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4 hours ago, JLSleather said:Welcome to LW.net where "Where's the good thread?" returns links to pictures of sides vs backs 'n' bellies, discussion of various types of needles, and a suggestion to search elsewhere
I guess (search) mileage varies on this site because I didn't get anything like what you're describing. I think that laughing smiley applies more to you for refusing to name at least one good thread source.
4 hours ago, JLSleather said:So I'll return you to your question without further...stuff. good luck!
How about a recommendation for a thread vendor?
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2 hours ago, Northmount said:It would be a good idea to put your approximate location in your profile so you get answers related to your area. This is a world wide forum.
Tom
Tom, I really do divide my time between these 5 states.
/Jer/
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On 1/10/2020 at 11:29 PM, CIC said:I find I need to ask a question: Where can I find a very thick, round thread that I can dye to a color of my choosing? And by thick I mean 1mm or greater, maybe even a full 2mm. Is there an easy answer to this?
Gee, guyz, don't take this the wrong way but I was only asking where to buy thick, round, unwaxed thread. I can take the treatment as well as anyone of ye, but I just want some thread.
1 hour ago, rodneywt1180b said:Your question seems simple but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a magic bullet for it.
Who is your best thread supplier?
8 hours ago, wizard of tragacanth said:You probably need 0.8 or 1.0mm thread.
Who do you think I should buy it from?
10 hours ago, wizard of tragacanth said:You can google unwaxed linen thread.
Of course I searched unwaxed linen thread and got all the vendors that paid to have their names come up first.
That's the point of my asking where y'all buy your thread: to get a good recommendation for some trusted thread vendors.
I really thought ye would have started coming across with the names of vendors, that's why I played along...I dread the thought of seeming ungrateful. But honestly, I'll be asking you better questions as I keep on making things.
At some point I want to try a cartridge belt for my boy and I should have some good questions then, but I just want to have a little fun now with a new hobby sewing leather with the kind of thread I want to stitch with.
So, does anyone know a good thread vendor?
Thanks, /Jer/
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3 hours ago, wizard of tragacanth said:Right now, I feel like I am playing "20 Questions"! Perhaps you could make things easier by giving us more information.
Gee, Nick, you asked for a pic and I sent it. I didn't know it was going to show up as a thumbnail, it certainly wasn't one that I copied and pasted. I'll try something else next time I post.
They are cheap chinese diamond shaped 4mm spaced. The threads are flat braided with 3 strands. The needles are fat and blunt except a few triangle shaped ones that are pointy enuf to be dangerous if mishandled.
I live in the great NorthEast between CT, NY, PA, WV. & OHIO.
I am making small things like pencil holders & fobs to hang on keychains.
And thanks for keeping after me about all that. If you need more I'll tell you.
/Jer/
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Hey man, thanks for the reply. I was beginning to think I'm in the wrong place.
It's nuthin' fancy, just a bunch of pricking irons and some needles & thread. The thread is so thin it doesn't fill the holes made by the irons. The needles are so thick it is difficult to get them thru the leather. I suppose 2mm is a bit excessive, I just mentioned it as the upper end of the range. Oh, the thread is flat which doesn't look right to me.
I'd be mighty grateful for a solid recommendation for a professional thread vendor. Just some company that you liked enuff to earn your repeat business.
Thanks again.
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19 minutes ago, Mattsbagger said:Thanks Matt. Have you used this supplier in the past? I only ask because it looks like the product ships from Poland, WOW.
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Gee, maybe I wasn't very clear. I want a nice thick thread. I'd like it to be round. And I'd like it to take the color of my choice. I was hoping to get a recommendation from an experienced leatherman, so as to save me some effort in contacting so many retailers that might not have what I want. I've already been misled by a supplier telling me their thread is all those things just to get me to make a purchase...it's the last nickel of my money they will ever see.
If there are no recommendations, I'm sorry to be a burden.
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10 hours ago, JLSleather said:I don't think you understood what he's telling you.
Please specify.
