This yarn is a cotton floss with each of its four strands equivalent to pearl cotton size 12. (Each ply is slightly larger than 1 ply of DMC floss.) It should be stripped and put back together when stitching so that it will lie smoothly. As with space dyed or overdyed yarns, you need to match up the ends in the same order that you stripped the yarn.
Bravo, Encore, and Overture are dyed to match. However, not all colors are made in all lines. Suggested use is 2 strands on congress cloth, 3 strands on 18 count, 4 strands on 16 count, and 5 strands on 14 count ( which would mean that you will have a tweedy look.)
