Question about switching to linen thread for coptic stitch

I was dead set against using linen thread for bookbinding. I figured waxed polyester was fine and linen was just old school hype. Last month I had a project with 5 signatures and the polyester kept slipping on me. A friend at the local craft store told me to try a spool of 18/3 linen thread from Talas. The tension held way better and the stitch looked cleaner on every single signature. Has anyone else had a similar experience with thread types for coptic binding?

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2 Comments

rowan222d ago

Dead set against it" is such a strong phrase for thread lol

norathomas22d ago

Never had that issue with polyester and @rowan2 is right, that's a weird hill to die on.