Shade Fabric Accessories, Lacing Cord and Needle for Shade Fabric Attachment and Placement, (1 Set, 80' Cord)

Great product, very reasonably priced. I needed non-standard width and length blinds so I bought rolls of Collaroo material and made my own custom sizes using this kit. For the money it is high quality, goes a long way and very effective. Bought 10 foot wooden rod, wrapped material around it, threaded this product thru as they suggest, pulled it tight and it straps the blind material down to the rod perfectly. Highly recommend.

I tried butterfly clips to attach shade cloth and found them extremely difficult to close, so I bought this cord and needle with the idea that I would fold shade cloth over the guy wire and sew it. The needle included with the cord was way too big for my purpose; it was very hard to pull the cord through a double layer. I found a pack of "assorted yarn needles" on Amazon which were much smaller and worked beautifully. The one I used was about 2.5" long with a bent tip that helped guide it. The resulting seam feels secure and looks great -- much more even than other methods. It was time-consuming but not difficult to sew. A few tips: Clip the shade cloth to the guy wire every 12" or so with binder clips or similar before starting. It worked best for me to sew from underneath so I could see the woven lines on the shade cloth against the sky, and line them up for a straight seam. Aim the needle in between the woven lines; if you hit those, it's very hard to pull the needle through. I made stitches about 1/2" long. I tied the ends and then seared the tail to seal it and keep it from unraveling.

Excellent weather résistance. Will last 10+ years in Desert conditions

Working great! Perfect system for making a sail a usable shade for my cars. Material is very strong and happy with quantity for price. Really easy to weave into the material I had with plastic needle that’s included.

Love the fact that this is on a roll and the needle is flexible. I am using it on my 30' x 60' dog kennel. The top has rails with no climb equine fence 6' high. The top rail has fencing all the way to the top so I cold not wrap the ends around the top rail. This is a great soltion as the needle easily wraps the cord and gives the stability needed to secre the roll around a rail and start a strip of shade fabric. To secure on the other side I am using a long strip of wood with the fabric wrapped around it a few times for stability and strength as to not put pressure on points buut all the way around the strip, then sewing and screwing the wood end cloth covered strip to the top rail. This roll of heavy string is very easy to use and seems to be of good quality. The needle and spool can be reused. Since I have livestock, the needle and spool will more than likely be used with hay bale twine in the future. ( Yes, hay twine and duct tape are still in my inventory for repairs) Love this needle because the eye is huge and the needle is flexible. I love it.

Tan would have matched the fabric. It only came in black.

This worked great and lasted the entire summer

We have a VERY large Cooleroo sunshade. It's actually two adjacent 10 ft wide rolls that are 60 ft long, so 20 ft x 60 ft. We got the lacing kit to join the overlapping seams so the wind doesn't blow them "open". For this, the lacing cord and needle work perfectly. The needle is easy to thread and the Cooleroo fabric is porous enough to make stitching very easy. There are no instructions included. We found that, like many synthetics, we had to burn the cut ends of the lacing to prevent fraying. The product description reads: "Coolaroo 301408, Lacing Needle Attachment and Placement, (1 Set, 80' Cord) Shade Fabric Accessories, Black". So we expected 80 FEET of lacing cord. However the package label clearly shows the lacing cord length as 6 ft 10 IN.! However, we used at least 5 ft today and there is considerably more on the spool. We did not MEASURE it, but think it might actually be 80 ft. We identified this to Amazon for their action.