DMC Stranded Cotton Embroidery Floss is a smooth, versatile thread for cross-stitch, needlepoint, smocking, and hand embroidery on most fabrics. Colour 3731 comes as an 8 m (8.7 yd) pull-skein of six divisible strands, letting you match coverage for outlining, shading, and solid fills. Use it alone or blended with neighboring shades for clean transitions, and follow your pattern’s strand count for the best tension and definition.