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Author Topic: Linen and sinew thread for clothing and leather? Flonzy Member Member # 436 posted 01-15-2004 04:07 PM                   What online sources do you guys have for linen thread and sinew for doing leather projects? It's time for me to make a new pair of shoes and a Jack and I want to get good supplies. Thanks James -------------------- James Barker Lord Grey's Retinue http://www.lordgreys.org Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged Wolfes Company Member Member # 167 posted 01-22-2004 09:04 AM                James, Here is a source for real deer sinew if you are interested. SteveDeer sinew Registered: Apr 2001  |  IP: Logged Wolf Member Member # 375 posted 01-22-2004 06:25 PM                   heck, if i knew how to do it, i'd have gotten ya some from this years huntin season -------------------- Chuck Russell Registered: Oct 2002  |  IP: Logged Tom Matulewicz Member Member # 557 posted 03-12-2004 07:54 PM                   Here`s a good site that I founded last night http://www.jelldragon.com For linen thread go to >leather and >craft materials But prices are too high for me. If you need good linen thread send me an e-mail in Poland linen thread costs about 5$ for natural and 6$ for white dyed (spool). I can send it to you Beeswax costs 8$ per 1kg just in case you want to know -------------------- http://www.man.poznan.pl/~ritter/Oporow2005/ Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Karen Larsdatter Member Member # 382 posted 03-14-2004 02:02 PM                   I've got some linen thread from Jas. Townsend & Son, but I haven't tried using it for leatherwork. Threadneedle Street also carries several varieties, and there are various places which carry linen thread for bookbinding. Registered: Nov 2002  |  IP: Logged Jeff Johnson Member Member # 22 posted 03-15-2004 09:12 AM                   You can buy coils of white or brown waxed linen from any of the leather retailers. It's fairly heavy (like light string) meant for saddles & crude western leather crafts, BUT, it is composed of 4 or five smaller threads that can be unraveled to give finer pre-waxed threads that are fairly substantial in their own right. I have some I can show you this week, James. -------------------- Geoffrey Bourrette Man At Arms Registered: May 2000  |  IP: Logged tim seasholtz Member Member # 118 posted 03-15-2004 05:32 PM                   If you have to, Jo Ann crafts has waxed leather for making necklaces. it is usually with the beads. Registered: Jan 2001  |  IP: Logged Jamie & Christine Member Member # 32 posted 04-06-2004 11:19 AM                   Folks, Here's a great place in Asheville NC that has everything for traditional craft from spinning, dyeing, weaving, leather work, & felting, to candle and soap making. I just got a 250g spool of 40/2 bleached Irish linen thread (as much as the average reenactor will ever need) and a few ounces of unspun hemp fiber -enough to stuff a couple helmet liners. They have books on all the crafts they supply for as well. Go to www.earthguild.com Cheers, Jamie Registered: Jun 2000  |  IP: Logged

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