We get it from www.madeirausa.com/ and my Dad always orders so not sure on the price but I think its around $6.50 a spool. I mostly use R/A ($5.50 - $6.50) and Madeira thread. I have just 1 or 2 colors of ARC so not sure what the prices are on it. Aaron Sargent The Linen Barn linen@xxxxxxxxxxx 541-770-2957 Medford, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Image Embroidery" <imageembroidery@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 11:21 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Rayon vs. Poly on Ball Caps? > Aaron, > > Who do you get your Madiera from? Is it priced about the same as Arc-Poly? > Thanks, > > LuAnn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 1:33 PM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Rayon vs. Poly on Ball Caps? > > >> Rayon will normally have more thread breaks cause its not as strong as >> poly. >> I avoid using rayon unless I have to now. I have been using quite a bit >> of >> Madiera Poly cause it seems to have more sheen than other brands in my >> opinion and it runs great. >> >> Aaron Sargent >> The Linen Barn >> linen@xxxxxxxxxxx >> 541-770-2957 >> Medford, OR >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Laughing Palm Inc." <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 10:18 AM >> Subject: [amayausers] Rayon vs. Poly on Ball Caps? >> >> >>> I've been meaning to ask this for some time, but keep forgetting... >>> >>> Has anyone else experienced a significant difference when using Rayon >>> thread >>> vs. Poly thread when sewing out ball caps on the Amaya? It seems that >>> whenever we use rayon threads in a design (and it doesn't seem to matter >>> what the design is), that we get MANY more thread breaks using rayon >>> instead >>> of poly - but only on caps - not on standard garments! >>> >>> Someone once indicated to me that it might be due to the difference in >>> elasticity between rayon and poly thread, but I can't say that's the >>> case >>> with 100% certainty. Has someone else gone through this and found a >>> good >>> solution for it, or is this just something unique to us? It's gotten to >>> the >>> point that we absolutely avoid using any of the rayon colors in a cap >>> job >>> if >>> we can! >>> >>> By the way, the primary poly & rayon threads we use are Melco's ARC >>> brand, >>> in case it makes a difference... >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Jim Sulsona >>> Laughing Palm, Inc. >>> Custom Embroidered & Screen Printed Products >>> Post Office Box 957073 >>> Duluth, GA 30095-9518 USA >>> Toll Free: 1-877-4EMBROIDERY >>> Tel: 770-448-1171 >>> Fax: 770-417-1457 >>> sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> www.laughingpalm.com <http://www.laughingpalm.com/> >>> >>> >>> =========================================================== >>> >>> 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 >> >> =========================================================== > > =========================================================== > > 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 ===========================================================