Gütermann Sew-All Thread Tin 100m - Nostalgia Box - 8 Basic Colors

If you don't know which colors to start with, this is the simplest answer. The Gütermann Nostalgia Box brings together the eight shades that cover most everyday repairs and projects: black, white, beige, dark brown, grey, olive green, navy blue, and red. It is the basic assortment designed for those putting together their first sewing kit, for those who want to stop buying individual spools every time they need a color, and as a gift for someone starting to sew who doesn't yet know how to choose.

The tin deserves its own paragraph, because it is half the product. It reproduces a 1925 Gütermann advertisement motif, featuring an illustration of a young woman sewing and the original label "Gütermann’s Nähseide," in a sage green metal box with an inner tray that keeps each spool in its place. Once the thread is finished, the tin remains: it can be used to store pins, needles, thimbles, or replacement spools, and has enough presence to be left out on display. That is why it works so well as a gift, much better than an assortment in a bag or blister pack.

As for the thread, it is the classic Sew-All: 100% polyester made in Germany with MCT (Micro Core Technology), which gives it a strong core and a smooth surface. It is suitable for both machine and hand sewing, for closing seams, topstitching, decorative stitches, and working with practically any fabric. It withstands washing up to 95 °C and dry cleaning, so the sewn garment will hold up as long as the fabric does.

Set features:

• Format: metal storage tin with inner tray
• Content: 8 spools of 100 m
• Thread type: Sew-All, 100% polyester
• Thickness: No. 100
• Recommended needle: NM 70-90
• Technology: MCT (Micro Core Technology)
• Manufacturing: thread made in Germany
• Care: wash up to 95 °C, suitable for dry cleaning
• Reference: Gütermann art. 640950

Colors included:

• 000 – Black
• 800 – White
• 722 – Beige
• 696 – Dark brown
• 038 – Grey
• 824 – Olive green
• 339 – Navy blue
• 156 – Red