Description

SC-2017 Woven Fusible Interlining

Sadiq Interlinings manufactures the SC-2017 Woven Fusible Interlining — a 195 GSM, hard touch (MH finish) premium buckram fabric engineered from a 100% pure cotton base with a tightly woven 20×20/60×60 construction and a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) adhesive coating. As an ISO-9001 and OEKO-TEX certified interlining manufacturer based in Gujranwala, Punjab, we design the SC-2017 to deliver a firm, well-structured finish to formal and semi-formal shirt collars, institutional uniform collar bands, and cuff components — with the precision bonding performance demanded by Pakistan’s domestic garment manufacturing industry and international export buyers worldwide.

The SC-2017 occupies a unique and commercially significant position in our woven range: at 195 GSM with a Hard Touch / Medium Hard (MH) finish, it sits precisely between the crisp firmness of a standard hard touch interlining and the slightly more yielding profile of a medium hard finish. This dual-finish designation — Hard Touch / MH — makes the SC-2017 one of the most versatile mid-heavy interlinings in our entire woven fusible product family. Whether you are a shirt manufacturer in Lahore, Faisalabad, Karachi, or Sialkot, or an international buyer sourcing cotton-base woven fusible interlining from Pakistan for export, the SC-2017 offers certified quality, consistent GSM, and reliable HDPE bonding on every roll.

Browse our complete range of Woven Fusible Interlinings (Buckram) or download our full Woven Fusible Interlinings Catalogue to compare SC-2017 against our full product spectrum.

Technical Data Sheet & Fabric Engineering Specs

Product Overview & Base Material Composition

The SC-2017 belongs to the woven fusible interlining family — widely known in the garment trade as buckram fabric — which is a tightly woven textile substrate coated on one face with a heat-activated thermoplastic adhesive. Unlike non-woven interlinings that are bonded chemically or thermally from loose fibres, the SC-2017’s woven cotton base delivers superior dimensional stability, tensile strength, and roll-to-roll uniformity that structured garment components demand.

At 195 GSM, the SC-2017 sits in the mid-to-heavy tier of Sadiq Interlinings’ woven range — lighter than the 200 GSM SC-2013 by a deliberate 5 GSM margin, but with the same premium 20×20/60×60 construction and HDPE coating technology. This slight reduction in weight, combined with the Hard Touch / MH dual finish, gives the SC-2017 a distinctive hand feel: firm and structured, yet with a fraction more flexibility than a pure hard touch grade. For garment manufacturers who find a 200 GSM hard touch slightly too rigid for their specific collar fabric or lining combination, the SC-2017 provides the natural next step down — without sacrificing the collar-standing performance their buyers expect.

The construction notation 20×20/60×60 describes a 20-count warp and weft yarn woven at 60 threads per inch in both directions — a balanced, tightly interlocked weave that distributes fusing press stress evenly, prevents adhesive bleed-through into the outer fabric, and gives the SC-2017 its characteristic smooth, flat surface that bonds cleanly across the full roll width.

The HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) adhesive coating activates cleanly at 160–175°C — the optimal range for bonding to cotton and poly-cotton shirt fabrics. HDPE-based coatings are specifically selected for garment interlinings because they develop higher bond strength at lower fusing temperatures compared to standard PA (Polyamide) coatings, and they maintain that bond through repeated industrial laundering and commercial dry cleaning without delamination. This is a critical quality differentiator that distinguishes Sadiq-manufactured SC-2017 from commodity interlinings that use lower-grade adhesive powders with inconsistent coating weights.

Learn more about Sadiq Interlinings’ manufacturing heritage, certifications, and production capacity on our About page and take a virtual tour of our production facility on our Company page.

Understanding the “Hard Touch / MH” Finish — What It Means for Your Production

The SC-2017’s finish designation — Hard Touch / MH — is significant and deserves clear explanation for garment manufacturers making specification decisions.

In the woven fusible interlining industry, MH stands for Medium Hard, a finish grade that delivers firm structural support without the absolute rigidity of a full hard touch interlining. The SC-2017 is designated Hard Touch / MH because it spans both descriptions depending on the outer fabric weight it is bonded to:

• When fused to a lighter outer fabric (e.g., 80–100 GSM cotton poplin), the SC-2017 performs as a hard touch interlining — delivering a crisp, standing collar profile.
• When fused to a heavier outer fabric (e.g., 130–160 GSM twill or Oxford weave), the SC-2017’s 195 GSM performs as a medium hard interlining — providing firm structure while allowing a natural, slight collar roll at the fold that heavier fabric constructions benefit from.

This versatility makes the SC-2017 a particularly valuable stock interlining for garment factories running diverse shirt weights on shared production lines. A single interlining specification — the SC-2017 — can deliver appropriate collar stiffness across a range of shirting weights, reducing the number of interlining SKUs a factory needs to manage and stock.

