


Cotton knitted cord is made from natural cotton yarn. It is soft, delicate, airy and quite elastic, has an openwork texture and a wonderful appearance.
The popularity of cotton knitted cord for knitting in the field of needlework (hand made) is explained by its high practical properties - it practically does not change shape and well retains the original shade during the use of the product. In addition, knitted cord for knitting has a unique property of creating volume of the product, while remaining incomparably light in weight. This effect is achieved by preserving air chambers between the numerous fibers of the cord for knitting.
Along withall the qualities of natural fiber, these characteristics of knitted cord for knitting provide it with incomparable properties and special love among needlework fans.
Incredibly beautiful products are made from such cord - carpets, fireplaces, flower pots, bags, poufs, designer jewelry and various knitted products.
Cotton cord is a combination of naturalness, softness and comfort in every centimeter of the rope.
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| ecologically friendly | not afraid of UF radiation | excellent abuse |
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| for macrame, decor and knitting |
Features
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Polyamide (kapron) | Polypropylene | Polyester (Lavsan) | Cotton |
| Density | 1.14 g/cm3 | 0.91 g/cm3 | 1.38 g/cm3 | 1.50 g/cm3 |
| Softening temperature | 170 °C | 140 °C | 225 °C | |
| Melting temperature | 215 °С | 165 °С | 260 °С | |
| Elongation at break | up to 50% | up to 30% | up to 30% | Up to 30% |
| Wet breaking load | loss up to 15% (breaking load is restored upon drying) | does not lose | does not lose | increase up to 15% |
| Resistance to sunlight | Insufficient | Insufficient (when adding light stabilizers and dyes, they are resistant to light and atmospheric conditions and almost do not lose strength for a long time) | Good | Average |
| Resistance to temperature from –40 to +60 | Good | Insufficient | Good | |
| Resistance to acids | Insufficient | Good | Good | Damaged |
| Resistance to alkalis | Good (damaged in hot alkalis) | Good | Fair (damaged in concentrated and hot alkalis) | Damaged |
| Resistance to microorganisms (rot, mold) | Good | Good | Good | Prone to rot |
| Insects | Not edible | Not edible | Not edible | |
| Fire | Hardly flammable | Hardly flammable | Hardly flammable | Highly flammable (does not emit harmful substances when burned) |
| Flexibility | Good | Sufficient (decreases at negative temperatures) | Good | Good |
| Energy absorption capacity | High | Sufficient | Good | |
| Resistance to shock loads (jerks) | Good | Sufficient | Sufficient | |
| Electrostatic properties | Dielectric | Dielectric | Dielectric | Dielectric |
| Moisture absorption | 4% | 0% | 0.4% | 8.5% |