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Coats aquamelt
Coats aquamelt is a staple spun poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) thread that has been specifically
developed to replace conventional basting or tacking threads in apparel manufacturing.
Conventional sewing threads used for basting or tacking operations hold in place or join one or
more fabric ply’s which are then (if visible) unpicked after a garment is complete.
The use of Coats aquamelt eliminates the need to unpick temporary stitching and also helps to
prevent damages that may occur to fabrics or seams while unpicking.
Main Uses:
• Basting waistband
• Neckline and armhole gathering stitch
• Hand and machine applique
• Pleat formation
• Line matching stitch
• Bias cut patterns
• Difficult fabric matching
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Ladies and men’s shirts
Skirts, dresses and trousers
Ladies tops
Striped and checkered fabrics
Features and Benefits:
• Coats aquamelt has good sewability, with hassle free sewing in the shop floor
• Coats aquamelt does not leave any residue after wet treatment, hence no deposition of
residue or stains
• Usage of Coats aquamelt eliminates manhours required to remove temporary stitches sewn
with normal thread
• Coats aquamelt avoids the danger of fabric rupture, related rejections and loss during seam
ripping by operators
• Coats aquamelt gives a clean seam finish without loose threads or untrimmed threads
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STAPLE SPUN
POLY VINYL
ALCOHOL
Product Information
Coats aquamelt is a water soluble thread that dissolves when immersed or sprayed with warm
water and is used as an alternative to conventional sewing threads for temporary stitching
operations.
aquamelt
aquamelt
Product Guidelines:
Article
No.
4810
Tex No. Ticket No.
(Nm)
27
120
Ply
Length
(Metres)
2
5,000
Average Elongation %
Strength
Average
(Grams)
550
19
Recommended
Needle Size*
Singer
Metric
11 - 14
75 - 90
* Needle size recommendations are a guide only and ultimately depend on the sewing application.
Since conditions and applications vary considerably in the use of thread, the thread user should assure herself or himself by
preliminarily testing that the thread is suitable for the end use intended. Technical information listed above is based on current
averages and should be taken only as indicative.
STAPLE SPUN
POLY VINYL
ALCOHOL
Properties of poly vinyl alcohol:
Fully degradable and will dissolve in water at room temperature. Circa 25˚C
Shrinkage less than 1% @ 150˚C
Dry melting point at 200˚C for sewing conditions
The soluble rate of PVA thread depends on the temperature applied in the washing
conditions. The recommended temperature is 40˚C and above
• Coats is the world’s leading industrial thread business with a 200 year history of pioneering
innovation.
• Providing complementary and value added products and services to the apparel and footwear
industries.
• Applying new techniques to manufacture and supply engineered threads and yarns to a wide
range of speciality segments.
• With manufacturing plants in over 70 locations and sales and distribution in many more, Coats
is uniquely placed to serve your thread needs anywhere in the world.
• Our range of value adding services and tools is being expanded to help customers adapt and
meet the challenges of our industry today. For example, the award winning ‘Coats Colour
Express’ sampling service enables a fast and accurate global thread sampling capability and is
backed by Coats’ well known advanced colour management systems.
One colour range. One specification. Worldwide.
Coats operates to a global specification for Coats aquamelt with quality audited by a centrally
located team.
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