3740 Dark Antique Violet Stranded Cotton

DMC Stranded Cotton — Colour 3740 Dark Antique Violet

Dark Antique Violet — DMC Colour 3740 — is a muted, gracefully aged tone that looks vintage and refined on fabric. Stitch artists reach for this shade when working on antique-style samplers, Victorian-inspired designs, and heritage embroidery.

About This Thread

DMC Mouliné Stranded Cotton is the world's best-selling embroidery thread, trusted by stitchers since 1746. Every 8-metre skein contains 6 easily separated strands so you can customise thickness — use all 6 for bold, dense coverage, or work with a single strand for fine shading and intricate detail.

Colour 3740 — Dark Antique Violet

This muted, gracefully aged tone sits beautifully within the antique tones range. It pairs naturally with neighbouring DMC shades for gradient blending, and creates striking contrast against complementary colours. Ideal for antique-style samplers, Victorian-inspired designs, heritage embroidery, and muted classic work.

Product Details

• Length: 8 metres per skein
• Strands: 6 separable strands
• Material: 100% long-staple Egyptian cotton
• Finish: Mercerised for a natural sheen
• Colourfastness: Colourfast — safe for machine and hand washing
• Colour number: DMC Mouliné Stranded Cotton 3740

Perfect For

Cross stitch, needlepoint, crewel work, Brazilian embroidery, Hardanger, blackwork, and any technique using standard 6-strand floss. Colour 3740 Dark Antique Violet is an excellent choice for antique-style samplers and Victorian-inspired designs.

Why Choose DMC?

DMC threads are manufactured to the highest standards, with tight colour consistency across dye batches. The Dark Antique Violet shade (DMC 3740) you buy today will match any skein of DMC 3740 purchased previously — an important guarantee for large projects and ongoing collections.

Available at Talisman Hobbies, your Australian specialist for embroidery, cross stitch, and craft supplies.