Coolaroo 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 like that the kit has everything you need for attaching or seaming together webbed shade cloth. It seems to be holding up well in our intensely hot weather.

I ordered the coolaroo lace and 'needle' for lacing coolaroo fabric and it works great for that. The regular price of $12 is rather steep, my 1st roll was $8, and I just got 3 more when they were on sale for $6. I did stock up because of the sale and I know I'll use it. We grow shade loving plants and concentrate on some less common (Asimina triloba - paw paw) and some now rare ones (Goldenseal and ginseng). We reuse trampoline nets for some and trampoline pads for some, depending on the level of shade required. We also have used coolaroo fabric, but of course recycling trampoline nets and pads keeps them out of the landfill longer. They last a lot longer than tarps and are free, so we get them every time someone is throwing away a trampoline. They allow water through so when used outside over plants, the plants still get water. ANYWAY, the coolaroo string lasts a long time, and doesn't degrade in the heat of the hoophouse or outside. The lacing needle is very convenient if we can lay the fabric on the ground to sew it together. Often times we can't as we're working overhead, so we cut lengths of coolaroo lace (string) , overlap the nets a bit and tie them together. The coolaroo lace, lacing needle and fabric are good quality products.

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.

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.

This cord I was concerned about, I had asked others if it was a strong as the product said. I got a yes. I used it on a pool sail to cut the sun and it stayed in position for three months in the Florida sun, it DID stretch a little bit, but thats OK, cause it did not break. And thats why I bought it. UPDATE: After two years of three month use, the cords kept snapping, I would tie a knot and reconnect, and it would break somewhere else. Not good. I purchased parachute cord instead, so far so good.

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.

I received no needle and the plastic that holds the thread was broken 😕

Bought sturdy poles form the hardware store, sprayed them black and inserted them into hems I had made. Gave it weight & support. Bought another roll to add down the side for shade in the afternoon. Now I have shade I didn't have before over my pergola!!

Quality product. Would recommend.

For hemming my Coolaro blind but also a strong cord for many other reasons/projects. Came with a strong plastic needle to weave thru the cloth - looks good.

A PLUS

this works great for repairing rips. I bought 3 rolls so I could make a custom cover