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[Dangerous Beans]

Yup... I get confused... Guys throughout my videos I give things new names.

I do clarify this in one of my videos and if you can spot it you get to name an Artic Penguin.

I use Tiger thread, it's bonded polyester even if I have referred to it as nylon.

My apologies if I've created confusion, that said... It's unlikely I'll stop!

Charts are available for Nigel's senior moments bingo upon request, get four in a row and win a lollipop!

Nige

[SteelheadFineGoods]

I'd love to get my hands on some Tiger Thread. Do any of you know off hand if Abbey England will ship to the US and how heavy their shipping charges tend to be?

[cem]

They ship to me in Australia so they should ship to the US, It's been awhile since I've had to order any but I think my last postage cost was about 18 pounds that was for a few rolls though. I would think it would be a cheaper shipping to the US.

[Renoir]

Hi.

Just starting out and having fun with leather working - Massive thanks to Nigel Armitage and Ian Atkinson for some excellent videos!

Where do people buy tiger thread in the UK? Create a 'company' account at Abbey?

I'm starting with watch straps, cuffs, wallets and belts. I'm thinking 0.8mm tiger should do that? should I also grab some 1mm for belts?

I've got some 'size 30' nylon coming from le provo (great customer support so far)

Complete newbie. be gentle

[Bev478]

Hi Renoir

I created an account with Abbey reasonably easily & have ordered some bits & pieces from them.

Unfortunately the Tiger thread comes in quite big spools - & therefore a considered purchase. I didn't want to commit to that much before trying some out, different sizes etc, so whilst searching found a link to Ian Atkinson's shop on Etsy where he sells the thread in smaller amounts. Obviously you pay a little more per metre, but it's a great way of trying it out for colours/thicknesses etc.

Hope this helps.

Bev

EDIT: Forgot to say I think his shop is under the Leodis Leather banner.

Edited August 29, 2013 by Bev478

[Macca]

Hi.

Just starting out and having fun with leather working - Massive thanks to Nigel Armitage and Ian Atkinson for some excellent videos!

Where do people buy tiger thread in the UK? Create a 'company' account at Abbey?

I'm starting with watch straps, cuffs, wallets and belts. I'm thinking 0.8mm tiger should do that? should I also grab some 1mm for belts?

I've got some 'size 30' nylon coming from le provo (great customer support so far)

Complete newbie. be gentle

Yes, you can create an account at Abbey

I've used 0.8 & 0.6 tiger thread for wallets in the past, I do like smaller looking stitching though, it depends how many stitches per inch you are planning to use, the higher the SPI the thiner the thread

I can chuck some over for you to have a look at if you want, PM me your details & I'll post some out so you can see/compare the sizes

[Renoir]

Yep

I've created an account with abbey, they do some nice stuff!

I notice the large spools too - I'm getting to grips with a couple of projects first before going the 'whole hog'. I think I'll probably try out a short length from Ian Atkinson to see how much nicer it is

Ian has a great site and a whole set of useful info!

Edited August 29, 2013 by Renoir

[Leatherstarter]

I know I'm kinda late on this thread but I thought I'd at least throw it out there for newer members. Found these shops on Etsy that sell the Tiger thread for a decent price to the USA.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LionheartCanada

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeatherWurx

Hope it helps...