Pearl Cotton size 8 is ideal to use for cross-stitch; embroidery; needlepoint; hardanger; blackwork; redwork; punch needle; pulled thread; smocking; applique and many types of creative stitchery. DMC Pearl Cotton is a highly mercerized; non-divisible; lustrous 100% cotton thread on a twisted skein. The twist of the thread is how it received its “Pearl” description. The thread is soft; silky; does not fluff or kink; and 100% colourfast.