The Bold Viking Purple
Glide 42583 Viking is a deep, powerful purple with the commanding richness of historical royalty — the colour of rare, precious dye that only the most powerful could afford. On deep, rich purple fabrics and designs where purple should be bold and commanding, Viking provides maximum purple presence.
Top 10 Uses
- Deep bold purple fabric backgrounds
- Heritage and Viking-aesthetic quilt designs
- Jewel-tone quilts with commanding purple
- Tone-on-tone on deep bold purple fabric
- Mixed jewel-palette with rich purple
- Historical and period-dramatic quilt designs
- Art quilts using powerful purple as design element
- Masculine dramatic purple designs
- Paired with Grape and Eggplant for deepest purple coverage
- Studio bold deep purple production thread
Frequently Asked Questions
Viking or Grape?
Grape is the vivid jewel; Viking deeper and bolder. If Grape shows bright against the fabric, step to Viking.
Viking or Damson?
Damson carries plum-red warmth; Viking is the cooler commanding purple. The fabric's red content decides.
What pairs with Viking on jewel quilts?
Zaffre for the sapphires and Vegas Gold for the regal metallic accents.
Shop Fil-Tec Glide 42583 Viking Thread
Deep, commanding purple for heritage and jewel-tone quilts.




