The Gentle Art 10 Yard - 6 Strand Floss Working with overdyed floss is a fun experience. We developed our SAMPLER THREADS & SIMPLY SHAKER threads especially to give new pieces an aged appearance. The thread colors are muted; the color variations per strand are subtle. To work, unhook the skein & pull out one length. Cut this length in half, strip the floss strands needed, & you are ready to stitch. Because these threads are hand-dyed in small amounts, there may be color & shade variations from dye lot to dye lot. We want our threads to evoke a mood rather than a static, assembly line look. We have named our threads with moods in mind Evergreen, for example, can be like a blue spruce or Cape Cod scrub pine each has different shading but are still an evergreen. Please keep these changes in mind when you work with our threads. The Gentle Art 6 Strand Floss - Sampler Threads Hand Dyed