I’ve started cross stitching not very long ago. I had some old craft supplies from my childhood and craft lessons at school, so I could use it for some time. But then I’ve faced the lack of some colors,В I wroteВ downВ color numbersВ  in DMC system and went to local craft supplies shop.

IВ wasВ shocked!В В One skein of DMC embroidery floss costs about $1.1 in Russian shops! It is very expensive. People sigh and buy, but I know it costs about 50-60 cents on Amazon or eBay…

WhyВ payВ more?В IВ wentВ toВ eBayВ andВ boughtВ theВ DMC floss, buy 100,choose your own colors В lot.В InternetВ rules!

HereВ isВ myВ treasure:

Also, as you can see, I’ve bought DMC amd Anchor color cards. The point is: we have cheap and good russian embroidery flossВ here,В butВ itВ hasВ noВ colorВ numbers. Using theese cards I canВ pickВ colors right in a shop,В IfВ in a scheme it is in DMC or Anchor system. It was very handy in organizing old supplies of russian (or, I think Soviet Union) floss.