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Posted by Bill Boyce on May 24, 2008, 3:23 pm
I'm making some bags of new denim and want to sew them with orangish
thread to mimic Levi's. Being color blind, I'm in trouble and don't even
own a pair to drag to the store to show a clerk for a match. Anybody
researched this? I can't find a reference no. w/google, either.
Like to get a pantone number or a thread color/number in Madeira
Aerofil, Mettler, or some other polyester thread. Maybe I'm overthinking
this (per usual) and any old orange would do? Thanks for any advice.
JPBill
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Posted by Sharon Hays on May 24, 2008, 4:32 pm
Bill Boyce wrote:
> I'm making some bags of new denim and want to sew them with orangish
> thread to mimic Levi's. Being color blind, I'm in trouble and don't even
> own a pair to drag to the store to show a clerk for a match. Anybody
> researched this? I can't find a reference no. w/google, either.
>
> Like to get a pantone number or a thread color/number in Madeira
> Aerofil, Mettler, or some other polyester thread. Maybe I'm overthinking
> this (per usual) and any old orange would do? Thanks for any advice.
> JPBill
The original Coats & Clark "Jeans" thread is usually pretty close. Since
you don't need to match a pair of jeans, that would work just fine. It's a
gold/orange color. (I'm good at telling what color things are. My DFIL is
also color blind. We coach him through matching things. ;) )
Now, I think that thread is either cotton or cotton/poly. But for any
topstitching you do on the bags, it would look the most like jeans.
Sharon
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Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
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Posted by Sarah Dale on May 24, 2008, 5:19 pm
Bill Boyce wrote:
> I'm making some bags of new denim and want to sew them with orangish
> thread to mimic Levi's. Being color blind, I'm in trouble and don't even
> own a pair to drag to the store to show a clerk for a match. Anybody
> researched this? I can't find a reference no. w/google, either.
>
> Like to get a pantone number or a thread color/number in Madeira
> Aerofil, Mettler, or some other polyester thread. Maybe I'm overthinking
> this (per usual) and any old orange would do? Thanks for any advice.
> JPBill
Bill,
Try:
YLI No. 7 Blue Jean Gold (Jeans top stitching range)
or Gutterman Orange shade 350, top stitch thread
http://stanssewingsupplies.com/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=4954529
has 6000m of red/orange levi's jeans topstitching thread for $28!
Gutterman carry jean's top stitching threads in a variety of colours,
but I can't find a chart for them on line- so can't tell you what shade
- sorry! They certainly have a variety of shades that look just like the
RTW top stitch thread on jeans.
HTH
Sarah
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Posted by Kay Lancaster on May 24, 2008, 10:42 pm
> I'm making some bags of new denim and want to sew them with orangish
> thread to mimic Levi's. Being color blind, I'm in trouble and don't even
> own a pair to drag to the store to show a clerk for a match. Anybody
> researched this? I can't find a reference no. w/google, either.
Do you want the heavy topstitching thread? If so:
http://store.atlantathread.com/toth750yd.html has either "Lee Gold" or "Levi
Gold"
I prefer the tensile strength of polyester to cotton, fwiw.
Kay
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Posted by Bill Boyce on May 25, 2008, 11:42 am
Kay Lancaster wrote:
>> I'm making some bags of new denim and want to sew them with orangish
>> thread to mimic Levi's. Being color blind, I'm in trouble and don't even
>> own a pair to drag to the store to show a clerk for a match. Anybody
>> researched this? I can't find a reference no. w/google, either.
>
> Do you want the heavy topstitching thread? If so:
> http://store.atlantathread.com/toth750yd.html has either "Lee Gold" or "Levi
> Gold"
>
> I prefer the tensile strength of polyester to cotton, fwiw.
>
> Kay
Kay, thanks to you and others who put me on the right track. I'm "in
business" again.
JPBill
>
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