Tip & Trick: Coats Thread Types
The thread you use for your project is as important as the fabric. Matching the color, weight, content and durability to your project will create a mastered finished product.
Coats thread dates back to the 18th century and has become leaders in the industry. They continue to use technology to advance their products and grow their product lines. Fabricland carries a wide range of thread products to meet your sewing and crafting needs.
Coats Dual Duty XP
All-Purpose
Medium weight for most hand and machine sewing. For all fibres, knits and wovens. 3 spool sizes available, 114m, 229m, 457m.
Heavy
A heavier stronger thread for bold topstitching, cording and buttonholes. Use with interior and exterior upholstery fabrics. Use with a size 16 or 18 machine needle.
Fashion Brights
Medium weight for most fabrics. Strong, durable thread in vibrant colors for home or apparel.
Color Tints
Palest tint of color, excellent for formal gowns, infant layettes.
Coats Dual Duty Plus
Denim
Heathered denim color for construction and repair.
Button, Carpet & Craft
Strongest and heaviest HAND sewing thread. Polished glace finish prevents tangling and abrasion.
Coats Dual Duty Plus Hand Quilting Threads
Hand Quilting
Polished glace finish provides abrasion resistance and prevents tangling and knotting.
Coats Cotton Covered
Piecing & Quilting
This thread has a cotton covered polyester core that’s a perfect blend of strength and lustre. It lends to a beautiful finish with a smooth and defined finish.
Coats Cotton
All-Purpose
For all-purpose sewing of natural fibers. Mercerized for lustre and strength. 100% Egyptian Extra Long Staple Cotton.
Machine Quilting
Extra long-staple Egyptian cotton for excellent sewability on natural fibers. Mercerized for strength and luster.
Hand Quilting
For traditional hand quilters who prefer sewing with 100% cotton. Special glace finish to prevent tangling and knotting and provide abrasion resistance.
Coats Machine Embroidery
Metallic
Ideal for machine quilting, decorative stitching and applique. Suitable for conventional or overlock machine sewing, hand embroidery and cross-stitch.
Glow in the Dark
100% polyester, machine washable and dryable. Use as an accent for children’s clothing and on fun accessories for their rooms. The glow quickly recharges when exposed to light. For optimum glow select filled in designs rather than outlines.
Specialty Threads
Coats Bobbin
Soft & lightweight, continuous filament polyester thread. Creates a smooth backing for designs. It is a finer thread which means more thread can be wound on the bobbin meaning less rewinding.
Coats Extra Strong & Upholstery
For machine and hand sewing of upholstery, outdoor, and heavyweight fabrics.
Coats Transparent
Polyester Monofilament used when an invisible thread is desired for home decor, machine quilting or crafting.
Coats Outdoor
100% continuous multi-filament polyester thread. Ideal for canvas products like sails, tents, outdoor furniture and awnings. UV resistant, colorfast and extra strong.
Coats Eloflex
An innovative thread that sews soft, secure, stretchable seams. Perfect for leotards, gym clothing, cosplay, swimwear,, knit, sportswear and stretch denim.
Coats Secura
Heat-activated button thread. Use an iron on the polyester setting with steam to activate the bond to securely attach buttons and embellishments.
