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Specialty Fabric

Wayne Mills has been designing narrow fabrics and other manufacturing processes for specialty textile applications, such as binding tape, drawstring fabric, and wicking fabric, for more than 100 years. Our in-house engineering capabilities and passion for the development process makes us an ideal partner in bringing your custom fabric and webbing ideas to fruition. A variety of service options are available to enhance the performance of your specialty fabric. Visit our office in Philadelphia, or contact us to discuss your project's demands.

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Type of Applications

Type of Applications Apparel Bags & Straps Bindings Commercial Crafts Firefighting Furniture General Purpose Grosgrain Industrial Medical Military Spec Packaging Pet Products Print Media Fabrics Reinforcement Safety Trim Specialty Sports & Recreation Ties Trims

MIL-W-4088 K

Mil-W-4088K is a military specification for high strength nylon webbing and reinforcement tape. It is an excellent choice for military and aerospace binding applications.

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Tactical

Wayne Mills manufactures a range of tapes in different widths, perfect for use on tactical gear.

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Commercial & Industrial Bindings

Commercial and Industrial bindings are applied for strong edging, using sewing or adhesive methods.

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Flame Retardant Trim

Our flame retardant trim is woven from inherently flame-retardant yarn. It is used in many applications where flame retardancy is needed.

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Webbing

Webbings are woven to be strong, in either flat or bound tubular styles. This durable fabric comes in varying widths and are commonly used in a diverse array of applications. We manufacture light webbings in both cotton and polyester.

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Wrap Tape

Wrap tapes are heavy weight cotton twill tapes used in the rubber roller manufacturing process.  They also work very well as a heavy duty binding on specialty uniforms and other commercial binding applications.

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Wicking

Cotton wicking narrow fabrics are used in oil lamps. This tape is also used in many different applications and is considered a good general purpose cotton webbing.

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Tailor Tape

Tailor tape is a general purpose tape used to reinforce seams in the sewing process when manufacturing clothing.

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Shoulder Tape

Shoulder tape is commonly used as reinforcement along the shoulderline in the sewing process when creating a shirt. We offer a variety of cotton tapes that fall into this category.

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Safety

Safety tape offers high visibility trim option.  It is available in both polyester and Protex when fire safety is of concern.  These tapes are often accompanied by reflective lamination and/or adhesive extrusion to exceed the demands of any safety project.

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Printing Press Tape

We offer a cotton twill tape in the printing press tape category with multiple width and finishing options available.

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MIL-DTL-5038 K

MIL-T-5038 is a military specification that pertains to nylon reinforcement tape and webbing, often used for ties and binding purposes. These tapes are light and durable and perform well when used in many applications.

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MIL-DTL-43566 D

Wayne Mills offers fabrics that meet military specification ML-T-43566 T1 C3. These fabrics are general use, but are often used in clothing worn by military personnel. We offer a selection of cotton webbings that meet this specification.

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MIL Spec A-A 52071 A

These cotton twill tapes meet MIL Spec A-A-52071 A, Type I.  Typical uses include lining the edges of structures such as tents and other structures housing soldiers and government personnel.

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Medical Gauze

Wayne Mills manufactures several widths of narrow medical grade gauze. This item also works very well as an inexpensive general purpose tape.

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Ironer Tape

Ironer tape is used to guide fabrics through a series of steps in the cleaning process used in many commercial cleaning operations.

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Flag Tape

Flag tape is used along the connecting edges of flags or tapestries for reinforcement and strength, to prevent fraying.

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Drawstring

Wayne Mills produces a large variety of tapes used as drawstrings in apparel, medical, and specialty bags and covers to name a few.  We offer cotton, polyester and nylon tapes for use in this product category.  Some are specialty woven tapes that were designed to hold a knot.

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Cuff Tape

Cuff fabric tape is used for collars, waistbands, and the cuffs in clothing. The ribs of the fabric create a structure that is perfect for fashion and apparel applications.

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Bookbinder Tape

Bookbinder or headband tapes are used in manufacturing hard cover books.  Wayne Mills offers a great variety of color possibilities including both solid and mixed color options.

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Apron Tie

Wayne Mills offers a broad variety of cotton and polyester apron ties. Our Heavy apron tape and cotton webbing provide excellent choices for most apron tie applications.

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"A" Tape

These lightweight, plain weave cotton garment tapes are used in manufacturing clothing. They are also versatile, and make for a good general purpose tape.

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- Analog Watch Company

Why Wayne Mills?

Fast Turnaround Times. Wayne Mills’ extensive inventory allows us to cut down your lead time, so you receive orders sooner without sacrificing quality or attention to detail.  We strive to fulfill orders for unfinished stock items within one week from receipt of an order.  If your order of our stock item requires bleaching or a finish, we will have it ready within two weeks.  Dye-to-match colors on stock items will be ready for shipment within three-to-four weeks of order receipt.

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