Does Anyone Use The Thread Exchange And What Are The Alternatives?

[DrmCa]

Used to get bonded nylons from Thread Exchange a few years back, but did not shop at them for some time.

It looks like they jacked up the prices quite a bit.

Their bonded nylon 8 oz cones used to be in the neighbourhood of $5-10, now they are over $20.

They have a variety, no doubt, but are there other mail order thread stores that are not necessarily on the first couple pages of Google that you know of?

[JLSleather]

Actually, I LOVE thread exchange. For anyone not familiar, they have a good product, at a decent price, fast delivery, and have even offered to have me send them a sample of what I'm sewing so they can match thread color.

Beyond that, I have also ordered at http://www.superiorthreads.com/

[TomG]

Yeah.. prices have gone up on everything. Look at leather prices!

I've bought from them before and been more than satisfied. I like the fact that they have small spools and I'm not stuck with a 1 pound spool of some color that I'll have for the rest of my life.

[Sonydaze]

I have used them for several years and always have been happy with their products and delivery.

[Art]

Check with the sewing machine dealers, Toledo, Cobra, Keystone, and see what they have. I have just about anything I need, and a lot of it came from The Thread Exchange. They carry Service, Eddington, and A&E, all good threads, Service and Eddington are USA, I don't think A&E are anymore, but they have bought many good factories around the world. About prices being higher, maybe a little, but it IS good thread. Lots of colors too which you won't necessarily find everywhere. Colors stop at 277, white brown black there and bigger.

Art

[JREESER1]

I love the Thread Exchange. Excellent color and weight selections and prompt delivery with exactly what I ordered. I usually buy the polyester, because of the extra UV durability. I have never been disappointed with their products, and I feel their prices are right in the ball park.

jr

[DrmCa]

Did anyone buy their (Thread Exchange) 50lb or 100lb deals?

[JimTimber]

I know this is an old thread, but I just bought a 10# nylon/polyester grab box and couldn't be happier with what came in it.

Granted, I bought 4 other spools of heavier thread, so maybe they used that to cue off when filling my misc mix, but there's lots of good colors and only 2 spools of #46 and one of #277 (too big for my machine, but might still be handy for something).  Everything else was a mix of 69 and 138 with a single spool of 207 (which I can use on the top stitch).  Several appear to be first quality spools.  No birds nests as advertised, everything was tied off nice and neat, with most being individually bagged.

I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

[brmax]

Whats the cost of this grab box?

Im trying to stick with 2 threads, big and little, 277 and 92 but i need to look at some smaller prolly

I recently found Superior thread in 277 poly i like and everything is reasonable compared to Solarfix or the hi heat threads avail.

[JimTimber]

$25 for 10#

http://www.thethreadexchange.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TTE&Category_Code=polyester-thread-boxes

I'll take a pic the next time I'm at my machine.  @ $2 a spool, it was a great option for me.  I can't find any normal colors in 69, 92, or 138 locally.  Maybe I just totally lucked out?