APPAREL MANUFACTURING – II 3(3+0)

Lesson 20 : Sewing Threads

Sewing thread characteristics/ Properties

The sewing thread needs to have a lot of properties depending upon various end uses of the product on which the it is used.

Some of the properties are The following characteristics are the important characteristics for sewing thread:

• Coefficient of friction
• Colour fastness
• Elasticity
• Elongation
• Flexibility
• Fusing
• Resilience
• Scorching
• Shrinkage
• Strength, loop, tensile, abrasive
• Twist balance.

Fabric Weight and its relation with thread size and needle numbers/sizes.