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Shop Needlework > Metallic Threads > 3/8" Trim
  • 3/8" Trim

    A loosely woven braid made out of Kreinik Japan Threads for a high sheen. Couch it onto designs in patterns or as an edging. Fun Fact: This thread was used by Michele Carragher for embroidery on costumes in the show Game Of Thrones. Available in a wired or unwired version—this page is for the unwired version.

    Each package contains 1 yard. Skip to Step 2 to select your colors. 


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    • $3.60
  • 3/8" Trim with Wire

    A loosely woven braid made out of Kreinik Japan Threads for a high sheen. Couch it onto designs in patterns or as an edging. Fun Fact: This thread was used by Michele Carragher for embroidery on costumes in the show Game Of Thrones. Available in a wired or unwired version—this page is for the wired version.

    Each package contains 1 yard. Skip to Step 2 to select your colors.


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    • $3.85
  • 3/8" Trim Assortment

    Metallic trim for adding a level of elegance, texture and dimension to any design. Can be couched on the surface or used as edging. Also available in a wired version. This package is an assortment of 1-yards each of 14 colors.

    Interesting note: This trim was used in embroidery on costumes in Game Of Thrones by designer Michele Carragher. 

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    • $50.15
  • 3/8" Trim With Wire Assortment

    Metallic trim for adding a level of elegance, texture and dimension to any design. Can be couched on the surface or used as edging. Also available in a wired version. This package is an assortment of 1-yard each of 14 colors of Kreinik 3/8" WIRED Trim.

    Interesting note: This trim was used in embroidery on costumes in Game Of Thrones by designer Michele Carragher. 

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    • $53.35
Shop Needlework > Metallic Threads > Cord
  • Cord

    A single-ply, tightly wrapped metallic thread for outlining, overstitching, couching or adding fine details in needlework, machine embroidery, and card making. Available on spools or larger cones.

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    • $2.90
Shop Needlework > Metallic Threads > Japan Threads
  • Japan Thread #5

    Japan #5 is a wrapped thread used for surface stitches more so than in-and-out stitches. Couch it on the top of your design using a thin silk thread or Japan #1. Can also be used in long decorative stitches. Made to resemble a real metal thread. 

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    • $4.95
  • Japan Thread #7

    Japan #7 is our thickest of the gimp (wrapped) Japan-style threads. Couch this beautiful thread on the surface of your design to resemble a real metal thread. 

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    • $4.95
  • How to use Kreinik Japan Threads

    In the Kreinik thread line, “Japan Thread” refers to a modern version of an historical fiber. Centuries ago, artisans pounded real gold into flat pieces that were wrapped around horse hair, then couched onto fabric for rich, elegant embroidery. Today, we make a similar type of thread but with less expensive materials. If you want to recreate the supreme elegance of real metal thread embroidery, or historical Japanese embroidery, Kreinik’s Japan Thread line is an ideal place to start.

    1. Basic Kreinik Japan Threads come in three sizes: 

    • Japan #1 
    • Japan #5
    • Japan #7 
    • Smooth, bright, and shiny, they give the look of stitching with real metals.

    2. The smaller the number, the thinner the thread:

    • Kreinik Japan #1 is super fine, very thin, the thinnest.
    • Kreinik Japan #5 is slightly thicker. 
    • Kreinik Japan #7 is thicker than #5.

    3. Stitch with one, couch the others:

    • Japan #1 is a passing thread; stitch through fabric as you would a sewing thread. 
    • Japan #5 and #7 are gimps, or wrapped threads, and therefore couched onto the surface rather than sewn in and out of fabric. The metallic foil is wrapped around a core fiber, so if you stitch and and out with Japan #5 and #7, the wrapping may separate or come off. You can use it in long stitches in needlepoint or embroidery, as long as the fabric you're using is an open weave or open canvas, and the stitches aren't compact.
    • Japan #5 and #7 can be couched singly or multiple strands at a time for unique effects. Couch with a matching color of Japan #1, or a contrasting color of metallic or silk thread depending on the look you want to achieve.

    4. Kreinik also makes Japan Threads in Braids, Ribbons and 3/8" Trim:

    • This gives stitchers/weavers/fiber-artists more Japan Thread textures (ie, creative options). A Japan Thread in Kreinik Tapestry #12 Braid, for instance, looks like a checked or serpentine metal thread. 
    • They are thicker, stiffer, and more texturized than the basic Japan Threads. They are best in long stitches or stitches that are more open (not compact) in needlepoint, counted thread, crazy quilting, temari, crochet, and surface embroidery techniques. 
    • Look for a "J" after the color number, as in 002J or 001J.
    • The smaller the Braid number, the smaller the thread. Kreinik Very Fine #4 Braid is the thinnest Braid, for example, and Fine #8 Braid is twice as thick as #4 Braid.
    • Kreinik 3/8" Trim, made out of Japan threads, comes in wired version or unwired. This trim is lovely for edging, or couch onto a design (experiment with attaching beads down the center of the woven ribbon). 

    5. Kreinik Japan Threads are easier to care for than their historical counterparts:

    • This generation of Japan Thread is synthetic and thus less expensive and more readily available than real metal threads.
    • They have a percentage of real metal, but are non-tarnishing—as long as you don't wrap them with rubber bands! (see below)
    • You can dry clean needlework made with Kreinik Japan Threads.

    6. One thing you must NEVER do with Japan threads: put rubber bands around the spools. Japan Threads have a small percentage of real metal in the raw material, which can react with the rubber in the band. It will ruin your thread. 

    Side note on couching Japan Threads: A squared-off spool known as a Koma is often used to hold the thicker Japan Threads or other couching threads as you stitch. The Koma won't roll off like round spools, and you can unwind thread as you couch. 

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Shop Needlework > Scissors & Custom Corder > Custom Corder
  • Kreinik Custom Corder

    Make customized cording, piping, straps, and trim to decorate pillows, table runners, candles and more. Cord jewelry items, friendship bracelets, ropes to applique onto designs...the sky is the limit. Use any fibers, yarns, or strips of material. Combine your favorite colors, team colors, school colors, or colors to coordinate with a project.

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    • $23.75
Shop Needlework > Silk Threads > Silk Couching Thread
  • Silk Couching Thread

    For couching real metal threads or other embellishments onto designs or costumes. 50-meter spool.

    ONE SIZE: Available on 50-meter spools. Skip to Step 2 to select colors.


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    • $4.65