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equipment, floss conversion

DMC Metallic Floss to DMC Light Effects conversion chart and link to color card.
DMC metallic floss (art. 317) originally came in twelve colors. In the summer of 2005, DMC renumbered the existing colors and discontinued 5291 Royal Blue, expanded the range to 36 colors and renamed the 6-ply metallic floss to Light Effects. The new numbering system begins with E followed by the approximate DMC cotton floss color.

New Number	New Color Name	Old Number	Old Color Name	Kreinik Equivalent
E699	Green Emerald	5269	Green	008 Green #4 Braid
E815	Dark Red Ruby	5270	Red	061 Ruby #4 Braid
E5200	White	5272	Iridescent White	032 Pearl #4 Braid
E301	Copper	5279	Copper	021C Copper Cord
E3821	Light Gold	5282	Gold	002C Gold Cord
E168	Silver	5283	Silver	001C Silver Cord
E3852	Dark Gold	5284	Dark Gold	002J Japan Gold
E317	Titanium	5287	Dark Silver	105C Antique Silver Cord
E316	Pink Amethyst	5288	Pink	007 Pink #4 Braid
E3837	Purple Ruby	5289	Purple	026 Amethyst #4 Braid
E3843	Light Blue Sapphire	5290	Electric Blue	014HL Sky Blue Hi Lustre #4 Braid
none	none	5291	Royal Blue	006 Blue #4 Braid

A Light Effects color card is available on the DMC website in English and French.

edit 7 Mar 06: Kreinik has posted a DMC Light Effects to Kreinik #4 braid conversion chart on their site. I have added that information to the table earlier in this post, with a little editing to the blues. My skein of DMC 5291 looks much closer to Kreinik 006 Blue than DMC 5290, which the Kreinik link suggests 006 Blue as an approximate match for. In the chart, I moved 006 Blue next to DMC 5291 and eyeballed my Kreinik color card and a skein of DMC 5290 before deciding that 014HL is a closer match to the lighter blue shade.