Madeira Cotton - Cotona & Tanne:-

Madeira Cotton Embroidery Thread is soft and strong with a subtle sheen. The thread is of the highest quality, made from 100% long staple double mercerised Egyptian Cotton. The special processes used by Madeira ensure the beautiful colours are wash fast an Both Madeira Tanne & madeira Cotona are suitable for all applications of machine embroidery & quilting.

Interestingly, here in the UK we tend to use a higher amount of cotton than most other countries. Cotton thread forms soft stitches, has a matt appearance and comes in several weights, useful for sewing fabrics of different weights, quilting and where contrast is required within an embroidery. Cotton threads have little stretch and are best used on natural fibre, woven fabrics.