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Thread Size Comparison Chart 2 12 16 - 2 PDF
Thread Size Comparison Chart 2 12 16 - 2 PDF
Thread Construction Cotton Avg.* Avg.* Strength Avg.* Strength Ndl Size**
Application Tex Size Denier Metric Far East D-Tex
& A&E Brand Count Strength (lbs) (grams) (cN) Min. Size
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A&E APPAREL THREAD SIZE COMPARISON CHART
Avg.*
Thread Construction Cotton Avg.* Strength Avg.* Strength Ndl Size**
Application Tex Size Denier Metric Far East D-Tex Strength
(grams) (cN) Min. Size
& A&E Brand Count (grams)
Anecot® 27 243 100 M100 141/2 42/2 1.15 522 512 75 / 11
Light Weight 30 270 90 M90 169/2 35/2 1.26 572 560 80 / 12
40 360 75 M75 204/2 29/2 1.59 721 707 90 / 14
Medium Weight 50 450 60 M60 169/3 35/3 2.02 916 898 100 / 16
60 540 50 M50 204/3 29/3 2.52 1,143 1121 110 / 18
70 630 40 M40 236/3 25/3 2.97 1,347 1321 110 / 18
100% Short Staple Spun Cotton 80 720 36 M36 204/4 29/4 3.39 1,538 1508 120 / 19
Heavy Weight 90 810 30 M30 236/4 25/4 4.00 1,814 1779 120 / 19
105 945 27 M27 369/3 16/3 5.36 2,431 2384 125 / 20
150 1350 18 M18 369/4 16/4 6.61 2,998 2940 160 / 23
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Ex - Heavy Weight 270 2430 10 M10 656/4 9/4 11.26 5,108 5008 200 / 25
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350 3150 8 M8 656/5 9/5 15.53 7,044 6908 230 / 26
450 4050 7 M7 656/6 9/6 17.92 8,129 7971 250 / 27
Anecot® Plus 21 189 140 M140 115/2 52/2 1.21 567 538.208 70 / 10
Light Weight 30 270 90 M90 160/2 37/2 1.78 821 792 80 / 12
35 315 80 M80 197/2 30/2 2.28 1,034 1014 80 / 12
40 360 75 M75 134/3 44/3 2.42 1,098 1076 90 / 14
Medium Weight 50 450 60 M60 169/3 35/3 2.93 1,329 1303 100 / 16
60 540 50 M50 197/3 30/3 3.51 1,674 1561 110 / 18
100% Long Staple Pima Cotton 70 630 40 M40 236/3 25/3 4.31 1,851 1917 110 / 18
80 720 36 M36 197/4 30/4 4.99 2,055 2220 120 / 19
Heavy Weight 90 810 30 M30 236/4 25/4 5.95 2,835 2646.56 120 / 19
105 945 27 M27 370/3 16/3 6.55 2,971 2913 125 / 20
120 1080 25 M25 600/2 10.5/2 6.63 2,971 2949 130 / 21
135 1215 20 M20 328/4 18/4 8.24 3,924 3665 140 / 22
Ex - Heavy Weight 240 2160 12 M12 590/4 10/4 14.52 6,485 6458 200 / 25
270 2430 10 M10 700/4 8/4 14.61 6,627 6499 230 / 26
300 2700 8 M8 590/5 10/5 18.09 6,486 8046 230 / 26
450 4050 7 M7 738/6 8/6 26.51 12,025 11792 250 / 27
Anecot® Plus RFD Medium Weight 60 540 50 M50 197/3 30/3 3.69 1,674 1641 110 / 18
Medium/Heavy Weight 80 720 36 M36 197/4 30/4 4.53 2,831 2015 120 / 19
Ready for garment dyeing Heavy Weight 105 945 27 M27 370/3 16/3 6.55 2,971 2913 125 / 20
*SEB - Single End Break (lbs.) All strengths are for comparative purposes and should not be used as minimum requirements.
**Minimum recommended needle sizes. Includes both the newer Metric needle size designation and the older Singer needle size designation.
