Identifying thread weight?

[MtlBiker]

On 12/26/2020 at 11:53 AM, jcuk said:

Was it a black cat

Yeah, it was a black cat.  SIGH  Wants to get into everything.

[kgg]

I wouldn't be to keen to do many bobbins of thread up at a time as they will develop a coil memory which if left to long may affect your stitch look. If you are doing a bunch of bobbins in different thread sizes colour code the bobbins with a permanent maker or a light dab of ladies nail polish (many colours to choose from) . Like pink marked bobbins are V69 thread, purple V92, black V138 you get the idea.

kgg

Edited December 29, 2020 by kgg
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[Wizcrafts]

5 hours ago, MtlBiker said:

I'd never heard of Wawak before, and I'm glad to see they also have a Canadian site

Wawak (Canadian division) caters to what is known to the industrialized world as "the needle trade." Like other industrial countries, Canada has all manner of professional sewing shops, alterationists, garment and accessory factories, tailors, shoe and boot makers, shoe repair shops, seamstresses, hobby sewers, domestic sewing machine dealers and industrial sewing machine dealers. Canada has a rich history producing sewn goods from all manner of materials. There was and still is a thriving needle trade in many major Canadian cities. You also have a top quality sewing thread producer named Cansew.

For decades there has been a  leather supplier in Toronto, whose name is Moore Pearsall Tannery Warehouse. They are a major supplier of high quality bridle and harness leather, as well as veg-tan, retan and chrome-tan leathers.

Toronto has some industrial sewing machine dealers who have been in the needle trade for many decades.

Unbeknownst to many here, Toronto (and other Canadian cities) are prime haunts for movie producers. A lot of costume makers and gun smiths are busy making movie props in Canada. Somebody I see every day made holsters for the movie Romeo and Juliet, which was cast in TO. My friend, working under the art department, measured Leonardo DiCaprio and the other primary actors for their custom holsters, then built them in his basement and sewed them together on his Union Lockstitch machine. A few years later he moved back to the USA.

Added: You can buy double-sided leather tape from Wawak in 60 yard spools, in widths from 1/4" through 1". I use it to install zippers, to secure hems and seams, to hold patches on hats, vests and jackets for sewing, and, to hold various pieces of leather together securely for sewing. The one inch wide tape is great for securing double leather belts, especially if you want to pre-bend them inwards for sewing on a natural curve.