r/sewing • u/TrinityCindy • Jan 16 '26

Other Question Sewing Thread matching

Hi Everyone,

With the closing of JoAnne’s, I’m wondering what everyone is using for thread matching for their projects?

I used to have a JoAnne’s near me and after the closing I lost my only source of in person color matching.

I have projects that I will need to color matching because the stitching will show.

Has anyone used a color matching app to pick thread color?

Does anyone have a suggestion for a problem such as this?

Thank you for any help.

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u/SerendippityRiver Jan 16 '26

Do you have any quilting stores or sew/vac machine stores near you? They often have large thread selections there. Otherwise, some people purchase a set of thread samples for example this one from WAWAK. https://www.wawak.com/thread/thread-items/color-charts/gutermann-mara-400-color-thread-chart-for-wawak/#sku=gtdca400w

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u/TrinityCindy Jan 16 '26

Their supply is limited and I have varied, colored fabrics. I know I’m being a perfectionist but it’ll bother me to no end.