414 Claret — The Wine-Red
So Fine! 414 Claret is the deep wine-red of Bordeaux wine — a colour that reads as formally dark and sophisticated. For dark red, burgundy-adjacent, and heritage fabrics where the standard 413 Scarlet is too vivid and a pure dark brown doesn't capture the red character, Claret integrates as the deep wine-red production thread, with 415 Cherrywood carrying the same depth toward timber brown-red.
Top 10 Uses
- Dark wine-red and claret fabric quilts
- Sophisticated and formal dark red production
- Heritage quilts on dark red fabric
- Tone-on-tone on dark wine fabric
- Victorian and period dark red quilts
- Mixed dark warm palette production
- Formal holiday dark red quilts
- Studio dark wine-red thread
- Completing the red family with Scarlet and Cherrywood
- Paired with Forest for complete heritage palette
#50 weight, 3-ply polyester. 3,280 yards. Colour: Claret (414).
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I choose Claret over Scarlet?
On genuinely dark reds — burgundy, wine, and heritage dark reds — where vivid Scarlet flashes at every stitch. On bright Christmas and flag reds, Scarlet remains the accurate match.
Is Claret a good thread for Civil War reproduction quilts?
Yes — the turkey reds and madder-dyed dark reds of reproduction lines sit exactly in Claret's band, and the matte So Fine! finish keeps period quilts looking authentic where sheen would read modern.
What bobbin pairs best with So Fine! 414 Claret?
A fine dark-red polyester bobbin — Bottom Line in burgundy, or a Maroon pre-wound on dark red backings — hides cleanly at balanced tension across heritage production.