Embroidery calculator
Embroidery Floss Skein Calculator
Convert a known working-thread requirement into whole skeins while accounting for strand count and your reserve.
Enter your thread requirement and skein details, then calculate.
Formula: effective working length per skein = skein length × total strands ÷ strands used. Your thread requirement is increased by the chosen reserve, then divided by effective working length and rounded up to whole skeins.
Scope: This converts a thread requirement you already know. It does not estimate stitch consumption from a design.
Use the label from your actual floss
Enter the skein length and strand count shown for the floss you plan to use. If you stitch with fewer strands at a time, one full skein provides more working-thread length.