Please Explain The Use Of Linen Thread...

[SamSeitler]

On 10/11/2017 at 6:27 AM, SamSeitler said:

Wiz, 

I just purchased a CB3200 to sew leather straps onto heavy canvas backpacks. Everything I make is plastic free, so I don't use polyester thread. Any suggestions on linen thread for this machine?

I used 3 cord linen in the CB3200 and it works great. Only downside is that backstitching on the reverse side looks like crap. 

[blink1688]

On 9/19/2017 at 10:24 PM, DJole said:

It looks like you are in Ohio, so you can easily get waxed linen thread at Royalwood Ltd., in Mansfield, Ohio.
Website here: https://www.royalwoodltd.com/
I've ordered from them before, with good results. Lots of good color selection!

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out and see what they have. Is the pre-waxed thread from them any better than what you get from Tandy?

With Tandy, I've had some bad experiences with pre-waxed thread which has left me a little unsettle -- the 25yrd spools from Tandy have had weird lumps/inconsistencies and weak spots in them on more than one occasion.

I finally got around to ordering a big spool of Barbour's 6-strand and been really happy with it -- it's very consistent takes the wax well. I've been going through quite a bit of thread recently since I was asked to make/repair a few triple-stitch halters which I've done completely saddlestitch. One thing I like about having the unwaxed thread is that I can make the ends taper much better then dye it whatever color I want/need before waxing.

[DJole]

4 hours ago, blink1688 said:

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out and see what they have. Is the pre-waxed thread from them any better than what you get from Tandy?

With Tandy, I've had some bad experiences with pre-waxed thread which has left me a little unsettle -- the 25yrd spools from Tandy have had weird lumps/inconsistencies and weak spots in them on more than one occasion.

I haven't noticed this with the Royalwood thread, but I don't stitch with it frequently enough to be a good judge of this.