Discontinued DMC Colors & Their Replacements – Chart
I have run into a few problems with discontinued DMC colors, especially since I make cross stitch patterns, and the pattern making program I use: MacStitch has not updated their program to show current DMC thread colors.
I have come across a few great articles with lists of these discontinued colors and replacements:
Discontinued and Sometimes Hard-to-Find New DMC Threads
Discontinued Colors in DMC Floss
So, I have created a comprehensive list of these discontinued colors and their replacements, as well as the hard-to-find colors and their closest replacements (the UK cant get the US range DMC 3880-3895).
