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SULKY® – Brand with a Heart for Creativity

Our products are for everyone who wants to create something unique with needle, thread, and an idea. Whether machine embroidery, hand embroidery, sewing, quilting, or textile design – SULKY® is your partner. Your passion is our motivation for high-quality threads, stabilizers (nonwovens), needles, and sewing/embroidery accessories. In addition to first-class materials, you can also expect free instructions, embroidery designs, and creative inspirations from our SULKY® creative team.

Our Story – Briefly Told

The roots of SULKY® go back to 1927. From the family company GUNOLD – one of the leading providers in the field of industrial embroidery – the idea arose to bring this expertise into the hobby sector. Thus, SULKY® was born: A brand specifically for creative people who passionately embroider, sew, and quilt – at home, in the studio, or in sewing classes with friends. For almost 100 years, we have been accompanying embroidery and textile embellishment from the very beginning of multi-head embroidery. Initially through drawing and punching embroidery designs on punch cards. Today, GUNOLD is a specialist in embroidery materials: embroidery threads, embroidery nonwovens, special embroidery foils, effect fabrics for appliqué/patches, needles, and other accessories for embroidery. 

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Our SULKY® Threads – More Than Just Colour Variety

With us, you will find not only our classics - the silky viscose thread  SULKY® RAYON, our cotton thread  SULKY® COTTON and the polyester thread SULKY® POLY DECO. But also exciting special effect threads like the glow-in-the-dark SULKY® GLOWY, the reflective  SULKY® CRY or the transparent SULKY® INVISIBLE. Particularly popular are the various sparkling and shimmering metallic threads  SULKY® METALLICSULKY® SLIVERSULKY® HOLOSHIMMER and the sparkling thread  SULKY® POLY SPARKLE. Let your creativity run wild

The SULKY® Stabilizers – A Science in Itself

FFor great embroidery results, you need the right stabilizer - depending on the fabric and the project. And we have the right solution in our wide selection of stabilizers. From cut-away or tear-away stabilizers, to the self-adhesive stabilizer that can be removed without residue [SULKY® FILMOPLAST] or the stabilizers that dissolve through heat [SULKY® THERMOFILM] or water [SULKY® SOLVYSULKY® ULTRA SOLVYSULKY® PAPER SOLVY]. Are you unsure which stabilizer is the right one for your project? Then start best with our  SULKY® Starter Kit – Stabilizers. You will get all the important variants to try out – plus lots of tips and tricks for perfect use. Find out for yourself what suits you!

What We Stand For

Reliable quality and innovation: Our threads, stabilizers, and needles are the result of decades of experience, technical precision, and careful development. We work with the highest quality standards – so you can be proud of the result in every project.
Sustainable approach: SULKY® also stands for innovation with responsibility. We continuously invest in environmentally friendly production processes, sustainable materials, and resource-saving processes. Because for us quality and sustainability are not mutually exclusive – on the contrary. Learn more here…

Part of the Creative Community Instead of Just a Product Supplier

SULKY® sees itself as part of a large, colourful community. We are happy about every project that is created with our threads and materials. About every success you experience. And about the exchange with creative people who share their passion. Therefore, we offer not only products but also many free contents such as instructions, embroidery files, and creative ideas that make it easier for you to get started and give new ideas. With SULKY®, we want to give you the tools to turn your ideas into reality – step by step, colour by colour, stitch by stitch. Join us – and become part of the SULKY® world! Get inspired. Try it out. And find your very own style – with threads and materials you can rely on.