Broad
or Solid Woven Manufacturing - Improving Operating Efficiencies:
Provides reasons for lost efficiencies and ways to regain them.
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Buttonsew Failures-Eliminating:
Describes how to
eliminate buttonsew failures.
(Spanish;
Chinese)
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Children's Sleepwear-Sewing Threads Required: Provides guidance for sewing on
children's sleepwear, including seam testing and threads.
(Spanish;
Chinese)
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Corespun Corespun vs. Spun Poly:
Describes the major differences between corespun and spun poly
threads as well as the considerations for making the appropriate
choice of thread.
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Denim Garments- Optimizing Seam Performance: Describes how to select
the proper thread for denim garments.
(Spanish;
Chinese)
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Denim - Sewing Heavy Threads: Describes considerations
when sewing heavy thread on denim garments.
(Spanish)
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Embroidery Application Guide:
Provides needle, thread, and backing information for various garment
applications.
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Embroidery Checklist:
Provides
a checklist to
assist you in producing quality embroidery from the pre-production
step to the final inspection step of your finished embroidery pattern.
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Embroidery Machines - Minimizing Interruptions (.PDF): Provides
causes and solutions for machine interruptions.
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Embroidery Placement:
Provides
helpful embroidery placement recommendations.
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Embroidery Quality Defects: Describes common
embroidery quality defects. Also provides graphics and
tips on minimizing the defects.
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Embroidery Thread -
Sewing with Metallic (.PDF): Provides tips for sewing metallic
embroidery thread.
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Estimating Thread
Consumption: Describes how to estimate thread
consumption so you can: 1) Estimate
the number of cones needed; and 2) Calculate the cost of the thread needed
to manufacture the finished product.
(Spanish)
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Needle Cutting - How to Reduce on Knit
Goods: Defines needle cutting and
provides a
checklist that will aid in reducing needle cutting.
(Spanish;
Chinese)
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Needle Heat-How
to Minimize: Describes what
causes needle heat and what can be done to minimize needle heat.
(Spanish;
Chinese)
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Over-Dyeing or
Piece-Dyeing Assembled Garments: Describes considerations when
selecting 100% cotton thread for assembled garments that are to be
over-dyed or piece-dyed.
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Performance Gains Using A&E® Core Thread
(.PDF):
Provides cost calculations to compare A&E® Core
Thread versus Spun Poly in Denim
(Hard Wash Process). (.PDF file.)
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Seam Engineering: Describes
the factors in engineering quality seams, formulas for estimating seam
strength, and seam abrasion resistance.
(Spanish)
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Seam Puckering-How
to Minimize: Describes the common causes for seam puckering and how to reduce
seam puckering on woven and knit fabrics.
(Spanish;
Chinese)
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Seam Puckering, Stretch Woven Fabrics-How
to Minimize: Describes the common causes for seam puckering on
stretch woven fabrics and how to reduce
it. (Spanish)
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Seam Quality Defects: Describes common seam quality
defects. Also provides graphics and tips on minimizing the
defects.
(Spanish;
Chinese)
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Seam Types (.PDF):
Describes common seams and provides simple seam graphics,
751a & ISO numbers, common applications, and requirements. (.PDF file.)
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Selection Logic (.PDF):
Describes the elements for
selecting the right thread for a specific
application (including
fiber
type, thread construction, and thread size). (.PDF file.)
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Selecting
the Right SPI: Discusses the influence of stitches per inch (SPI)
on: 1)the seam strength; 2) stitch appearance; and, 3) seam
elasticity on stretch fabrics. Describes how to measure SPI
and provides typical recommended stitch lengths for woven and knit
garments.
(Spanish;
Chinese)
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Sewing Maintenance Checklist:
Provides checklists developed to help you evaluate sewing processes in order to optimize
sewing and seam performance. The topics include preventative
maintenance, the three basic systems used to form and set stitches, and
stitch and seam quality. (Spanish;
Chinese)
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Sewing
Stretch Knit Fabrics: Describes common issues of
sewing on stretch knit fabrics; for example, methods for minimizing
broken stitches, thread type & size commonly used to sew stretch
knit fabrics, etc.
(Spanish;
Chinese) |
Thread Breakage & Skipped Stitches - How to
Minimize: Describes the characteristics in thread that
affect breakage and skipped stitches and the role of uniformity,
proper frictional characteristics, and good ply security or adhesion.
(Spanish;
Chinese)
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Thread Price Vs. Thread Cost:
Describes ways to
reduce thread costs without compromising sewability and seaming
performance.
(Spanish)
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Thread Recommendations for Buttonsewing,
Buttonholes, and Bartacks:
Provides thread recommendations for sewing buttons, buttoholes,
and bartacks.
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Thread
Selection by End Use:
Helps you select the most common
thread types and sizes used for a particular application (including
wovens,
knits,
special applications, and
soft home applications).
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Writing Thread Specifications
to Assure Seam Integrity: Describes the
process
for evaluating where to begin writing thread specifications to minimize quality issues.
(Spanish) |
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