Hi Guys,
I’m looking for an alternative to the usual stone threads that are offered like bluestone, etc. I would like to find an economical alternative. Are their any concrete precast threads or something like that out there?
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Rick
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I've never sown with stones before. Sounds really difficult! How do you thread the needle and what size do you need to use?
>I've never sown with stones before.
All you do is spread them out on the ground and wait for them to grow.
To sew with bluestone thread, you get a diamond saw and cut it into little slivers . . . . . ;)
Don
Not as difficult as it sounds. See what happens when you don't use the spell check.
Edited 7/20/2006 3:45 pm ET by RickL750
You mean 'spelling' check, don't you? Only witches would need 'spell' check.: )
I was trying to figure out what kind of tap and die to use.
I was looking for an old thread about stone.
yup there are....
you can cast, stamp and color yur own....
more work and cost about as little as you can get less you get freebies ....
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Edited 7/20/2006 3:28 pm by IMERC
Here's a light weight foam plastic artificial stone. Is that what you're looking for?
http://www.genstoneproducts.com/
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>Here's a light weight foam plastic artificial stone. Is that what you're looking for?
Hey, no fair hijacking the spelling thread!
There's also Nichiha:
http://www.nichiha.com/stone.htm
and Synstone:
http://www.synstone-systems.com/
I know little about these products otherwise, however. Ask me in a few months, after I've decided what's going on my house. : )
Jason
He never clarified what he was looking for.If it was TREADS instead of threads then some of the items suggested would work.