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Recently I saw a show called How It's Made and they had a series about leather bands. They mentioned using polyethylene thread. Can someone help me determine the best size thread to use with alligator straps? Is this thread just polyester thread? I have include a pic to help guestimate the size.

Thanks,

Brent

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My guess would be 69 maybe 92.

Not familiar with polyethylene thread.

Try several and see what you like for yourself.

Different needle points and thread tension can come into play here, too.

Paul

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I'm not sure what size thread that is, but I use 69 and 92 when sewing small items like that. I would probably use 10 to 12 spi. Nylon or polyester would work fine.

Hope this helps...

Bobby

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