What Thread Do You Use for Buttons? To ensure that buttons stay securely attached and do not snap or become undone after prolonged use and washing, it's crucial to select a durable and long-lasting button thread. Coats provides a comprehensive range of high-quality button threads that cater to dif erent requirements and applications, like knitwear, leisurewear, babywear, and household textiles. It also of ers a range of button thread options for sportswear, blouses, dress slacks, jackets, uniforms, jeans, workwear, leather articles, and undergarments. The question is, which button thread should you choose for your products? Here are some tips and suggestions. General tips ● Polyester often trumps most options because it’s the strongest and boasts a high tensile strength. That means polyester button thread can hold many buttonholes without unravelling or breaking. ● Bonded three-ply nylon threads are great if you want a higher strength-to-weight ratio that can reduce friction and hold up to repeated stitching and sewing. Coats Surfilor is a soft, texturised nylon button thread with a low-friction sewing lubricant. ● Do you want a smoother finish? Find threads with special treatment to decrease friction. This feature is also useful when sewing delicate fabrics so they don’t tear. For heavy materials, look for reduced friction threads that can ensure accurate and quick button sewing. For lightweight fabrics Lightweight fabrics typically use two-hole shanks or flat buttons requiring eight stitches. Meanwhile, four-hole flat buttons require 16 stitches. Look for a T-24 corespun or T027 or T-21 spun button thread. Corespun threads are ideal for buttons with sharp edges, such as metal ones. For medium-weight fabrics Attaching two and four-hole buttons on medium-weight fabrics usually requires 16 stitches. Look for a corespun thread like Coats Epic RD, which is made of 100% polyester and specially lubricated for optimum sewing performance. For heavyweight fabrics Sewing buttons on heavyweight fabrics require 16 stitches for two- and four-hole buttons, similar to medium-weight ones. However, 32 stitches (or a double cycle) are necessary for extra-heavy applications. Look for T-60 or T-80 corespun polyester threads. Extra-strength button thread is perfect for sturdy materials and delicate fabrics, such as leather jackets and denim jeans, especially when you want your products to last longer and resist wear and tear.
Go knot-free Find an extra-strength button thread for robust, knot-free, and abrasion-resistant results. Look for a special glace starch finish that prevents the thread from tangling when loaded in any button sewing machine. Find the threads you need at Coats. Coats is a widely recognised name in thread manufacturing and pioneering innovative performance materials. Many discerning manufacturers and companies depend on them for high-quality button thread and other yarns necessary to make their products. Contact Coats for more information and browse their selection of button threads on their website. About the Author: Coats is the world’s leading industrial thread company. They are headquartered in the UK, with a workforce of 17,000 in 50 countries across six continents around the world. Coats provide complementary and value-adding products, services and software solutions to the Apparel & Footwear industries. Coats apply innovative techniques to develop high technology Performance Materials threads, yarns and fabrics in areas such as Transportation, Telecoms and Energy, and Personal Protection. Our vision is to be the world’s leading industrial textiles company delivering innovation, digital solutions and sustainable value to all stakeholders.