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Canvas thread SteveB 02-21-2008
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Posted by SteveB on February 21, 2008, 2:25 am
I'm getting ready to play around with my walking foot Singer to make some
awnings. What kind of thread should I get? I want strong, and UV
resistant. Is this something available at a local store? Maybe an
upholsterer's supply? There's one in Vegas near where I live. Or can I get
it online cheaper?

I don't want to spend an arm and a leg, but I do want good thread that will
last the longest. Brand names? Size/weight, or however it's rated. No
sense to cheap out if it will only last a few years.

Thanks in advance.

Steve



Posted by Samantha Hill - take out TRASH on February 21, 2008, 2:04 am
Well, in the first place, are you sure that your sewing machine is up to
the challenge of sewing heavy-duty materials? If you bought it from
Walmart, it probably isn't.

But hopefully you have a nice commercial machine that will handle this
with aplomb. There is special UV-resistant outdoor-type thread. Any
place that sells fabric like Sunbrella and the like will have what you
need. Sailrite.com sells it, so does questoutfitters.com and probably
other places as well.


SteveB wrote:
> I'm getting ready to play around with my walking foot Singer to make some
> awnings. What kind of thread should I get? I want strong, and UV
> resistant. Is this something available at a local store? Maybe an
> upholsterer's supply? There's one in Vegas near where I live. Or can I get
> it online cheaper?


Posted by SteveB on February 21, 2008, 3:20 am

> Well, in the first place, are you sure that your sewing machine is up to
> the challenge of sewing heavy-duty materials? If you bought it from
> Walmart, it probably isn't.
>
> But hopefully you have a nice commercial machine that will handle this
> with aplomb. There is special UV-resistant outdoor-type thread. Any
> place that sells fabric like Sunbrella and the like will have what you
> need. Sailrite.com sells it, so does questoutfitters.com and probably
> other places as well.
>
>
> SteveB wrote:
>> I'm getting ready to play around with my walking foot Singer to make some
>> awnings. What kind of thread should I get? I want strong, and UV
>> resistant. Is this something available at a local store? Maybe an
>> upholsterer's supply? There's one in Vegas near where I live. Or can I
>> get it online cheaper?
>

So, a Singer walking foot 111W155 isn't a machine capable of sewing a couple
of layers of canvas? Did you read my post at all? Why so negative?

Steve



Posted by BEI Design on February 21, 2008, 2:46 am
SteveB wrote:

> > SteveB wrote:
> > > I'm getting ready to play around with my walking foot
> > > Singer to make some awnings. What kind of thread
> > > should I get? I want strong, and UV resistant. Is
> > > this something available at a local store? Maybe an
> > > upholsterer's supply? There's one in Vegas near
> > > where I live. Or can I get it online cheaper?
> >
>
> So, a Singer walking foot 111W155 isn't a machine capable
> of sewing a couple of layers of canvas? Did you read my
> post at all? Why so negative?

Where exactly in your original message <quoted above> did
you specify what model machine you were going to be using?

"...walking foot Singer..." is not exactly a lot of
information. I have a "walking foot" for my 1960 Singer
401A. "We" have seen lots of folks post messages about
their new "Industrial Singer" only to learn later that it's
actually a pile-of-junk-home-machine. I think Samantha was
just trying to warn you off of making a really big mistake.

In case you missed it, your previous messages (if any)
telling us about your machine, were not linked to this
thread. Chill!

Beverly




Posted by SteveB on February 21, 2008, 12:26 pm

> SteveB wrote:
>
>> > SteveB wrote:
>> > > I'm getting ready to play around with my walking foot
>> > > Singer to make some awnings. What kind of thread
>> > > should I get? I want strong, and UV resistant. Is
>> > > this something available at a local store? Maybe an
>> > > upholsterer's supply? There's one in Vegas near
>> > > where I live. Or can I get it online cheaper?
>> >
>>
>> So, a Singer walking foot 111W155 isn't a machine capable
>> of sewing a couple of layers of canvas? Did you read my
>> post at all? Why so negative?
>
> Where exactly in your original message <quoted above> did you specify what
> model machine you were going to be using?
>
> "...walking foot Singer..." is not exactly a lot of information. I have a
> "walking foot" for my 1960 Singer 401A. "We" have seen lots of folks
> post messages about their new "Industrial Singer" only to learn later that
> it's actually a pile-of-junk-home-machine. I think Samantha was just
> trying to warn you off of making a really big mistake.
>
> In case you missed it, your previous messages (if any) telling us about
> your machine, were not linked to this thread. Chill!
>
> Beverly

If you're going to make comments, please post all that was written.
Instead, you only posted what I said, jumped on it, and commented on
Samantha's comments with no comments. She apparently has something against
Walmart that has nothing to do with the questions asked.

Getting some material, thread, and trying your machine is a "very big
mistake"? Wow, this sewing is pretty dangerous stuff!

Next time post the whole conversation so that we can follow you. Or try to.

Steve



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