What Is Ritza 20 Thread?

[TanDan]

Hi all,

While hunting for Ritza 25 at a good price I came across an Ebay seller that had full spools of a thread called Ritza 20, does anyone know anything about this thread?

I wasn't able to find anything on the Julius Koch website, and just a tiny bit of info from other sources, mostly this forum. I wonder if it may have been discontinued?

It appears to be a lighter version of Ritza 25, using a finer thread to weave the braid and so has a lower breaking strain, is that the only difference between the two?

[Hardrada]

Does this help? (Scroll down to DumpenDoodle2's post)

 

[TanDan]

Thanks Hardrada,

I had seen this previously but reading though it again got me to re-check the abbey england site, which lead me to this - 

https://www.abbeyengland.com/ritza-20-tiger-polyester-braided-thread-7738.html 

Not too sure why I missed this when I previously checked the site.

According to abbey england "Similar to Ritza 25 Tiger thread, Ritza 20 has a waxed coating and manufactured by Danish company Julius Koch. However, the polyester braid is thinner than the Ritza 25 and not as strong". But I assume ritza 20 is still considerably stronger than any linnen or cotton thread of the same diameter?

I was really hoping to be able to find something official from Julius Koch, it would be good to know what colours are available in the range. Abbey currently has three available, Black, Mid Brown & Fawn. Great to know that it it hasn't been discontinued.

[zuludog]

Just to confuse matters, Artisan Leather is selling their own brand of waxed, braided polyester thread. It is about a third of the price of Ritza 25, and as it is sold in 300m reels instead of 1,000m, the initial purchase price is lower, at £5-95, I think. Not such a big range of colours, but worth looking at

[Tugadude]

Sounds to me like the Ritza 20 would be perfect for those of us that don't need the ultimate strength of the 25.  Would be nice for a dealer in the U.S. to stock it in multiple colors.  I believe it would be ideal for wallets, watch straps, small bags, etc.  If I were doing a nice briefcase that was going to hold a laptop and books, I'd probably stick with the 25.