GaryWGraley

I feel your pain, there is a new trend in so called 'white thread' that is a polyester, and the white that you initially see is the wax they applied to the thread, but, when you start sewing, the wax comes off and leaves that bland looking polyester see through thread that does not give us that pop that the old white thread would do !!! I am currently in the hunt for some thread, my old thread came from Weaver Leather but when I recently bought some from them, it was NOT the same and I returned it, Tandy was the same and I tried a different place, same thing. Today I got a roll of thread that kept it's white look but is pretty thin so not great but maybe passable until I locate a good source. Here's a shot of a sheath I did a few years ago, the white really pops and makes great contrast sheath_cityknife by GaryWGraley, on Flickr here is one with some thread that the 'white' rubbed off during sewing, you can see that the polyester is what is now showing, not near the pop, holds secure but doesn't have that nice contrast I need. Tribal Lock by GaryWGraley, on Flickr IF I can locate a good source, I'll leave info here if that is allowed. G2

Thanks for the greets folks ! I've not tried any spiked boots, in this case it wouldn't have helped since the ice broke and I basically fell the few inches down to the ground and the edge where the ice broke trapped my left foot, if ONLY I had just slipped haha, that might not have ended so badly, just that the day was warming and so there was some melting and the weight of that 90 pound bundle, plus my weight, put over 300 pounds down when I set my left foot, one time too many or just in the wrong spot Leather is off for a while, to much with the leg to keep it happy in the right position, tuff to sleep even. Moving to Philly, nice, outskirts are pretty nice places, I'm a ways north of you, straight up close to the NY border near to Elmira NY so we're not too close and I don't get around much BUT there is or was a leather thingy near Reading PA which isn't too far that you might want to check into, lots of mfg people put on a leather and goods/tools/hides kinda show right there in a big fairground place. G2

Well, it's been very cold this year I signed up a while ago but travel an stuff gets in the way so haven't been around here much, hope to change that this year. Some may remember me, my leather work is focused on folding knife sheaths, hand sewn. I've done fixed blades but have decided to give that a rest and stick with what I like to do more. Right now, I'm recuperating from a broken ankle, short sad tale is I was carrying the last of 5 bundles of 90 pound roofing shingles when the ice on the path I was walking gave way, trapped my foot and as my right foot slide my left folded up to the outside of my leg, a right smart pain that was! So, for probably another 6 weeks I'll be mending, can't get around much and need to keep the leg elevated which makes sitting at a table a bit awkward. But I'll see you folks round about! G2

Very nicely done! G2