I agree Linda, that is far too big an expense for one ornament. I think
designers do a disservice to the stitching community when they use
expensive specialty threads for these small projects in the Christmas
Ornaments magazine. They should at least give DMC alternatives (not
substitutions).


I agree - and think they actually did that last year - had a
conversion chart for at least some of the threads. I've looked
through the magazine carefully several times and don't see it this
year.

Linda