Organize,
plan,create.

Photo to Pattern

No pattern?
Make your own

Can't find a pattern for that design you adore? Start with the artwork itself. Bold shapes and clear colors, like clip art, logos and digital drawings, give you the cleanest results. Tap the colors you want, and each one is matched to floss you can actually buy. Place the labels where they won't get in the way, and print the map right beside the original.

Best with bold, clean designs · Movable labels · PDF export · Premium

Projects

Gather everything
your next project needs

Starting something new? List the threads your pattern calls for and pull them right from your nest. Missing a shade? One tap adds it to your shopping list. Snap photos as your piece comes together, and pick your favorite for the cover.

Thread lists · Scan the color key · Pull from your nest

• Scan the color key Point your camera at a printed pattern and every DMC and Anchor number drops into your list, amounts and all. No Wi-Fi needed.
• Sort brands in one tap If a number could be either brand, Set All to DMC or Set All to Anchor settles the whole list at once.
• A shopping list that helps See each color, keep count at a glance, and jump to Amazon or Michaels in one tap.

Tracing Lightbox

From screen to fabric,
ready for the hoop

Pull up any project picture, brighten the screen and smooth your fabric on top. Start Tracing holds everything steady with one tap, no trip into your phone's accessibility settings, and keeps the screen from dimming. Mark every line without a bump or a blink, then tap with three fingers to let it go.

Extra brightness · One-tap lock · No dimming · Free

Visual Color Match

Name that
mystery thread

Found a skein with no label at the bottom of your basket? Hold it next to white floss or a plain sheet of white paper, and Thread Nest shows the closest real DMC and Anchor shades, best match first and ready to add to your nest.

White floss or paper · Top 5 matches · DMC + Anchor · Premium

• Find its twin in the other brand Pick any color and see its closest cousins from DMC or Anchor.

My Nest

Every thread,
safely in the nest

Your collection, gathered in one soft spot. Look up a shade by number or name, see what's tucked away at home, or wander the full catalog for your next color. Used up a bunch on your last project? Scoop them up together and update them in one go.

In your nest / Every shade · Number or name · Swipe to let go · Works anywhere

• Every dye lot remembered Same color, different batch, each one counted on its own.
• Nest by color family One tap gathers all your reds, greens or neutrals.
• Lay it out how you like Sort by number, name, storage spot or count, and show only what matters to you.
• Tidy lots of threads at once Adjust or clear a whole group, with an undo just in case.

Import

Bring your old list
home to the nest

Kept track in a spreadsheet for years? Choose the file, tell us which column holds what, and take a quick look. Then your whole collection flutters in together, just the way you had it.

Excel (.xlsx) · Keeps your layout · Premium (free 10-thread preview)

Quick Add

Add a new thread
to the nest

Just brought home a new skein? Tap in its number and watch the color appear as you type. Before you tap Add, you'll see whether it's a match, one of a few look-alikes, or a brand-new friend for your nest.

Quick number pad · Colors appear as you type · DMC + Anchor

The app around it

Your nest,
safe and sound

Your nest stays right on your phone unless you choose to send it somewhere. When you do, it all travels as one tidy zip file that belongs to you.

No account needed · Works offline · Your nest stays yours

• Back up to the cloud Save your whole nest and its photos to Google Drive or iCloud, and bring it back in a tap.
• Backups on their own Thread Nest quietly backs up for you and gives a gentle nudge when it's been a while.
• Friendly walkthroughs Step-by-step tips show you around every feature, and you can replay them anytime from Settings.