Cindy, I use Madiera 1670 for true gold. As far as your jackets I sew most of my Nylon w/ Fleece lining w/ no backing and the standard 75/11 BP needle. These jackets are easy to sew and come out looking great. Aaron Sargent The Linen Barn linen@xxxxxxxxxxx 541-770-2957 Medford, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Chamberlin" <ImpressiveThreads@xxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:46 PM Subject: [amayausers] True Gold > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > Can one of you that has been in the business help me with a couple of > items. > First I have a customer that is requesting a "true gold" colored thread, > not > metallic. What color (number) would that be for the Madeira polyester > thread > chart? Everything I seem to sew looks to yellow or orange. > > Second I have my first jacket to sew. It is a nylon outer shell with a > fleece lining. They want lettering on left chest and on back. What needle > size, backing, general do's and don'ts should I be aware of? I am very > nervous about sewing it. Thanks > > > > > > Cindy Chamberlin > > Impressive Threads Custom Embrodiery > > Ofc: 623-879-9761 > > Cell: 602-710-0887 > > impressivethreads@xxxxxxx > > > > > > > -- No attachments (even text) are allowed -- > -- Type: image/jpeg > -- File: image001.jpg > > > -- No attachments (even text) are allowed -- > -- Type: image/gif > -- File: image002.gif > > > =========================================================== > > 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 ===========================================================