On Aug 20, 2005, at 11:54 AM, BILLAMICASR@aol.com wrote:
First, the maker used a thread which was not UV resistant and although the material is still in great shape the thread dissintegrated.
Good point, Bill. On the cruising boat, I had to re-stitch a lot of the Sunbrella, and I could see that it was perhaps the third time! The Sunbrella does last... I used boat-quality thread I bought from Sailrite (v-69 and v-92 weights) which was their "good" quality. After seeing what I did I think I should have bought their really expensive, Gore-Tex thread, which goes by the name of "Tenara." Yeah, it's frighteningly expensive, but boy did my fingers (and eyes and back when I used the machine) get tired of re-stitching! www.sailrite.com --- Rachel