Find the closest available color matches across DMC, Anchor and Miyuki Delica. Start with a thread or bead number, or search by a color name. For a new hand embroidery project, turn your photo or written idea into a design with suggested materials.
Match & Stitch is created by embroiderers for embroiderers. Being ourselves embroidery and jewellery designers, colour specialists, and software engineers, we understand how important it is to choose the right materials for every design.
Match & Stitch is an intelligent cross-brand tool that helps embroiderers and beaders to convert and match colours between DMC or Anchor threads and Miyuki Delica beads by number and by poetic colour name. Match & Stitch also helps you to find HEX and RGB values for DMC, Anchor, and Miyuki. You can as well create your next embroidery using the Design from Photo and Design with Prompt options.
Whether you need a DMC to Anchor conversion, want to match your DMC threads to Miyuki Delica beads, or need to learn which colour is used on you favourite photo, you can find the closest available match across all three brands in one place.
Enter a DMC, Anchor or Miyuki Delica number to find the closest matching colours across all three collections.
| Color sample | DMC | Anchor | Miyuki Delica |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMC Mouline Special 0006 | Anchor 0376 | Miyuki Delica DB1505 | |
| DMC Mouline Special 0151 | Anchor 0073 | Miyuki Delica DB0234 | |
| DMC Mouline Special 3860 | Anchor 0379 | Miyuki Delica DB1167 |
Upload a photo and receive a color drawing, contour drawing with numbered areas, together with a proposed materials' guide showing which threads and beads to use. Follow the three steps below to see how the process works.
Upload Your Photo
Choose a clear photo of the subject you want to embroider.
Receive Design Pack
Get a Design pack consisting of color drawing, contour drawing and proposed list of materials
Prepare Your Materials
Follow the material guide to select the recommended threads and beads.
This finished embroidered petal was created using the colour guide, numbered contour drawing and recommended materials list.
When developing Match & Stitch, we considered each stage of the embroidery process carefully so that the completed design pack would be simple, clear and practical to use.
The colour guide provides a useful foundation for silk shading while leaving room for your own artistic interpretation. The black-and-white contour drawing makes the design easier to transfer onto fabric, while the materials list suggests the closest available matches from DMC and Anchor threads and Miyuki Delica beads.
Choose the option that best suits your project. You can match Miyuki Delica beads with DMC and Anchor threads using their number, colour name, or colour code, or create an embroidery design based on your photo or idea.
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Try for freeUse descriptive colour names for more precise results. Try searching with real-world terms such as "ice blue", "love", "friendship", "sea foam" or "strawberries with cream". Match & Stitch recognizes these descriptions and suggests the closest colours from the DMC, Anchor and Miyuki Delica collections.
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Help your customers find the closest Miyuki Delica bead matches for DMC and Anchor embroidery threads directly on your website or platform.
The Match & Stitch API provides colour-matching suggestions based on manufacturer colour data and our own physical comparison of threads and beads. It is designed for online craft retailers, pattern platforms, bead and thread manufacturers, and colour-reference services.
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A: We base our colour matches on manufacturer colour data and physical comparisons of DMC and Anchor threads. As the two brands use different colour ranges and production processes, an exact one-to-one equivalent is not always available. Match & Stitch therefore shows the closest visual matches, together with alternative suggestions where appropriate.
A: Our database combines manufacturer colour data for DMC, Anchor and Miyuki Delica with our own physical comparisons of threads and beads. Because colours may vary due to material finishes, dye batches, glazing, lighting and screen settings, Match & Stitch shows the closest available options and indicates when no exact equivalent is available. Where applicable, we also note the special collections of beads, such as transparent crystal beads, multi-color collections (Mix) and other special editions (Picasso, Luminous).
A: Yes. Match & Stitch supports colour matching across the DMC, Anchor and Miyuki Delica collections. You can search by a thread or bead number or use a descriptive colour name, such as "apricot", "sage", "love" or "storm", to find the closest available options across all three collections.
A: Some colours have several very close matches across different brands. That is particularly valid for rose, beige, and red hues. Match & Stitch shows the strongest options so you can choose according to your project, available materials and personal preference, rather than being limited to a single suggested match. We also created a special set of Miyuki Delica beads which we call "Creative Match". These are beads which have slightly different color tone or hue, however, they match well with some of DMC and Anchor threads and can add an elegant flavour to your embroidery. Good example of the "Creative Match" are Miyuki Delica beads in gold, silver or rainbow finishes.
A: You can make 3 (three) free matching searches without creating a Profile or providing payment details. Once these have been used, you will be asked to create a Profile and will receive another 3 (three) additional free matching searches. After using all six, you can choose and purchase the package that best suits your needs.
We have a package for those embroiderers, who mostly need matching options, a package for those embroiderers, who mostly need design options and a full package for all creative scenarios.
Design tools are not included in the free matching searches. However, you can create and preview your first design before deciding whether to purchase a package.
A: Yes. Every AI-generated pattern includes a high-contrast, printable PNG or JPG file with clear symbols and a clean, easy-to-follow layout. The file is designed to remain legible when printed or viewed on a tablet while you work.
