chrisash Report post Posted July 1, 2019 About a year ago there was a guy on this forum who was making a new line of threads, the posts went on for a few months with trials etc but seems to have vanished, did he ever get the new company up and running and if so does he have a site? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zuludog Report post Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) I vaguely remember that, but don't know what happened either. However, inspired by the recent thread (excuse the pun) about threads for beginners, and the closure of Tandy I've had a browse and a Surf to see what suppliers there are in Britain for thread for leather A listing does not mean I've tried every type, and there are no large wholesalers or manufacturers, just those that I know will sell small quantities at the hobby level. Apologies to any that I've missed, perhaps we could add to it and compile a complete list ABBEY ENGLAND Ritza and other synthetic; various thicknesses of linen. They do not publish prices on their website, you have to register LE PREVO Linen & synthetic; besides regular stock they often have clearance offers IDENTITY LEATHER Various synthetic & linen; have short lengths of Ritza at a reasonable price BOWSTOCK LEATHER Linen in various thicknesses ARTISAN LEATHER Linen in various colours & lengths; Amy Roke polyester; 'waxed polyester' which looks very similar to Tandy's ready waxed nylon H WEBBER Don't sell much thread but I've listed them because they sell Osborne tools and give the prices; they do stock thread refills for the auto awl LEATHER4CRAFT Various colours and thicknesses of linen; Serafil polyester in various colours BUECHERTIGER SUPPLIES Several makes and colours of linen thread, including Fil au Chinois; will sell short lengths Edited July 1, 2019 by zuludog Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bermudahwin Report post Posted July 1, 2019 Thanks for reopening this, guys. Following last week's on threads, I was asked if I could do something out of my usual colorways (Barbours Linen based) so this is a greast resource from a UK perspective. Harry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue duck Report post Posted July 2, 2019 Funny you should bring that up. I was going to order some thread last week and got to wondering about it myself. I believe it was @Garyspruill that was doing it. But I haven't heard anything in quite a while. Good concept, hope he is still working on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
