Hand Stitchers: What Thread Do You Prefer For Holsters?

[SouthernCross]

Heavy nylon waxed when sewing, pre-waxed artificial sinew, etc.? What do you prefer when stitching up your holsters?

[Josh Ashman]

I use waxed nylon and I know many prefer waxed linen.

Josh

[electrathon]

I don't use artificial sinew for anything, looks tacky to me. Linen sews very nice. I recently bought some Tiger thread (it is braided) and it sews nice too. Aaron

[chiefjason]

Well, I'm currently searching for what I like best. Everything I have ordered has been either too thick, too waxed, or too weak. I may get flamed for this, but currently I'm using the waxed thread by Realeather from Hobby Lobby. And it's probably the best thing I have found yet. I bought a spool of the Hobby Lobby brand waxed cotton thread and it works well. But it's not very waxed, I waxed it myself a couple times while sewing. It's also considerably larger in diameter. But the rust color was exactly what I needed for the oxblood holster I was working on.

[Steve75]

I use waxed nylon thread.

[usmc0341]

I use the waxed nylon thread that Tandy sells but it's about $25.00 a spool. I wish I could find another kind I liked as much but was cheaper.

[Craig44]

Waxed nylon from Tandy. If it has too much wax on it, you can take it off by running it over your thumbnail just as easily as you can wax your own, which will probably never get as deep as the pre-waxed thread. I tried linen and didn't care for it.

[keplerts]

The thread that I like the best is the waxed braided cord from Tandy. The number is: 11210-4 (beige). They have various colors. Just make the 4 in the number to whatever number matches the color you want. It is easy to work with.

[Spence]

I use waxed nylon from Maine Thread. I keep 3 sizes on the bench.

[Tex Shooter]

I like waxed Linen. -- Tex