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The floss stash tracker that ends "do I have this?"

Convert any thread across all 6 brands here, free — and let StitchThis track your real stash so the answer to "do I already own something close?" is one click, not a search through 12 storage boxes.

DMCAnchorMadeiraGammaCosmoMetro
1What floss brand do you have?
2Which color do you want to convert?
DMC #
Converting a whole project?We read the brand + code columns — no AI, no API, instant.
You have
DMC 321 · Red
→Closest match in each of the 6 brands
DMC✓ Your brand
321
Red
100%match
Also349Coral Dark96%
AnchorIdentical
19
red
100%match
Also47red100%
CosmoGreat
344
Cosmo 344
94%match
Also855Cosmo 85593%
GammaIdentical
0120
≈ DMC 321 Red
100%match
Also0708≈ DMC 349 Coral Dark96%
MadeiraGreat
212
Christmas Red Dark
96%match
Also407Salmon Very Dark92%
MetroGreat
1980
Brick
92%match
Also1652Orange Red82%
Each match is the closest real thread in that brand. Tired of looking this up every time? Let StitchThis track it for you →
Stop converting the same colors twice

Your floss stash, finally doing the work for you

The converter is the free taste. Inside StitchThis, your collection becomes a living inventory that converts, substitutes, shops and tidies itself — so "do I already own something close?" is answered before you ever open a chart.

Tracks every skein you own

One tidy stash across all 6 brands — counts, colors and what's running low. Add a skein once and StitchThis remembers it everywhere.

Converts on the fly

This whole tool, built in. Any pattern in any brand instantly maps to the threads you actually have — with the same accuracy you see above.

Biases new patterns to your stash

Generate a pattern and StitchThis quietly favors the floss you already own — fewer trips to the store, less money on near-duplicate shades.

Auto-tidies when you finish

Mark a pattern complete and the floss it used comes off your count automatically — so your stash always reflects what's really in the box.

Start tracking my floss — freeImport my stash (CSV or photo)

Members can upload a spreadsheet or snap a photo of the floss box — StitchThis reads the numbers and builds your stash for you.

How it works

Why "DMC 321 = Anchor 47" isn't the whole story

Old conversion charts give you a single one-to-one swap and call it a day. The problem: no two brands dye to exactly the same color, so a "matching" number can be noticeably off — sometimes a full shade lighter or warmer. That's fine for a background, and a real problem for skin tones or gradients.

This converter measures every match the way your eye actually sees color, then turns it into a simple % match so you know at a glance how safe a swap is:

% matchWhat you'll seeGood for
98–100%IdenticalThe eye can't tell them apartAnything, including skin & blends
93–97%ExcellentA trained eye might spot it side-by-sideAlmost any project
86–92%GreatVisibly different on close inspectionFills & backgrounds
<86%ClosestThe nearest the brand makesWhen you just need something near

Under the hood, every color is compared in CIELAB color space (the same ΔE measurement the textile industry uses) — we just translate it into a percentage so you don't have to think about the math. Showing the two closest colors per brand lets you trade a hair of accuracy for a thread you may already own.

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