[SGVHAK] sewing machine thread

[Matthew Campbell]

There are large differences between the types of thread
(hand/machine/serger) and types of thread (cotton/nylon/kevlar).  It
depends on your use case.  A thread that does not match your use will
perform non-optimally in many cases.

The thread I use to make parachutes is completely different from that I use
to mend sails.

What are you trying to do?

Matt


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On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Jeremy Leader <jleader at alumni.caltech.edu>
wrote:

> My impression is that hand sewing is the most flexible; depending on the
> size of your needle, you can sew with anything from spiderwebs to twine.
> Machine sewing is a little pickier, because the tension has to be adjusted
> to match the thread and the fabric. Failure modes for machine sewing
> include breaking thread, or over-feeding and tangling. I think sergers make
> similar demands on thread, they just use it up a lot faster (because every
> stitch wraps around the edge of the fabric) so they use larger spools and
> bobbins.
>
> As far as fibers go, I don't know much. I know cotton isn't as strong as
> polyester, but might match the color and texture of cotton fabric better.
> I've used nylon upholstery thread for hand-sewing heavy-duty repairs
> (mending things like backpacks and futon covers). I tried some kevlar
> thread a couple times which was very strong, but I discovered that it's got
> very poor abrasion resistance. One time it wore through where it rubbed
> inside the eye of the needle, while I was still sewing with it!
>
> --
> Jeremy Leader
> jleader at alumni.caltech.edu
>
> On 15-06-02 00:35, nopbin at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Short answer is I don't know. However in our house we always hand sewed
>> using the same thread as we used for the sewing machine. As far as I
>> know the serger thread was also the same, just more bobbins. My memory
>> is that the thread material and weight was always selected based on
>> compatibility with the garment.
>>
>> On Jun 2, 2015 12:16 AM, "Tux Lab" <project.tuxlab at gmail.com
>> <mailto:project.tuxlab at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Any quick recommendation for sewing threads?   There's too much
>>     information out there.  Cotton vs polyester and various weights. . . .
>>
>>     Does it matter if the thread is used for hand sewing or in a sewing
>>     machine, or in a serger?
>>
>>     thanks,
>>
>>     John
>>
>
>
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