MIL-DTL-29478A(MC)
A-A-52071, except the requirement for non-fibrous material shall
not apply.
3.3.13 Thread.
3.3.13.1.Silk thread. The silk thread shall conform to
A-A-50196. The thread for machine sewing shall conform to type
I, ticket No. A for all outside seaming and stitching; ticket No.
B and ticket No. F for buttonhole, needle and looper threads,
respectively; ticket No. O for machine felling. The thread for
hand sewing shall be type III, ticket No. C, 2-ply.
3.3.13.2.Cotton, thread. The cotton thread shall conform to
A-A-52094, type III mercerized finish, ticket No. A, 3-ply for
all inside seaming and stitching and overedge stitching and type
II glazed finish, ticket No. 24, 4-ply for machine tacking
armholes. The thread for basting shall be good commercial grade.
As an alternate to the cotton thread, a polyester, cotton covered
thread conforming to A-A-50199, ticket No. 50, 2 or 3-ply may be
used for seaming and ticket No. 70, 2-ply may be used for
overedging.
3.3.13.3.Color and colorfastness. All threads shall be scarlet,
shade W, cable No. 66040 (see DoD Standard Color Card of Official
Standardized Shades for Sewing Threads 1968), except: the silk
thread for stitching collar, cuffs and braid, which shall be
black; the cotton thread for basting and machine tacking armhole,
which may be white; and the cotton thread for overedge stitching
the piping at the bottom edge of coat which shall be white. The
colored threads shall show the following colorfastness when
tested as specified in the applicable thread specification:
Color
Wet (dry) cleaning
Light
Thread
Cotton
Scarlet
Good
-
Silk
Scarlet
Fair
Fair
Silk
Black
Good
Good
3.3.14 Gimp. The buttonhole gimp shall be cotton, ticket No. 8,
soft or glazed finish, conforming to type I or II of A-A-50198.
The color of the gimp shall be scarlet, shade W, cable No. 66040
and shall show good fastness to wet (dry) cleaning.
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