Kreinik Metallic Thread Widths
Jewelry makers and other fiber artists often choose thread by their width. Whether you’re working with wire, beads, needles, or general crafts, now you can choose the right Kreinik thread width for your project.
mm means millimeter
KREINIK THREAD NAME + WIDTH
#32 Braid, basic colors 1.5mm
#32 Braid, fluorescent colors 1.4mm
#32 Braid, hi lustre colors 1.6mm
#32 Braid, cord colors 1.5mm
#16 Braid, basic colors .78mm
#16 Braid, fluorescent colors .87mm
#16 Braid, hi lustre colors 1.2mm
#16 Braid, cord colors .81mm
#16 Braid, Japan colors 1.6mm
#12 Braid, basic colors .61mm
#12 Braid, fluorescent colors .63mm
#12 Braid, hi lustre colors .65mm
#12 Braid, cord colors .60mm
#12 Braid, Japan colors .54mm
#8 Braid, basic colors .50mm
#8 Braid, fluorescent colors .57mm
#8 Braid, hi lustre colors .55mm
#8 Braid, cord colors .58mm
#8 Braid, Japan colors .43mm
#4 Braid, basic colors .35mm
#4 Braid, fluorescent colors .54mm
#4 Braid, hi lustre colors .32mm
#4 Braid, cord colors .30mm
#4 Braid, Japan colors .39mm
Facets 1.61mm
Petite Facets .98mm
Japan #1 .15mm
Japan #5 .39mm
Japan #7 .51mm
Blending Filament is used to make Kreinik Braids. The HL, V, F, and L colors are like tiny flat ribbons and thus slightly thicker than basic colors (no letter in the color number). See photo below.