Adhesive coated sewing thread

Abstract

Methods and arrangements to methods and arrangements for an adhesive coated sewing thread are disclosed. Embodiments may comprise coating a sewing thread with a thermally activated adhesive that is activated when heated and set when cooled. The adhesive can be permanently set when cooled, or it can be reactivated every time it is heated above the threshold temperature for the adhesive and reset when cooled. Further, by using this thread to sew garments and textiles, the garments and textiles may be heated to activate the adhesive and cooled to set the adhesive. Setting the adhesive may strengthen the garment or textile, increasing the quality and lifetime of the article.

1 . A textile comprising: 
 a sewing thread woven into the textile; and    a thermally activated adhesive coating the thread to stick the sewing thread to adjacent threads when the adhesive is activated, wherein the adhesive is activated when heated and set when cooled.    
   
   
       2 . The textile as described in  claim 1 , wherein the thermally activated adhesive is activated at a threshold temperature, the threshold temperature being sufficiently low to avoid damage to the sewing thread when initially activated.  
   
   
       3 . The textile as described in  claim 1 , wherein the thermally activated adhesive is activated at a threshold temperature, the threshold temperature being sufficiently high to avoid reactivation when heated in a domestic dryer.  
   
   
       4 . The textile as described in  claim 1 , wherein the thermally activated adhesive is activated at a threshold temperature, the threshold temperature being sufficiently high to avoid reactivation during normal use.  
   
   
       5 . The textile as described in  claim 1 , wherein the thermally activated adhesive is activated at a threshold temperature, the threshold temperature being sufficiently high to avoid reactivation during dry cleaning.  
   
   
       6 . The textile as described in  claim 1 , wherein the adjacent threads are coated with the thermally activated adhesive.  
   
   
       7 . A garment comprising: 
 a textile comprising coated threads to form the garment; and    a thermally activated adhesive on each of the coated threads, the adhesive to stick the threads together when the adhesive is activated, wherein the adhesive is activated when heated and set when cooled.    
   
   
       8 . The garment as described in  claim 7 , wherein the textile comprises cotton threads.  
   
   
       9 . The garment as described in  claim 7 , wherein the textile comprises nylon threads.  
   
   
       10 . The garment as described in  claim 7 , wherein the thermally activated adhesive is a partially cured B-stage thermal set plastic, which is permanently set after activation.  
   
   
       11 . The garment as described in  claim 7 , wherein the thermally activated adhesive is a thermal set plastic.  
   
   
       12 . The garment as described in  claim 7 , wherein the textile comprises other threads.  
   
   
       13 . The garment as described in  claim 12 , wherein the other threads lack the thermally activated adhesive and are interspersed between the threads.  
   
   
       14 . A method comprising: 
 coating a sewing thread with a thermally activated adhesive, the adhesive to stick the thread to adjacent threads when the adhesive is activated, wherein the adhesive is activated when heated and set when cooled; and    storing the sewing thread.    
   
   
       15 . The method as described in  claim 14 , further comprising sewing the textile with the sewing thread to create a garment.  
   
   
       16 . The method as described in  claim 14 , further comprising heating the textile to activate the adhesive.  
   
   
       17 . The method as described in  claim 14 , further comprising cooling the textile to set the adhesive.  
   
   
       18 . The method as described in  claim 14 , wherein coating the sewing thread comprises coating the sewing thread with a partially cured B-stage thermal set plastic which is permanently set after activation.  
   
   
       19 . The method as described in  claim 14 , wherein coating the sewing thread comprises coating the sewing thread with a plastic that activates when heated to a threshold temperature.  
   
   
       20 . The method as described in  claim 14 , wherein storing the sewing thread comprises wrapping the sewing thread around a spool.  
   
   
       21 . A method comprising: 
 coupling a sewing thread with a sewing needle; and    applying a thermally activated adhesive to the sewing thread while the sewing thread is between a spool and a sewing needle, the adhesive to stick the sewing thread with adjacent threads when the adhesive is activated, wherein the adhesive is activated when heated and set when cooled.    
   
   
       22 . The method as described in  claim 21 , further comprising sewing a textile with the sewing thread.  
   
   
       23 . The method as described in  claim 21 , further comprising heating the thermally activated adhesive above a threshold temperature to permanently set the thermally activated adhesive.  
   
   
       24 . The method as described in  claim 21 , further comprising heating the thermally activated adhesive above a threshold temperature to reactivate the thermally activated adhesive and cooling the thermally activated adhesive to reset the thermally activated adhesive.