Posts by Jay Todd

We get questions every week from manufacturers who want to use one or more ends of a colored yarn or thread for product identification (marker threads) and for production marketing and differentiation.   An understanding of the types of dyed yarns available, and the advantages and disadvantages of each is crucial to product performance and design. 

Should you be using a polypropylene or polyester sewing thread?  We compare these two different materials to help you decide.

What comes to mind when you hear someone say they work in manufacturing?  Chances are the image that springs to mind is something like this:

In this follow-up to 3 Great Ways to Keep up with Current Yarn & Fiber Pricing, I’ll discuss how to tell legitimate yarn and fiber pricing information apart from advertisements and junk when searching online. These easy tips have saved me time (I hope they’ll save you some too!):

I’ll share three methods we use to manage our yarn and fiber procurement and inventory costs.

As a large scale user of polyester, nylon, polypropylene and other yarns, Service Thread monitors and negotiates pricing through our global supply chain. Coordinating and keeping up to date on changing market conditions can be challenging. The following three methods have helped tremendously