Sold per 15 meter (16.4 yard) spool, Painter’s Threads Hand Dyed Gimpe is 100% rayon viscose thread wound tightly around a cotton core. You will be surprised how well gimpe lends itself to all types of embroidery by hand and machine: couch it, use it as tiny cording, perfect for French knots, Kumihimo braiding, etc. Available in 40 colors (below) as well as in solid colors ivory and ebony. (Note that swatch photographs are for illustration only — since all Painter’s Threads products are individually hand-painted fibers and textiles, your product may vary in color ranges). [Example photo courtesy House of Textile Arts (formerly Tentakulum Manufaktur)]