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I was wondering what type or kind of thread you used on the awning you made? No I'm not gonna make one, BUT I'm considering replacing the screen "Bug Catcher" on our Van. The car place does not make them anymore that will fit our 2006. I'm thinking of cutting the present screen to within an inch of the rubber binding and sew a new piece onto the inch-------just sew a new middle part. But what type of thread did you use that might resist rotting in the sun??? Please help me! Thanks, Barbara in FL

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Much to my surprise, this thread went on bobbin and top without a problem and stitched easily. Now I can't say that it will last forever but so far, so good. Also ... I stitched a patch decades ago on the clothes dryer filter that is holding up very well. It was just a tiny hole and I used heirloom lace from Martha Pullen's Sew Beautiful. I don't suppose you'd like a lace bug catcher. No? Probably not. Any how - here ya' go:

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Polly Esther

Polly Esther wrote: :Much to my surprise, this thread went on bobbin and top without a problem :and stitched easily. Now I can't say that it will last forever but so far, :so good. Also ... I stitched a patch decades ago on the clothes dryer filter :that is holding up very well. It was just a tiny hole and I used heirloom :lace from Martha Pullen's Sew Beautiful. I don't suppose you'd like a lace :bug catcher. No? Probably not. Any how - here ya' go: :

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Nylon thread won't last long outside if it's exposed to sunlight. Polyester thread is much better. Specialized UV resistant threads (special polys, teflon) are even better, and will outlast the cloth they hold together.

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Oh me! I don't mean to be disagreeable and I don't know David who may know heaps more than I do. (Lotsa folks do). I went to the maker of my awning fabric - Sunbrella? - and bought the thread they recommended. Polly

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Thank you Polly and David! Polly I have some 3" lace I was going to make tie backs for my curtains and I don't think there is enough to go around the bug shield too, so I will just have to use the fabric from Lowe's for that. Thanks for sending the link. Barbara in COLD Central FL

Oh me! I don't mean to be disagreeable and I don't know David who may know heaps more than I do. (Lotsa folks do). I went to the maker of my awning fabric - Sunbrella? - and bought the thread they recommended. Polly

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Polly Esther wrote: :Oh me! I don't mean to be disagreeable and I don't know David who may know :heaps more than I do. (Lotsa folks do). I went to the maker of my awning :fabric - Sunbrella? - and bought the thread they recommended. Polly

I learned the UV failure of nylon thread the hard way. Depending on the construction method (how exposed thread is) and location, you may or may not have a problem. I had to resew part of a canopy after a summer because the nylon thread was failing. the interior parts were still good.

Sunbrella's awning fabrication guide --

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says: "For seaming and hemming, the top thread should be polyester or Ptfe size f(16/92) or ff (12/138). Use light to medium tension on top and bottom thread." (Teflon is a tradenme for PTFE.)

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Upholstery nylon thread is what I decided to go with because that is what is available locally. The screen will only be on the front of the van a few months a year during "Love Bug" season. Thanks so very much to Polly & also David for the advice. Barbara

I was wondering what type or kind of thread you used on the awning you made? No I'm not gonna make one, BUT I'm considering replacing the screen "Bug Catcher" on our Van. The car place does not make them anymore that will fit our 2006. I'm thinking of cutting the present screen to within an inch of the rubber binding and sew a new piece onto the inch-------just sew a new middle part. But what type of thread did you use that might resist rotting in the sun??? Please help me! Thanks, Barbara in FL

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OOHhhhh, my goodness, I hope my thread lasts. Sewing that awning was nearly as much fun as extracting a wisdom tooth on an elephant. Polly

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