New Thread Company Advice

[Garyspruill]

I just checked my PM messages, had a super nice person ask me to show them the gen 4 results of this project: thread

I really do not know how to do this except through photos, so,,,,, I ran a line of some for review.

Spec's: JJ 002 needle, Crimson Hide Pricking Irons 4.0, my thread: flat waxed braided poly - 1.0mm (can't disclose the company name yet), color: Cigar, Wicket & Craig 4 oz black bridle leather.

Tried to get good photos of the thread and how it lays in the photos

Any comments - critique - advice would be grateful!

Gary 

Edited August 30, 2018 by Garyspruill

[LetterT]

It is hard to judge by the photos only but from what I can see - looks good.

The photos a bit low resolution, I can not zoom them in very much. You might consider getting a highres photos. If it is not possible to posting them here consider external place like flickr or other image hosting.

When you get the brand name and colors and all that settled consider a stitching run of different thread thickness next to each other on a nice piece of vegtan (maybe darker colored for light color threads). I am always surprised by the fact the thread brands/companies never seem to post any photos how the thread look on a piece of leather. There are plenty of photos of threads and spools but on an actual piece of leather - nothing. Luckily we have a place like leatherworker for that but still...

And you can also make a nice thread sample book, something like this:

(shamelessly taken of MeiSi thread Instagram account - meisi108, you should check it out, there are some good photos and even short videos of the factory production process)

 

Edited August 30, 2018 by LetterT

[bikermutt07]

Yeah, people from outta state don't know ab9it Bossier. So, ya have to say Shreveport. I once had some one ask me " how do you get around down there?". Asked what he meant by that. He said, " well isn't it all swamp?" I said, man we have roads. For the record, much of upper Louisiana is basically like East Texas.

Also, I am a transplant here. I grew up in Ellis County south of Dallas.

If you have ever noticed that big three story limestone building over looking Eagle Mountain Lake from the southeast side, I personally built and installed the cedar trusses on the front of that building.

[Garyspruill]

1 hour ago, bikermutt07 said:

Yeah, people from outta state don't know ab9it Bossier. So, ya have to say Shreveport. I once had some one ask me " how do you get around down there?". Asked what he meant by that. He said, " well isn't it all swamp?" I said, man we have roads. For the record, much of upper Louisiana is basically like East Texas.

Also, I am a transplant here. I grew up in Ellis County south of Dallas.

If you have ever noticed that big three story limestone building over looking Eagle Mountain Lake from the southeast side, I personally built and installed the cedar trusses on the front of that building.

Me: originally from West TX, Odessa. 

Understood about the Shreveport mention. I go there and head to N. Market St.: Shreveport is the capital of East TX if not mistaken?? 

I know exactly the building you mention, I live in Azle about 1/4 mile from Eagle Mountain Lake. 

[Garyspruill]

6 hours ago, LetterT said:

It is hard to judge by the photos only but from what I can see - looks good.

The photos a bit low resolution, I can not zoom them in very much. You might consider getting a highres photos. If it is not possible to posting them here consider external place like flickr or other image hosting.

When you get the brand name and colors and all that settled consider a stitching run of different thread thickness next to each other on a nice piece of vegtan (maybe darker colored for light color threads). I am always surprised by the fact the thread brands/companies never seem to post any photos how the thread look on a piece of leather. There are plenty of photos of threads and spools but on an actual piece of leather - nothing. Luckily we have a place like leatherworker for that but still...

And you can also make a nice thread sample book, something like this:

(shamelessly taken of MeiSi thread Instagram account - meisi108, you should check it out, there are some good photos and even short videos of the factory production process)

 

Going to make a second attempt at this.

Just did these 4 lines.

 

[bikermutt07]

@Garyspruill , that building was such a pain. My boss farmed me out to the superintendent and I cut, drilled, and assembled those trusses by myself with the help of a skytrack. The super and I set them in one day with a crane operator. I've got stories about that building.

I also worked the Alon ( big spring) plant in 2008. I was there on day 8 after the explosion.

[chrisash]

I would suggest the o.4, 0.5 & 0.6 sizes might be a better market to break into rather than the larger sizes

[Garyspruill]

1 hour ago, chrisash said:

I would suggest the o.4, 0.5 & 0.6 sizes might be a better market to break into rather than the larger sizes

chrisash,

Man do I agree with you on that one. The company I am working with, all but refuse to make it below 0.80?? NVLeatherWorx explained it to me the why they wont but, still working on that one.

[LetterT]

I can not claim to know the market but if I see how many people are making wallets and bags compared to how many people are making saddles - you need smaller sizes for majority of people.

[Garyspruill]

4 hours ago, LetterT said:

I can not claim to know the market but if I see how many people are making wallets and bags compared to how many people are making saddles - you need smaller sizes for majority of people.

I am agreeing with you.

I am also going back and forth with the mfg about it as well, just have not won the argument "yet"