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Mens’ Briefs

Mens’ Briefs

We offer a great selection of sewing threads which deliver high levels of seam elongation, softness and comfort, including special threads such as micro-filament polyester as well as more conventional thread types.

Depending on the required final quality, alternative thread types may be used. Thread size will determine needle size.

For more information, check out our recommendations below.

Application guide

We can tailor the product application guide to show you the exact information you require, please select the necessary options from the filter below. Below are recommended stitch types for this end use item.

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Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Lockstitch	301	14 - 16	Coats® Epic™	Coats® Epic™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 24, 30
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 120, 100
Woven	Lockstitch	301	14 - 16	Coats® Epic™	Coats® Epic™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 24, 30
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 120, 100

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Three thread overlock	504	14 - 16	Coats® Epic™	Coats® Gramax™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 18
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 160
Woven	Three thread overlock	504	14 - 16	Coats® Epic™	Coats® Epic™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 24, 30
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 120, 100

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Four thread overlock	514	14 - 16	Coats® Epic™	Coats® Gramax™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 18
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 160
Woven	Four thread overlock	514	14 - 16	Coats® Epic™	Coats® Epic™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 24, 30
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 120, 100

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Coverseam	406	14 - 18	Coats® Epic™	Coats® Gramax™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 18
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 160
Woven	Coverseam	406	14 - 18	Coats® Epic™	Coats® Epic™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 24, 30
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 120, 100

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Woven	Bartack	304		Coats® Epic™	Coats® Epic™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 24, 30
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 120, 100
Knitted	Bartack	304		Coats® Epic™	Coats® Epic™	70-90
				Tex 24, 30	Tex 24, 30
				Ticket 120, 100	Ticket 120, 100

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Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Lockstitch	301	14 - 16	Coats® EcoRegen™	Coats® EcoRegen™	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Three thread overlock	504	14 - 16	Coats® EcoRegen™	Coats® EcoRegen™	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Four thread overlock	514	14 - 16	Coats® EcoRegen™	Coats® EcoRegen™	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Coverseam	406	14 - 18	Coats® EcoRegen™	Coats® EcoRegen™	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Bartack	304		Coats® EcoRegen™	Coats® EcoRegen™	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

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Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Lockstitch	301	14 - 16	Tre Cerchi Vero	Tre Cerchi Vero	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Three thread overlock	504	14 - 16	Tre Cerchi Vero	Tre Cerchi Vero	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Four thread overlock	514	14 - 16	Tre Cerchi Vero	Tre Cerchi Vero	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Coverseam	406	14 - 18	Tre Cerchi Vero	Tre Cerchi Vero	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Bartack	304		Tre Cerchi Vero	Tre Cerchi Vero	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

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Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Lockstitch	301	14 - 16	Tre Cerchi Vero+	Tre Cerchi Vero+	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Three thread overlock	504	14 - 16	Tre Cerchi Vero+	Tre Cerchi Vero+	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Four thread overlock	514	14 - 16	Tre Cerchi Vero+	Tre Cerchi Vero+	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Coverseam	406	14 - 18	Tre Cerchi Vero+	Tre Cerchi Vero+	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Bartack	304		Tre Cerchi Vero+	Tre Cerchi Vero+	80-90
				Tex 35	Tex 35
				Ticket 50	Ticket 50

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Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Lockstitch	301	14 - 16	Coats® Astra™	Coats® Astra™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 27
				Ticket 120	Ticket 120
Woven	Lockstitch	301	14 - 16	Coats® Astra™	Coats® Astra™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 27
				Ticket 120	Ticket 120

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Three thread overlock	504	14 - 16	Coats® Astra™	Coats® Gramax™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 18
				Ticket 120	Ticket 160
Woven	Three thread overlock	504	14 - 16	Coats® Astra™	Coats® Astra™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 27
				Ticket 120	Ticket 120

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Four thread overlock	514	14 - 16	Coats® Astra™	Coats® Gramax™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 18
				Ticket 120	Ticket 160
Woven	Four thread overlock	514	14 - 16	Coats® Astra™	Coats® Astra™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 27
				Ticket 120	Ticket 120

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Knitted	Coverseam	406	14 - 16	Coats® Astra™	Coats® Gramax™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 18
				Ticket 120	Ticket 160
Woven	Coverseam	406	14 - 16	Coats® Astra™	Coats® Astra™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 27
				Ticket 120	Ticket 120

Garment category	Machine type	Stitch type	Stitch rating per 3cm	Needle thread	Under thread	Needle size Nm
Woven	Bartack	304		Coats® Astra™	Coats® Astra™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 27
				Ticket 120	Ticket 120
Knitted	Bartack	304		Coats® Astra™	Coats® Astra™	75-90
				Tex 27	Tex 27
				Ticket 120	Ticket 120

Recommended Sustainable Products

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Coats has a wide range of sustainable and eco-friendly sewing threads, yarns, zips and trims.

Epic

Coats® EcoVerde™ Epic™

A 100% recycled premium polyester corespun with polyester wrap sewing thread that has been precisely engineered to create durable, attractive seams across a wide range of recycled fabrics and materials.

Seamsoft

Coats® EcoVerde™ Seamsoft™

A 100% recycled unique micro-filament textured polyester thread that offers exceptional softness and comfort for next to-skin seams, combined with high productivity.

Gramax

Coats® EcoVerde™ Gramax™

A 100% recycled polyester continuous filament textured thread.

Astra

Coats® EcoVerde™ Astra™

A 100% recycled staple spun polyester (SSP) thread across a wide range of recycled fabrics and materials.

Disclaimer

Where two Tex sizes of thread have been suggested the choice will be determined by:

The demands of the stitching operation
The amount of load / demand placed on the seam
The stitch definition required (topstitching)

Coverseaming on men’s and boy’s underwear, including briefs, boxers and y-fronts, may involve the following stitch types:

406 – Twin needle coverseam
407 – Three needle coverseam
605 – Three needle coverseam with a top covering thread
607 – Flatseam, Four needle coverseam with a top covering thread

The recommendations in the table apply to all of these stitch types. The choice of which thread to use for top cover is determined by the appearance required. Popular top covering threads include: Gramax, Epic and Sylko.

On chainstitching operations such as fly binding (401×2) Gramax Tex 18 should be used in the chainstitch loopers.

In order to avoid damage to the fabric during the sewing of knitted underwear, ball point needles are generally recommended.

The sewing thread recommendations laid out above are intended as a guide to aid the construction of garments with good quality seams. As garments of the same generic type differ in terms of fabric substrate and construction, and both making up methods and post make up processing can greatly vary, these recommendations should be viewed as a good starting point for thread selection.

Garment specific recommendations for thread and needle selection as well as accurate thread consumption figures and onsite technical support can be obtained by contacting your local Coats’ office.

These recommendations and consumption figures are intended as a guide only and are given in good faith but without warranty or liability on the company or its employees.

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