Thread Confusion

[Art]

All of the more expensive threads (that is why you should only buy stuff that is marked) have a UV protectant as part of the coating or bonding. It is pretty good. Canvaswork I did in the '80s with nylon and polyester is still holding-up. I have a suite of North Sails from the '70s that are also in good shape, no sign of thread deterioration. Often I have seen the Right or Left designation (S or Z) used in place of the V.

Art

[25b]

In that case I'm happy to cede to your greater knowledge/experience. All this is still new to me and as I said I've been doing lots of reading, trying to learn something. It's most likely, then, that I've mis-interpreted what I read. I definitely recall reading about a type of thread that was more UV resistant, and the way it was written I thought that the V referred to that aspect.

See, I've already learned something today .

I really wasn't trying to be a jerk...but when someone proclaims something like that as truth, I ask to see the source to back it up for the benefit of others that come along later so that they won't learn wrong information.

I've been working with fabrics, thread, buckles, etc. since the early 90's, so when I read something like that, I usually notice.

[dikman]

No worries, 25b (I didn't, for one moment, think you were trying to be a jerk).

[25b]

No worries, 25b (I didn't, for one moment, think you were trying to be a jerk).

Ok, that's good...thanks...sometimes things don't come across right over the computer.