Flyin on the Cheap -- Sewing

On Mar 19, 5:53 pm, " jls" wrote:
I like that flat thread from
Stits, with the wax on it.
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It's actually 'lacing tape,' originally used for lacing together looms
of wiring. We usta call it 'Collins 12-cord' after the Collins Radio
Company, who would sell us rolls of it. Do a Google for 'dacron
lacing tape,' you'll run into it. You want the white stuff with the 50-
pound rating; usta come in 500 yd spools, pre-waxed & mildew-proofed
and was delightfully inexpensive. Trouble is, it isn't STC'd for ALL
fabric-covered aircraft... unless it is part of an STC'd package from
one of the covering suppliers, who very kindly re-spool you a quarter
of a spool for about ten times the price... like what happens when an
upholstery needle gets turned into a rib-stitchin needle :-)

-R.S.Hoover