i was confused between mesika elastics and legacy thread ......so i bought both of them ......(for making loops) i noticed that:

Mesika elastics:
Invisibilty:9/10
Strength:7/10
Elasticity:9/10
Overall : 9/10
Legacy thread:
Invisiblity:7/10(bad)
Strength:10/10
Elasticity:8/10
Overall:9/10

For making my own Loops, this stuff can't compare to the strength, stretch and invisibility of PET2.0.

Don't get me wrong, this is good stuff, but you're on the right site to buy better so I feel I should steer you in the direction of a better product.

Like I said, Horrible Dispenser, Good Thread. The dispenser is worse than dollar store quality, it is totally useless. On the bright side, the elastic is wound around a long, cylindrical spool, which is miles ahead of the "legacy thread" bobbin! Bang a nail into a board, pull out the cylinder, drop it on the nail, and you have a dandy dispenser, even when the elastic breaks (inevitable, eh).

This elastic tread is white and make it verry visible. I have to paint it black (old school way). If i have to paint it black i will purchase lycra coil instead.

I think the product is great however it should come with instructions on tying the knot. Very difficult to work with. By the time you experiment and get it worked out you waste a fair amount of thread. Still struggeling to get it. Next time I am just buying the loops. Also can't get on the discussion forum for this product even though I am signed in. Some support would be good.

I've been using this IET for 15 years never had an issue.
I recently ran out of Mesika Elastics so I bought a new spool. I've never seen an invisible thread that is so VISIBLE.

ITS NOT LONGUER COATED IN MATTE BLACK!!! What the F*** is this!? To me it looks like cheap chinese ripoff.

I am waiting to get a refund. I cannot believe this.

I had purchased this spool of thread for the specific goal of performing in front of 600 people at my school talent show. The performance went awesome, and I used this thread to replicate the "ghost touch" hypnosis effect seen many times by today's magicians. Here are the pros and cons of the Mesika Elastics

Pros: Durable and VERY elastic. These things are exceptionally stretchy. If you are in the right environment, they are also invisible.

Cons: Exceedingly difficult to prepare. If you are wearing light clothes or have glaring lights in the environment, the thread can be detected. Out of the 600 people that saw the trick, I think two or three suspected the method. Also, if the mere idea of invisible thread is implanted in the spectators mind, they will immediately recognize the character of the motion of the object you are manipulating and the trick will be foiled.

How to remedy the Cons:

Watch a youtube tutorial on how to make a loop before you even open your package.

You are the performer! Manipulate your stage, change your clothes, position the spectators! It wont be easy or go perfectly but if you control your environment you will perform better.

And think creatively. If you make a dollar bill move by jerking your hand back, every non-monkey spectator will deduce there is some sort of string attached to your hand!

Great for making loops. Get yourself 2 of them, with the Million Dollar Knot and Loops Volume 1&2.............. OMG best combination ever. Treat yourself and save money.

I like the thread itself, but I can't compare it to other elastics (I've only used 'static' previously). HOWEVER, the spindle the thread came on is a joke. The top of the outer container (similar to dental floss) popped off immediately and doesn't stay on. One end of the internal spindle has a big rough mold-injection bump that caught the thread as it tumbled out of the opened container and it was tough to get untangled. This wasted a bunch of the thread. The spindle is otherwise straight off the ends and a lot more of it was wasted when a number of the 'turns' around the spindle slid off the end. It has a useless metal 'cutter' on top, but the thread breaks with a good tug so why bother putting on something that snags the thread??

I'll try something different next time.

我一次性购买了六个。出现了不同问题 有的是透明的不是黑色的。有的弹力很差。还有的数量不够。 只有一半。 总之 不会再购买这新版本了。我正在退货