UV Resistance and Sewing Threads
UV light can affect a sewing threads integrity; understand how and what can be done to minimise UV degradation.
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Cotton for tea bag threads
A tea break is always welcome, but a break in production of tea bags due to poor quality thread is quite another thing.
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Featured Products
Coats are experts in the design and supply of a diverse range of products that serve a variety of strategic end-use markets.
Helios P
A high-performance sewing thread made from 100% polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) offers excellent chemical, heat, and UV resistance.
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Prolene
Polypropylene sewing thread that is resistant to acids, alkalis, solvents and hydrolysis up to 90°C and is ideal for sewing filter and industrial bags.
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Swellable Yarn
Ultrabloc SY
Coats Ultrabloc SY is a water-swellable polymer yarn that can resist salt and sea water, and withstand extreme temperatures.
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Admiral FH Vero
100% organic cotton anti-wick tampon withdrawal
cord made in a sterile clean room environment to provide protection against
bio-organisms.
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Connect
Hook and loop fasteners to meet the particular and specialised needs of our customers.
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Signal
A comprehensive range of retro-reflective products for all types of high visibility applications.
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Signal C 432 100
This elastic double-sided retro-reflective tape adheres to international high-visibility regulations and can withstand domestic washing and dry cleaning.
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Synergex
Synergex™ Technology is a method of commingling dissimilar fibres for final property optimisation to produce a specific product requirement.
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FAQs
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- Check your presser foot has enough pressure applied to the fabric to give positive feed.
- Check and clear your feed dogs of any lint that may have built up.
- Check and adjust the height of the feed dogs.
- Check your stitch length regulator as it may be set to zero stitch length.
- Check the thread tension as it may be loose and the thread may be clogging under the presser foot.
- Check your needle plate to ensure it is fixed securely.
Coats does not recommend of adding any additional lubricant/silicone on thread. Thread colour may change, it can create large variation of frictions, causing oil stain. Also, atomised silicone may become a health issue if inhaled by operators / machinists.
The dye uptake depends on many parameters such as cotton type, quality, finish etc. and any difference in these parameters between the fabric and thread will result in shade difference.
To improve seam elongation it is possible to increase the stitch rating per cm or inch, increase the bite, reduce the needle / looper tensions on affected seams or change thread types used.