Polyester thread

Mar 01, 2006 1 Replies

hello all. im new to all this, i have just bought to singers machine and serviced them.



188u and a 196k5. the 196k5 is for sale as i have no room for it.

im after a heavy thread but i don't know to much about them. i know that Barbour thread m30 plays up and wont go through but i need something heavy(ish) am i right in thinking 75 is about the same as the stuff that's used for jeans.



i need to stitch the ballistic nylon that im after. can anyone recommend a good place to buy from or a good site with the right sort of help/info. thanks Phil.


Phil

Go to the YLI site -

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-and scroll down to the "Thread of Life" file under Education. It's a pdf file and will give you a lot of valuable information about thread in general, including how to interpret the labelling on reels.

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