This is very interesting to know!! Susan --- Rod or Sharon <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Interesting topic--we are finding that in the > Pacific NW our clients are > switching from Madeira to ARC or Isacord. They seem > to be a stronger > thread. We have actually proven that while on tech > calls and sewn out the > AMPASS design on the same machine using each thread. > We see more > threadbreaks with Madeira. Madeira Rayon was > terrible. > Sharon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roland R. Irish III" > <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:29 AM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: ARC thread > > > > If you want to consider switching threads, go to > Madeira...their home > > office is up here in NH and they generally ship > within 1-2 days! > > And Madeira is a universal thread...virtually any > shop you > > subcontract to > > for large orders will have it, so you can proof > for the customer with > > the > > exact colors the contract shop would use. > > As our threads run down (I did buy the entire 288 > collection of small > > cones > > from Melco) we replace them with similar color > from Madeira so all our > > 'most used' colors have been switched over. > > > > Roland > > > =========================================================== > > > > The AmayaUsers Mailing List > > Website: http://www.amayausers.com > > Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://www.amayausers.com/list > > > > > =========================================================== > > > =========================================================== > > > The AmayaUsers Mailing List > Website: http://www.amayausers.com > Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://www.amayausers.com/list > > =========================================================== > > Susan Riedlinger Embroidery Station Columbus, OH __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================