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    Posted: 24 April 2018 at 3:01pm
Hi, my sewing skills have improved a bunch, and I have a question. Just finishing a mast cover for my Core Sound 20 MK3 so the lines don’t become messed up while I trailer the boat. Inspected my work and I am pleased with the cover has come out. On the ends if the backstitching there are tiny frayed ends after trailering the boat and I had the idea to take a tiny pencil soldering iron and touching the clipped ends of the V92 threads, melting then back into the back stitching. Is this a good idea or am I causing more problems?

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Jay
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Hi Jay,
That actually works really well. There are even thread heat cutters in the marketplace designed specially for this. when I melt the thread I stop about 1/8" from the material surface and press the thread end down to form a melted "button". Looks great and keeps the stitch from coming loose.
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I just added the Sailrite thread heat sealer to my supply order!

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Awesome, enjoy it!
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