Each pretty box contains an assortment of 12 colours of Laine St. Pierre thread.

Length on each card: ten metres, in four strands.
Size of card: 7cm x 9cm.
Size of box: length, 15cm - width, 12cm - heigh, 5cm. 

These threads are made in the North of France, the traditional home of thread production.

Vintage Box: 945 (shetland green), 762 (petrol), 618 (blackcurrent), 615 (lupin), 360 (gold yellow), 596 (dusky pink), 450 (rust), 218 (buff), 690 (lavender), 835 (cactus), 484 (reseda), 645 (dark navy).

Modern Box: 868 (lawn green), 800 (emerald), 626 (sloe), 605 (mauve), 387 (mandarine), 586 (pink), 538 (fuchsia), 534 (vermillion), 740 (azure), 785 (lime), 310 (seal), 305 (string).

Spring Box: 444 (cognac), 414 (saffron), 327 (canary), 100 (white), 602 (baby pink), 603 (cyclamen), 722 (gentian), 746 (turquoise), 700 (nattier blue), 802 (pistachio), 555 (oleander), 380 (tango).

Autumn Box: 916 (anthracite grey), 878 (forest), 843 (lime tree), 542 (plum), 731 (ocean), 696 (air force), 456 (bordeaux), 536 (redcurrent), 377 (red lead), 492 (brown), 435 (hazelnut), 422 (mustard).