DieselTech Report post Posted March 13 Guys & gals where is a good place to get bonded polyester sewing machine thread? I'm looking for thread with lots of color options & sizes 138-277 Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted March 13 Superior thread is running a sale now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purplefox66 Report post Posted March 13 Try the thread exchange. I myself have never used polyester I have always used bonded nylon. I am a parachute rigger and bonded nylon is what is used in the industry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted March 13 7 minutes ago, Hags said: Superior thread is running a sale now. 5 minutes ago, purplefox66 said: Try the thread exchange. I myself have never used polyester I have always used bonded nylon. I am a parachute rigger and bonded nylon is what is used in the industry Thanks. I will check them companies out. Yeah it seems they offer way more colors in the bonded nylon thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purplefox66 Report post Posted March 13 I have to ask what is polyester mainly used for or why polyester instead of bonded nylon. I'm asking because of curiosity. I just bought a paff 145 h4 and it came with a new spool of polyester. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted March 13 I like the thread from Superior. Big color selection (including hot pink). That said, i also like the 'cowboy' brand I bought from Bob K / Toledo Ind Sewing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted March 14 What's your thoughts on bonded nylon over bonded polyester for machine sewing. Is 1 thread more forgiving than the other? Do you like 1 over the other thread? Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted March 20 On 3/13/2024 at 7:30 PM, DieselTech said: What's your thoughts on bonded nylon over bonded polyester for machine sewing. Is 1 thread more forgiving than the other? Do you like 1 over the other thread? Thanks. One is a six, the other seem more like half a dozen. I've had customers ask, and I tell 'em by the time either wears out, send it back and I'll replace the stitchin' in it - you just pay the shippin'. They DO sew a bit different, barely, if I'm tellin' the story. EITHER is fine - but you might notice when switching from one to the other you might adjust the tension just a tad, even with the same weight of thread. Again, I have and use both, so ... Originally, I used nylon for no other reason than that's what I had on hand. I "tried" poly thread because it was available in a color I wanted and the nylon was not, at least with my regular supply stores. The difference in use is minimal... almost none .. and I dont know there's much difference in the wear of it either. Somebody said that somebody said poly might be a bit more UV-resistant... but that same 'they' also tell you that tooled leather needs ant-streak and theyz WMD in Iraq ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted March 20 32 minutes ago, JLSleather said: One is a six, the other seem more like half a dozen. I've had customers ask, and I tell 'em by the time either wears out, send it back and I'll replace the stitchin' in it - you just pay the shippin'. They DO sew a bit different, barely, if I'm tellin' the story. EITHER is fine - but you might notice when switching from one to the other you might adjust the tension just a tad, even with the same weight of thread. Again, I have and use both, so ... Originally, I used nylon for no other reason than that's what I had on hand. I "tried" poly thread because it was available in a color I wanted and the nylon was not, at least with my regular supply stores. The difference in use is minimal... almost none .. and I dont know there's much difference in the wear of it either. Somebody said that somebody said poly might be a bit more UV-resistant... but that same 'they' also tell you that tooled leather needs ant-streak and theyz WMD in Iraq ... Yeah I ended up getting a few rolls of each. I've heard a lot of this new bonded nylon has a UV blocker/chemical added to the thread to help protect from UV Ray's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
