Barbour’s stitching twine 250grm ball No.3

Barbour's Linen Stitching Twine, 250g Ball

Barbour's Stitching Twine is a traditional linen upholstery twine for professional hand stitching, furniture restoration and traditional furniture construction.

Supplied in a 250g ball, it is available in four sizes:

• No. 3
• No. 4
• No. 5
• No. 6

The different sizes allow the upholsterer to select a finer or heavier twine according to the operation, upholstery materials and needle being used.

see the Upholstery Twines range for specialist hand-upholstery threads and cords.

Choosing No. 3, 4, 5 or 6

The lighter No. 3 and No. 4 Barbour's twines are particularly suited to:

• Traditional edge stitching
• General hand upholstery
• Stitching through suitable filling layers
• Shaping upholstered edges
• Furniture restoration work

The heavier No. 5 and No. 6 sizes are better suited to more operations such as:

• Blind stitching
• Sewing springs into position
• Securing heavier upholstery layers
• Traditional sprung furniture work

A heavier twine provides more substance but also requires a needle with an appropriately sized eye.

Choose the size according to the complete job rather than assuming the heaviest option is always preferable.

Traditional Edge Stitching

Barbour's linen twine is particularly well suited to traditional stitched-edge upholstery.

Edge stitching is used to shape, support and control traditional filling materials beneath the finished cover, helping create defined furniture profiles such as:

• Firm seat fronts
• Rounded chair arms
• Sofa arms
• Rolled edges
• Shaped furniture backs
• Traditional borders

The stitched construction commonly combines Upholstery Hessian with suitable Hair & Coir Fillings and Upholstery Felts.

The twine helps retain and shape these layers while the edge is progressively built into the required profile.

Working with Hair, Coir & Felt

Traditional furniture upholstery often uses natural or layered filling materials rather than foam alone.

Barbour's stitching twine can be used for suitable hand-stitching operations involving:

• Hair fillings
• Coir
• Upholstery felt
• Traditional seat fillings
• Arm and back fillings
• Layered restoration work

Browse Hair & Coir for traditional upholstery filling materials and Upholstery Felts for felt and platform padding products.

The filling should be distributed and shaped evenly before and during stitching rather than relying on excessive twine tension to create the finished profile.

Sewing Double-Cone Springs to Hessian

The heavier No. 5 and No. 6 Barbour's twines are suitable for sewing properly positioned upholstery springs to the hessian layer above a traditional spring unit.

Browse Double-Cone Upholstery Springs for traditional chair, sofa, footstool and furniture restoration applications.

The spring system will commonly be built over a suitable Jute Upholstery Webbing foundation before the springs are lashed, covered with hessian and stitched into position.

For spring lashing itself, use the appropriate specialist cord such as Laidcord rather than treating ordinary stitching twine and spring-lashing cord as interchangeable products.

Use with the Correct Upholstery Needle

The needle should be selected according to the twine size, upholstery depth and access available around the furniture.

For traditional edge stitching and spring work, browse Curved Upholstery Needles and Straight Upholstery Needles.

Curved needles are particularly useful where the point needs to enter and return through the same face of the upholstery.

Straight needles can be more appropriate where there is access through the complete upholstery construction.

For arranging hair, coir and other traditional fillings before and during stitching, Regulator Needles provide a specialist tool for shaping and redistributing the filling.

Always choose a needle eye large enough to accept the selected twine without forcing or damaging it.

Barbour's Linen Twine or Everlasto Flax Twine?

For an alternative traditional stitching twine, compare Barbour's with Everlasto Stitching Twine.

Both ranges are available in No. 3, 4, 5 and 6, allowing professional upholsterers and restorers to select according to their preferred material and working method.

Barbour's is a linen stitching twine, while Everlasto is a flax stitching twine.

For either product, the lighter sizes are most appropriate for finer edge-stitching and hand-sewing work, while the heavier sizes are suited to more traditional upholstery operations.

Stitching Twine, Buttoning Twine or Slipping Thread?

Different upholstery twines perform different jobs.

Use Barbour's stitching twine for suitable traditional hand upholstery, edge stitching, blind stitching and spring-related work.

For deep buttoning and securing upholstery buttons, use Quality Button Twine.

For hand-closing cushion seams, outside backs, arms and other finished upholstery sections, see Waxed Polyester Slipping Thread.

For traditional spring lashing, use Laidcord.

Selecting the twine for the actual operation gives a better result than attempting to use one heavy thread for every stage of the furniture build.

Barbour's Linen Stitching Twine supplied in a 250g ball for traditional upholstery, furniture restoration and professional hand stitching.

Available in No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6. The lighter No. 3 and No. 4 twines are suited to edge stitching and general hand-upholstery work, while the heavier No. 5 and No. 6 sizes are better suited to blind stitching and sewing springs into position.

Use it for working with Upholstery Hessian, Hair & Coir and traditional upholstery fillings.

For an alternative flax stitching twine, see Everlasto Stitching Twine, or see the Upholstery Twines range.