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What color thread for Levi's Jeans?

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Bill Boyce

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May 24, 2008, 3:23:18 PM5/24/08
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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

Sharon Hays

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May 24, 2008, 4:32:02 PM5/24/08
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Bill Boyce wrote:


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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Sarah Dale

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May 24, 2008, 5:19:19 PM5/24/08
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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

Kay Lancaster

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May 24, 2008, 10:42:05 PM5/24/08
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On Sat, 24 May 2008 14:23:18 -0500, Bill Boyce <w_b...@charter.net> 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

Bill Boyce

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May 25, 2008, 11:42:53 AM5/25/08
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Kay, thanks to you and others who put me on the right track. I'm "in
business" again.
JPBill
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