stitchgearhead Report post Posted October 28, 2023 Hello I am having a tough time finding suppliers for good sewing machine thread in Europe. So, I would like to know where do Europe-based members acquire their threads for leather sewing machines. I have no trouble finding thick threads for hand sewing. But, If I look for V69, V92 or V138 threads, I come up with nothing useful. Many suppliers, like Tandy Europe, only have thick threads (V207), or Gutterman threads, which do not specify thickness in a way I can understand. More generic sellers, like Amazon, have many thin (V69 or similar) threads, but many do not specify the thickness, and none have V92 or V138 threads, that I could find. I have searched for the V## standard, the T## (T70, T90, T135) and the TKT## (TKT20, TKT30, TKT40) standards, but find nothing useful. Perhaps it's just me? Being that I am completely inexperienced in this, it may very well be that I am looking for the wrong terms. I only need V69, V92 and V138 sizes. I would like a good quality thread, polyester or bonded nylon, with a fairly wide selection of colors. So, do any Europe-based members have any recomendations for suppliers? Thanks. Daniel Forgot to mention: UK won't do, since Brexit (unfortunately...). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MtlBiker Report post Posted October 28, 2023 (edited) I'm in Canada so can't help you with personal experience, but a quick search shows that A&E (American & Efrid) has a presence in many European countries. They produce and distribute many different high quality thread for sewing machines. I personally use their Sunstop bonded polyester threads just about exclusively, in v69, v92 and v138 sizes. Here's one option they list: Spain BURIFILS.L. C/44, No. 25. Pol. Ind. El Bony 46470 Catarroja Valencia Spain Phone: 34-961042512 Mobile: 34-615430554 Fax: 34-9612777070 Hope this is of help. Edited October 28, 2023 by MtlBiker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulesaw Report post Posted October 28, 2023 I use Amann Serafil for my leather sewing machines. I buy it at laederiet.com , it is a Danish based shop, so inside the EU. They have a great homepage and a super service. They stock Serafil 10, 20, 40 and 180. They can get a size 30 too, but they don't keep that in stock, but they will get it for you if you ask them to. https://lederiet.com/shop/?search=serafil Good luck Brgds Jonas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulesaw Report post Posted October 28, 2023 Here is the information of the Portugal office from Amann's homepage: If they won't sell it to you directly, they can probably tell you who sells it in Portugal Portugal AMANN Portugal Avenida dos Arcos do Sardão, 391 Zona Industrial 4430-434 Oliveira do Douro Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal Phone: +351 227 877 040 Fax: +351 227 877 049 E-Mail: geral@amann.pt Contact: Mario Silva Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitchgearhead Report post Posted October 28, 2023 @MtlBiker:That's really useful information. Thank you for that. I know, from readings here, that many members use Sunstop threads, and are happy with them. A good option, even if they don't have a website for orders that I could find yet. I was also surprised to see that they make Gutterman threads. There are many places that sell Gutterman, even Amazon, but the problem is that they don´t specify the thickness on the descriptions...at least, I couldn't relate anything there to the standards I know of. It seems a few inquiries are in order. @Mulesaw: Thank you hugely for this. I much prefer ordering online, since I don't have much free time. I have never heard of Amman Serafil threads, but I will investigate. If they work well with your machines, they should be more than good enough for me. I'll mail Amman Portugal to see if they can recommend an online reseller, or a shop near me. Otherwise, I guess I'll place an order with your Danish supplier. Thank you both for your precious help. Daniel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitchgearhead Report post Posted October 28, 2023 (edited) Hi Just so everyone knows, in case it might be useful, I found another Thread Size table that may help identify some threads in Europe. I'm posting a link, because I don't know if I can post the PDF itself, due to possible copyright issues: https://www.amefird.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Filament-Thread-Size-Chart-2-4-10.pdf Filament-Thread-Size-Chart-2-4-10.pdf I didn't even knew there were other Thread size standards in use (what is a T210 thread???). So, this is why I didn't understand many of the adverts for threads. Hope it can help someone. Daniel. Edited October 29, 2023 by Northmount Added pdf chart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulesaw Report post Posted October 29, 2023 Here is a link for the Amman product range. https://www.amann.com/products/productrange/ I have used the Serafil and also the Serabraid (for hand sewing), So far I have been very happy with the results. Brgds Jonas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisash Report post Posted October 29, 2023 Not in EEC but Great Britain the College sewing is a good place to buy all sewing parts https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=v92 And this company for threads https://ptwinchester.co.uk/catalog/en-gb/sewing-thread/sewing-threads Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
