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Coats Group plc, the world’s leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, is launching Coats Signal thread, an innovative reflective thread. The specially developed premium thread has a high level of retro-reflectance when illuminated in dark or low visibility conditions. The new thread will be showcased on the Coats stand (hall 5.1, stand B30), at Texprocess, the international fair for the processing of textile and other apparel materials, held in Frankfurt, Germany, 4-7 May.
Coats Group plc, the world’s leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, is launching Coats Signal thread, an innovative reflective thread. The specially developed premium thread has a high level of retro-reflectance when illuminated in dark or low visibility conditions. The new thread will be showcased on the Coats stand (hall 5.1, stand B30), at Texprocess, the international fair for the processing of textile and other apparel materials, held in Frankfurt, Germany, 4-7 May.
Coats Signal thread is silver and designed primarily for fashion applications. It can
be used as an embroidery thread to differentiate products by creating decorative
reflective features in logos, stitching patterns and seams. While it is mainly
decorative, when sewn on outdoor and active wear it also helps enhance
visibility at night time or in difficult weather conditions. Coats Signal
thread combines the tenacity of a polyester filament cover with a
retro-reflective core and has excellent strength and durability.
Rajiv Sharma, Global CEO, Industrial, Coats Group plc, said: ‘At
Coats, we understand the production challenges apparel manufacturers can face
when using innovative new types of thread. Using that knowledge we have created
a unique thread which can withstand the rigours of the sewing process and still
retain its reflective functionality in the end product.’
Coats
Signal thread has a special lubricated finish to protect it from needle heat and
ensure smooth sewing so it retains its reflectivity after the intense sewing
process during apparel production. When used in the top cover of flatseams, the
combination of an intricate stitch formation and reflective property of the
thread gives an eye-catching appearance to the seam which also adds a premium
look to the product.
Texprocess
Coats is Diamond Sponsor of
the Innovative Apparel Show, a new event at Texprocess. Four German colleges of
fashion and design will present their visionary designs for technical textiles
created with modern processing technologies. The event runs for 30 minutes and
will take place a total of seven times, twice on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
and once on Thursday.
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