hand-dyed in Australia 30 subtly-variegated colors -- 25m (27.3 yd) skein Each of the 10 families of variegated silk/wool OPALS has been inspired by an Australian Gemstone. Each family has a light (LT), medium (MD), and dark (DK) shade. Color families are the same as mohair MOONBEAMS, perle silk JEWELS, and stranded silk AZTECS. The OPALS families are Agate, Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Jade, Jasper, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, and Turquoise. Note:  Variegated OPALS are not in current production -- please check color availability with your local needlework shop. View the OPALS color range Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs BUDS -- perle silk -- strong, lustrous 100% pure silk 180 softly-shaded colors -- 25m (27.3 yd) skein There are 36 color families of perle silk BUDS (same as DAISIES, TULIPS, POPPIES and STARS). Color numbering is similar to that for BLOSSOMS. View the BUDS color range -- See the BUDS color family names Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs JEWELS -- perle silk -- strong, lustrous 100% pure silk 30 subtly-variegated colors -- 25m (27.3 yd) skein Each of the 10 families of variegated silk JEWELS has been inspired by an Australian Gemstone. Each family has a light (LT), medium (MD), and dark (DK) shade. Color families are the same as mohair MOONBEAMS, silk/wool OPALS, and stranded silk AZTECS. The JEWELS families are Agate, Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Jade, Jasper, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, and Turquoise. Note:  Variegated JEWELS are not in current production -- please check color availability with your local needlework shop. View the JEWELS color range Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs STARS -- stranded silk -- strong, lustrous 100% pure silk 180 softly-shaded colors -- 6-strand, 8m (8.75 yd) skein There are 36 color families of stranded silk STARS (same as DAISIES, TULIPS, POPPIES and BUDS). Color numbering is similar to that for BLOSSOMS. View the STARS color range -- See the STARS color family names Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs AZTECS -- stranded silk -- strong, lustrous 100% pure silk 30 subtly-variegated colors -- 6-strand, 8m (8.75 yd) skein Each of the 10 families of variegated silk AZTECS has been inspired by an Australian Gemstone. Each family has a light (LT), medium (MD), and dark (DK) shade. Color families are the same as mohair MOONBEAMS, silk/wool OPALS, and perle silk JEWELS. The AZTECS families are Agate, Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Jade, Jasper, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, and Turquoise. Note:  Variegated AZTECS are not in current production -- please check color availability with your local needlework shop. View the AZTECS color range Top of this page | Blossoms | Gemstones | Daisies | Tulips | Moonbeams | Poppies | Opals | Buds | Jewels | Stars | Aztecs Gumnut Yarns threads are completely hand-dyed in small lots using only natural unbleached wools, mohair, and silks. Colors are reproduced as accurately as possible, but due to the nature of hand-dying there may be slight variations between lots. Visit the Gumnut Yarns website in Australia View the list of USA shops that carry Gumnut Yarns threads Custom House of Needle Arts 154 Weir Street Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 633-2950 phone/fax © 1999-2012 Custom House of Needle Arts LLC - Glastonbury CT