DMC 169 to Cosmo: Thread Conversion

Cosmo 173 is a close match in the light pewter gray range. Cosmo's softer, flatter stitch surface suits the graphite-on-paper and pencil-sketch applications where 169 most often excels — the less textured coverage reads more like a drawn line than a stitched one, which is an advantage for designs that mimic illustration or architectural drawing. Verify the neutral temperature on your fabric; a Cosmo version that leans even slightly warm or cool will behave differently from DMC 169 when it comes to shading multi-colored subjects.