Thread Rot

[Poppy]

Why oh WHY .... do sail and boat cover makers use top quality materials - and then stuff them together with RUBBISH, i.e. thread that rots in sunlight ?
Surely the additional cost of quality sewing thread is hardly prohibitive ?

Talking to a local yard about it , it seems a common issue. Even affecting sails from a well regarded  local maker !!

[Polly]

Yes, and the uv stable thread will even go through my machine, thicker though it is.  It isn't all that expensive.

[JanetAnne]

Phew! When I saw "thread rot" I thought the forum had caught a virus!

[Polly]

And you think it hasn’t?

[Meantime]

Th_ f__um see_s to be fal_in_ ap__t _t the sea_s!

[FairTmiddlin]

47 minutes ago, EastCoastIPA said:

Th_ f__um see_s to be fal_in_ ap__t _t the sea_s!

EORMMLIGARAM

Almost an Anagram of regalammo first-person plural past historic of regalare Italian to give a gift

So did I get a gift? seeing as it's historic

Or is it just me who's historic

[vanessan]

I think this thread has rotted!

[ranworthbreeze]

Too much bleach used when cleaning the canvas

Regards 

Alan 

[Polly]

That is a factor of course. However I bet Poppy is wise to that risk with his canvas.

[Poppy]

16 hours ago, ranworthbreeze said:

Too much bleach used when cleaning the canvas

Regards 

Alan 

Never used any chemicals on it.