The canvas tote I sewed myself failed on bus #14 in 3 weeks

I spent a whole Saturday hand-stitching a tote from some sturdy canvas I found at a garage sale near my place in Madison. The bottom seam gave out under a load of library books, which I thought was bad luck until I checked the thread I used and saw it was cheap stuff from a dollar bin. Does anyone here stick to a specific thread brand for heavy duty projects, or do you just double up on whatever you have on hand?

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leodavis29d ago

Sucks when cheap thread ruins good work. Coats and Clark holds up fine for me.