Has anyone ever used dental floss as leather thread

[Tengu]

Its very like that artificial sinew stuff, yes?

any ways to dye it?

 

[mountainm]

cant comment on floss but I used high strength fishing braid. Much cheaper per metre, very strong.

 

[Barn Owl]

Not sure if it will take a dye but certainly strong enough to use as a thread.

 

[nuggets]

On the flip side - has anyone used sinew to floss there teeth with ???

 

[Wayland]

It is used quite extensively in Saami craftwork for the tourists that I have seen.

I keep a roll of it in my repair kit and use it from time to time.

 

[Bardster]

I have heard that it is the same stuff as artificial sinew - just bleached and peppermint flavoured

 

[wicca]

It also looks suspiciously like the number 4 sail twine that I sew sails with..'cept sail twine doesn't have a nice smell..

 

[Barn Owl]

Dental floss is made from seaweed.

It was made down the road from me near Girvan for a generation.

 

[spandit]

Dental floss is made from seaweed.

It was made down the road from me near Girvan for a generation.

It might have been at one time but isn't it synthetic now?

 

[JohnC]

Yes, ive used it on a shoe repair, and on a sheath, before ~I got some artificial sinew

 

[John Fenna]

I have used it as whipping twine before now...

 

[Whittler Kev]

Would it last a long time being synthetic or is it made to break up like most stuff now (carrier bags, plastic watering cans going brittle, etc)?
Never tried dying it but it soaks up the blood from over hard brushing (yep, I know it sounds gross)

BTW I like the new Avatar Wayland

 

[demographic]

I've used it to sew up patches on jeans numerous times in the past, lasts better than the patches anyway.

 

[monkey spanner]

I've used it to sew up my rucksack, the crutch of my trousers, & to sew the loop on my tree hugger's.
They are still going strong.

 

[Barn Owl]

It might have been at one time but isn't it synthetic now?

Aye, probably is.

 

[sasquatch]

I've used it a lot, doesn't take dye well though. Never bothered me too much for the projects I've used it on as I know it won't take the dye. It's a cheap alternative for big projects.

 

[Mesquite]

I've used it a lot, doesn't take dye well though. Never bothered me too much for the projects I've used it on as I know it won't take the dye. It's a cheap alternative for big projects.

Didn't you use it for your thread on the wool bush smock you made Chad?

 

[mrcharly]

Versatile stuff. I used to use it on bowstrings as whipping and for marking the knocking point.

 

[MartiniDave]

No, not used it for sewing leather, but I have used fine braided kite string for that job, strong and works well, but doesn't really take a dye.
I do keep meaning to add a spool of dental floss to my sew kit, just in case.

Dave

 

[Wayland]

Just avoid the stuff that fluffs up...