The Ultimate Box Set for Embroidery

This large, keepsake box contains 96 colors of Retors du Nord, the fine embroidery thread from Maison Sajou. It's enough floss for many, many projects, and it comes with a pattern for a lovely Retors du Nord color chart.

Fine, Four-Strand Floss for Needlework

Made in northern France since 2010, Retors du Nord is a premium embroidery floss that's glossier, finer, and smoother-stitching than the mass-produced competition. Made from pure, long-staple cotton (those are the longest fibers from the mixture in a cotton harvest), this thread is noticeably glossy and well-defined.

Retors du Nord is twisted in a four-strand configuration that's easy to separate into two twisted pairs of two strands — the most common number needed for cross-stitch designs. It's presented on a neat Sajou paper card, which improves upon the standard skein by giving your floss a tangle-proof backing.

20 meters per card. 100% cotton.

About Maison Sajou:

The Sajou brand is a revival and a celebration of the traditional French textile industry. The story of Sajou begins in the mid-19th century, when Jacques-Simon Sajou was the first French entrepreneur to print embroidery patterns on a large scale. The company had a long and storied history, but like many textile businesses, it was defunct by the 21st century.

The modern Maison Sajou was re-founded by Frederique Crestin-Billet in 2005 — initially as a reissue house for original Sajou patterns, but eventually as a complete supplier of haberdashery and threads of many kinds.

Sajou's threads are made in partnership with another historic company: Toulemonde in Lille, at the north edge of France. Toulemonde is one of the world's oldest textile companies, with continuous family ownership stretching back to 1903.