Coats bonded polyester thread

[esantoro]

I found a decent price on Coats bonded polyester thread. I was looking for size 138. This spool is listed as DB 138 and TEX 135. It is called Ultra DEE Z twist.

I'm sure it will be fine for what I need, but it seems to be different from the other 138 bonded polyester I've been using (don't know the brand), which seems to have a more natural looking appearance.

This Ultra Dee appears to be a tighter twist and has a more synthetic appearance, even though it is a synthetic thread.

Do any of you know what "Ultra Dee" and "Z twist" mean? I thnk the latter might be what gives the thread the appearance I'm not completely fond of.

Is Coats a reputable brand? Shoud I be looking at some of their other threads?

Ed

[Billsotx]

I've used Coats and Rice and I prefer Coats. Coats makes every kind of stitching and sewing thread extant. In short, yeah, it's reputable.

[Art]

Hi Ed,

The Coats poly is pretty much tops in the Poly line with Eddington poly a close second. You can get Black, White, Chestnut, and Straw (They may call it pheasant) from FERDCO at about $18 or so a pound for white.

For all other colors and sizes, call SFS and ask for Dan Bussey. 1-800-256-3892. For machines, always use new thread. Some folks buy it surplus in BIG spools and then repackage it for resale, sometimes ok sometimes not. Z-Twist is what we call "Left Hand" Twist, the best for all but curved needle machines. "Right hand" twist is properly references ans S-Twist and may be needed on curved needle machines.

Coats Star Ultra Dee Thread is made from a high strength continuous filament polyester with a bonded finish. Excellent resistance to ultraviolet rays, microorganisms and mildew and is ideal for furniture, automotive and outdoor products. This is a real staple of the canvas and auto upholstery business and should be good for leather also. It comes in around 50 colors and black and white and I have seen it at about $9 or $10 for a 1/4 lb. spool. It seems that I always see this in 92 weight which is what almost all canvaswork (this includes synthetic sails, awnings, biminis, bags, and cushons besides real canvas) and auto-upholstery are sewn with.

Like a lot of companies, Coats markets the same product with different packaging and a different name to different markets. But generally, Coats North America is great thread, well liked and well used.

There are many things to obscess over and the price of a spool of thread should not be one of them. Within reason, the price of thread is a small part of our overall manufacturing cost and it is imprudent to purchase and use anything but the product that gives you the least trouble, no matter the cost. If you have found a thread that is running well for you, don't go in search of of a $5/spool savings, it won't be worth your time.

Art

I found a decent price on Coats bonded polyester thread. I was looking for size 138. This spool is listed as DB 138 and TEX 135. It is called Ultra DEE Z twist.

I'm sure it will be fine for what I need, but it seems to be different from the other 138 bonded polyester I've been using (don't know the brand), which seems to have a more natural looking appearance.

This Ultra Dee appears to be a tighter twist and has a more synthetic appearance, even though it is a synthetic thread.

Do any of you know what "Ultra Dee" and "Z twist" mean? I thnk the latter might be what gives the thread the appearance I'm not completely fond of.

Is Coats a reputable brand? Shoud I be looking at some of their other threads?

Ed

[esantoro]

This post deleted because the answer to its question was in the first sentence of Art's post, about Eddington threads.

Edited March 12, 2007 by esantoro