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18 162 160 M160 188/1 1.60 726 712 65 / 9
Wildcat Plus & Wildcat Light Weight
24 216 120 M120 250/1 2.02 916 898 75 / 11
35 315 80 M80 188/2 3.28 1,488 1,459 80 / 12
Medium Weight
50 450 60 M60 188/3 5.02 2,277 2,233 90 / 14
Textured polyester
70 630 40 M40 375/2 5.88 2,667 2,615 110 / 18
Heavy Weight
105 945 27 M27 375/3 8.92 4,046 3,968 125 / 20
Notes: *SEB - Single End Break (lbs.) All strengths are for comparative purposes and should not be used as minimum requirements.
**Minimum recommended needle sizes. Includes both the newer Metric needle size designation and the older Singer needle size designation.
Thread Construction Cotton Avg. Strength Avg.* Strength Avg.* Strength Ndl Size**
Application Tex Size Denier Metric Far East D-Tex (lbs.) (grams) (cN) Min. Size
& A&E Brand Count
Anesoft ™ 18 162 160 M160 188/1 1.47 667 654 65 / 9
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Light Weight
24 216 120 M120 250/1 2.15 975 956 75 / 11
Ultra Soft Microdenier Textured
polyester
Medium Weight 30 270 90 M90 188/2 3.04 1,379 1,352 80 / 12
Aneflex™
Light Weight 27 243 100 M100 90/3 1.89 857 841 70 / 10
High Extension PBT Filament Medium Weight 60 540 50 M50 200/3 4.51 2,046 2,006 110 / 18
Heavy Weight 105 945 25 M25 350/3 8.15 3,697 3,625 125 / 20
Light Weight 27 243 100 M100 135/2 43/2 1.62 735 721 75 / 11
Anesafe™ using Nomex ® 40 360 75 M75 133/3 43/3 2.57 1,166 1,143 90 / 14
Medium Weight
60 540 50 M50 200/3 29/3 3.90 1,769 1,735 110 / 18
80 720 36 M36 200/4 29/4 5.29 2,400 2,353 120 / 19
Spun Meta-Aramid Heavy Weight
90 810 30 M30 225/4 24/4 6.49 2,944 2,887 125 / 20
Aneguard™ using 40 360 75 M75 200/2 29/2 6.06 2,749 2,695 100 / 16
Medium Weight
Kevlar® 60 540 50 M50 200/3 29/3 10.14 4,600 4,510 110 / 18
80 720 36 M36 200/4 29/4 14.00 6,350 6,227 120 / 19
Spun Para-Aramid Heavy Weight
90 810 30 M30 200/5 29/5 18.03 8,178 8,020 125 / 20
X- Heavy Weight 105 945 27 M27 263/4 19/4 21.50 9,752 9,563 130 / 21
Notes: *SEB - Single End Break (lbs.) All strengths are for comparative purposes and should not be used as minimum requirements.
**Minimum recommended needle sizes. Includes both the newer Metric needle size designation and the older Singer needle size designation.
Notes:*SEB - Single End Break (lbs.) All strengths are for comparative purposes and should not be used as minimum requirements. SEB data for filament products is based on BT (Bonded Thread) unless BT is not available.
**Minimum recommended needle sizes. Includes both the newer Metric needle size designation and the older Singer needle size designation.
FINISH TYPE:
A&E Brand & Thread BT - Bonded Old Cotton Avg.* Avg.* Strength Avg.*Strength Ndl Size**
SST – Soft & Stretch
Tex Size Denier Metric Dtex
Construction Tkt Size Count Strength (lbs) (grams) (cN) Min. Size
STX – Not Stretched
Technical Bulletin
A&E EMBROIDERY THREAD SIZE COMPARISON CHART
Super Brite ® Polyester Light to Med. Wt. Tkt 40 120d x 2 240 150/2 27 2.65 1,202 1,179 65 / 9
J Metallic ® Light to Med. Wt. Tkt 40 240d x 1 240 300/1 27 1.72 780 765 70 / 10
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Moonglow Light to Med. Wt. Tkt 40 120d x 2 240 150/2 27 1.40 635 623 70 / 10
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Super Safe™ Light to Med. Wt. Tex 27 40 / 2 243 166/2 27 1.48 671 658 70 / 10
Notes:
*SEB - Single End Break (lbs.) All strengths are for comparative purposes and should not be used as minimum requirements.
**Minimum recommended needle sizes. Includes both the newer Metric Needle Size designation and the older Singer needle size designation.
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