adelmarie, it is called embroidery cotton thread but it isn`t your everyday thread for machine embroidery.... maybe someone that can explain it better than me will come along soon.....

I had never heard of it either...but check on the SULKY site...:-)

I have embroidery cotton thread from Mettler. It is cotton and used for heirloom stitching.I don't see any reason why you can't use your normal embroidery thread for the cross stitch.

Now we all know, thanks Ricky**

I have got Mettler cotton as well. That cotton embroidery thread has been around since the early 60s (at least I bought some then). Madeira does a cotton thread called Cotona, in several thicknesses (30, 50 and 80) for embroidery and bobbin lace making in a range of 35 colours. If it's only the matt look you're after: I bought two of the Pfaff Hummel kits and they come with a Mettler matt yarn that looks exactly like cotton but actually is a polyester.