This thread holds pink, light green, yellow and turquoise. The change is short enough that even small areas turn multicoloured. At 200 m the spool covers several designs. Colour code 9977 sits on the band. The sheen arises inside the polyester filament and therefore lasts.
For area-filling designs a multi thread is the simplest way to gain depth — without a single colour change at the machine. Its appeal lies in unpredictability: which tone lands where in a design is decided by stitch path rather than software.
What Mettler Poly Sheen Bunt is suitable for
- area embroidery designs with a gradient
- decorative topstitching on plain ground
- borders and edgings
Sewing tips
- Bei der Multi-Variante den Farbwechsel im Motiv einplanen: Flächen wirken lebendig, feine Schrift dagegen unruhig.
- Oberfadenspannung lockerer stellen als beim Nähen.
- Dünnes Untergarn als Unterfaden verwenden.
- Ein Fadennetz über der Spule hält den Ablauf gleichmäßig.
- Bei dichten Motiven das Tempo drosseln, damit der Faden nicht heiß läuft.
Available in more colours in the Mettler Poly Sheen series.
Frequently asked questions
Can I steer where each colour lands?
Only partly. Stitch length influences the rhythm: long stitches show larger blocks of colour, short ones blend the tones more. The exact distribution stays with the stitch path.
How do I set the thread tension?
Looser for embroidery than for sewing. It is right when the reverse shows roughly one third top thread and two thirds bobbin thread, whichever tone happens to run.
Do I need stabiliser?
Almost always. Stabiliser holds your fabric steady in the hoop so a design does not distort. On the dense areas a multi thread invites, it matters especially.
Which needle suits it?
An embroidery needle with a larger eye and a slight ball point. It spares the thread and leaves your weave undamaged. A change after each larger project pays off, since blunt points drag.