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This is my first plea for help...here goes:
Being new to leatherwork, I'm completely without tools & supplies. I've watched a number of vidjas (videos, as we say it 'round here) and came up with a pricks & stitches kit from amazon that helped me figure out what else I needed to know. The first thing is that the flat braided thread in the kit doesn't fill the holes I make with the pricking tools. After poking around suppliers, I find I need to ask a question: Where can I find a very thick, round thread that I can dye to a color of my choosing? And by thick I mean 1mm or greater, maybe even a full 2mm. Is there an easy answer to this?
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Gee, I didn't mean to give the impression that I take advantage of people. Maybe I didn't 'splain it right. Let me try again.
1) I specify a suitable double-entry accounting software title (or package.) Not mickey-mouse junk.
2) I construct and test the necessary calculations for all applicable taxing authorities, not just sales & payroll.
3) I oversee & assist in entering employees.
4) I Check each calculation for accuracy.
This process has yet to exceed $500 unless an inordinate amount of hand-holding 'is insisted upon.'
I hope this improves your opinion of me.
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19 hours ago, Mark842 said:Wayfair Vs South Dakota. Google it. On June 21, 2018, The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states can mandate that businesses without a physical presence in a state with more than 200 transactions or $100,000 in-state sales collect and remit sales taxes on transactions in the state. Since that ruling 43 states have passed legislation and the rest are in the process. Your bigger venues like eBay , Amazon, and Etsy are collecting for the states in question whether you are above that threshold or not if you're registered as a business seller. If you are not registered as a business seller and you do over $20k and over 200 transactions in a calendar year, you will be either registered as a business seller the following year or you will not be allowed to sell. If you are selling on your own website it is kind of the wild west right now. Nobody really knows what it going on if you are selling under $100k to the states collecting (which will be all of them this year). That is not $100K total from all states, that is to each state. That put us in the position this year where we are bigger enough to be notices by some states and not big enough by some. We have elected to now collect sales tax for all states and submit them as we have decided we don't want to find out in 5-10 years that we owe a massive back tax bill. California is currently trying to collect back taxes on Amazon sellers that have sold over $100K in past years and for some the back taxes are adding up to millions.
Thanks man, this is what I was asking after. And the part I like is where it says that 'states CAN mandate...' Now it is up to the state to pass legislation. So far, none of the states I'm licensed in have done so, but I'm sure it is a matter of time.
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16 hours ago, JLSleather said:There are "services" to take care of all of that for you, but in the end it's YOU liable anyway, and I really don't like being responsible for it while allowing somebody else to do it.
It is amazing how many people are happy to pay 'Wells Fargo' $285/pay-period to process their payroll.
I've done well empowering businesses with programs like Peachtree or MAS and helping them to set it up properly.
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5 hours ago, JLSleather said:It's not a question of where YOU are... it's a matter of where the BUYER is.
I get this part of it, and I should tell you that I don't deal in leatherwork. I've joined as a hobby. I'm making the things I want and can't find anywhere.
But as a tax licensee, I won't collect any tax that I'm not mandated to collect, and if I don't receive a levee notice from the state issuing the license, there is no liability on my part. Was there some 'Internet Sales Tax Bill (as in law)' that was passed in the last few years? I just can't imagine the legal mechanism that would require me to collect sales tax for another state. Like, really, if you're not in their state, they can't bring a charge against you even if you ship into their state.
Tell me tru...
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On 10/3/2019 at 4:28 PM, JLSleather said:As of 10/01, 43 of 50 states now collect sales tax whether they are located in your state or not. Are we all complying with fed law?
My business concerns are licensed to collect sales tax. I have yet to receive proper notice from the taxing authorities (in my case: states) of a legal obligation to collect sales tax from buyers in other (states.) I know the big guys like Amazon & PayPal & eBay do it but that doesn't impact my business dealings. Am I just in one of those states?
Would you be able to cite the actual federal law that you are asking about?
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As I re-read your post I can't help to ask myself, "Did I ever ask about sides & backs & bellies or needles?" Is that even on the same planet as an acceptable response to a query about thread (whether I could reproduce it or not?) Is that what your laffing smiley was all about? Sure, I can be thick sometimes, but I'm right confused about this one.
And thanks for the thread sites.