How to Convert Anchor to DMC Tapestry Wool

Homemade tapestries are a welcome addition in many home decor soft furnishing styles. The rich and varied colors of tapestry wools available from both Anchor and DMC companies makes it possible to complete both modern, contemporary designs as well as tapestry designs that hark back to bygone eras. Home tapestry ideas range from decorative wall hangings to seat covers or cushions, as well as practical household items such as tea cozies. Ready-made kits, which contain all the necessary materials to complete a tapestry, are readily available to buy in crafts stores or sewing outlets, and it is also possible to design your own tapestries. Anchor and DMC produce tapestry wools in a similar range of colors, and occasionally it may be necessary to substitute a color from one company with a color from another.

Instructions

1. • 1

     Look at the paper band around the skein of tapestry wool, and locate the color name and the color number. Both are printed on the band.

   • 2

     Download a conversion chart, such as that found on the Willow Fabrics website (see Resources). Find either the shade number of your Anchor tapestry wool, or locate the closest shade to yours from the pictures shown.

   • 3

     Read across the line to find the closest DMC shade that matches your Anchor shade. If you have lost the paper band from your Anchor tapestry wool, find the closest approximation in color from the chart.