Where Do You Buy Your Your Thread For Hand Sewing

[kylecrumrine]

I get my thread from http://www.thethreadexchange.com/. I get the 415 weight waxed thread. I find that its not waxed heavily enough though, so I wax it little more with a cube of beeswax.

[Matt S]

Left/right twist is not of huge importance in my experience, except when tapering the ends of the thread (unlaying, scraping then relaying. Even then it doesn't make much difference.

As for wax, I prefer to use the 'traditional' (whatever that means) beeswax/rosin mixture variously known as cobblers wax, hand wax or code/coad. It makes things just sticky enough to stay together easier. I mix it 50/50 but ideally I'd increase the amount of rosin for use in the summer and reduce it in winter.