This was the last Easter basket that I had to stictch, and decided to try varigated thread. I had tried another brand of thread, and did not notice that it was so much smaller than what I normally buy. But, it took three spools of that thread to complete this basket, and luckily I was able to get the third spool. Bet I learned with this one to watch the yardage on spools of thread now. But - I did like the way that it turned out, and my granddaughter really liked it.