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    Quote Originally Posted by SutterButtes View Post
    Wawak.com has Mara 30, 70, 80 [only in white], 100 (AKA Sews-All), 120, 150 and 220 available in 42 - 700 colors.
    They also have Tera 40, 60 and 420 available in 10 - 19 colors.
    Prices are very reasonable.
    Good old thread. Ahhh I see what I did there

    I just stumbled across Wawak.com as well. I ordered Tera 80 in 4 colors. They have 29 colors!! $2.95 for 874yds! Come on now.

    After a ton of research, that seems to be the best all-around thread if you don't want to be swapping all the time. Smaller needle, smaller holes (think about waterproofing), less puckering for the lighter stuff we sew (silpoly and silnylon). Use #10, 12 or 14 needle, but I feel that 14 would be overkill for most fabrics. I mismatch 12 and 14 on heavy stuff like straps.

    My only consideration now is when using universal vs. sharp needles. I have a selection of both but don't think it's a big issue.

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    Just did the same thing, ordered four colours to test Tera 80 (black, blue, red & gray) from Rockywoods. First impressions are that it just sews a lot smoother, even the machine sounds quieter ..... my plan is to swap to this for most projects.

    Brian

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cruiser51 View Post
    Just did the same thing, ordered four colours to test Tera 80 (black, blue, red & gray) from Rockywoods. First impressions are that it just sews a lot smoother, even the machine sounds quieter ..... my plan is to swap to this for most projects.
    Ha! Went to that site too but it seemed like I had to make an account to check out. No big deal, but I just have too many accounts out there it's getting crazy. Glad to hear it working smooth!

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    Wow, what an incredibly useful thread (pun barf). And to reiterate what an educational reply from Gutterman. Last winter I used Mara 70 on several hammocks including a 90 degree that probably has something like 6x the amount of sewing than a GE and I did not have one mess up with the thread. Nothing I could blame on the machine. That doesn't compare to previous experiences. It made me a believer in Gutterman. Now it looks like I completely used the wrong thread ;-). I just getting ready to fire up the machine for winter project and that Tera is going to be on the machine. Thanks whoever resurrected this thread, err, post.

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    Cleaners Supply is a good source for Gutermann thread including Tera and they have a Canadian website, too.
    Also a good source for scissors, marking chalk, etc etc...

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    My choice for one thread that does it all was Tera 60, but I branched out and now use Tera 80 for quilts and Tera 40 for webbing and parts of bridge hammocks that will receive more stress. I still use Tera 60, too. Wawak.com is a good source.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VictoriaGuy View Post
    Cleaners Supply is a good source for Gutermann thread including Tera and they have a Canadian website, too.
    Also a good source for scissors, marking chalk, etc etc...

    VG, you had me all excited for a Canadian source, but it doesn't look like they carry Terra 80 ... they have some other Terra's, but not the selection at Rockywoods

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    My problems with the Tera line are, that there's only a fraction of the colors available, and that the thread ends tend to unravel really easy. Also my machine doesn't seem to like the slipperiness of the Tera thread. I have never had problems with Mara, so I switched back after a couple of rolls.

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    I received this last night. Buttery smooth! Colors all match up well to what I was going for, even though I often like black against most fabric for a little contrast. I will order a darker gray since the one I got was lighter than expected. Good stuff!

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