Core Apparel Applications & Garment Processing

The SC-2017’s 195 GSM Hard Touch / MH specification positions it for a well-defined set of garment manufacturing applications where firm, structured interlining is required with slightly more versatility than a pure 200 GSM hard touch product.

Formal and Semi-Formal Shirt Collars

The dominant application of the SC-2017 is as a shirt collar interlining for both formal dress shirts and semi-formal shirts where the collar needs to stand upright but with a fractionally more natural feel than an ultra-rigid hard grade. Pakistan’s garment export sector produces tens of millions of dress shirts annually for markets in the UK, USA, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Europe. In this competitive market, collar quality is a non-negotiable element of buyer satisfaction — and the SC-2017’s calibrated 195 GSM MH finish delivers the crisp standing collar profile that export-grade shirt production requires, while accommodating a wider range of outer fabric weights than a single hard-touch-only specification.

Dress Shirt Cuffs

The SC-2017 is widely used for cuff interlining in formal and semi-formal shirts. The 195 GSM hard touch / MH finish delivers a sharp, structured cuff edge — particularly effective for button cuffs and barrel cuffs on dress shirts — while the HDPE bond ensures the interlining does not separate from the outer fabric over the garment’s service life. The 60-inch roll width of the SC-2017 gives excellent cutting efficiency for wide-body cuff cutting patterns, reducing fabric waste in cuff cutting operations.

Formal Kurta and Ethnic Wear Collar Bands (Ban / Patti)

Beyond Western-style shirts, the SC-2017 is actively used by Pakistani garment manufacturers producing formal kurtas and ethnic formal wear. The collar band — locally known as the Ban or Patti in Pakistan’s stitching trade — is one of the highest-visibility structural elements of a formal kurta. The SC-2017’s Hard Touch / MH finish gives the Ban the structured, upright appearance that premium ethnic formal wear demands, while the 100% cotton base ensures compatibility with the natural fibre outer fabrics (lawn, khaddar, fabric blends) commonly used in South Asian formal occasion wear.

Corporate and Institutional Uniform Shirts

Corporate uniform manufacturers across Pakistan — particularly in Lahore, Karachi, Sialkot, and Gujranwala — use the SC-2017 for uniform shirt collars, security and police uniform shirts, airline crew uniforms, and hospitality garments. These applications require consistent interlining quality across high-volume production runs. Because the SC-2017 is manufactured under ISO-9001:2015 quality management protocols, batch-to-batch GSM and finish consistency is maintained — meaning collar 1 and collar 20,000 carry identical stiffness and bonding performance.

Middle Eastern Thobe and Abaya Collar Applications

A significant and growing application for the SC-2017 is in Thobe (Kandura) collar interlining for the Middle Eastern market. Pakistani garment exporters manufacturing Thobes, Kanduras, and formal Abayas for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait buyers consistently specify medium-hard to hard touch woven interlinings for the characteristic upright standing collar of the Thobe. The SC-2017’s Hard Touch / MH finish, cotton base, and HDPE bond performance are well-matched to the Thobe’s collar construction requirements and the repeated laundering these garments are subjected to in their target markets.

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Commercial Advantages & Production Performance Benefits

Choosing the wrong interlining costs more than the price of the fabric roll. Delamination complaints, inconsistent collar stiffness across a production run, GSM variation causing collar distortion after washing — these are defects that reach finished garments and damage your buyer relationships. The SC-2017 is engineered to eliminate these failure modes.

1. Certified Quality That Protects Your Production

Every roll of SC-2017 is produced under ISO-9001:2015 certified quality management and OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified processes — meaning no harmful substances, consistent roll specifications, and traceable quality at every production stage. Specifically, the SC-2017 maintains strictly controlled formaldehyde limits to ensure full compliance with global OEKO-TEX skin-contact safety regulations without chemical off-gassing. For garment manufacturers supplying European or North American brands, OEKO-TEX certification on your interlining is often a mandatory supplier requirement. The SC-2017 satisfies this requirement from the point of manufacture in Pakistan, eliminating the need for separate certification by the garment factory.

2. Dimensional Stability Below 1.5% Shrinkage

The SC-2017’s tightly woven 20×20/60×60 construction delivers warp and weft shrinkage consistently below 1.5% after washing. This is the critical specification that determines whether a fused shirt collar stays flat and symmetrical or develops rippling and distortion after the first laundry cycle. The 100% cotton base provides superior dimensional stability compared to synthetic interlinings at equivalent GSM — and the SC-2017’s tight 60×60 thread count amplifies this advantage further. Additionally, the 20-count yarn infrastructure provides high warp and weft tensile strength, preventing collar tear or structural fatigue during high-stress garment assembly.

3. Hard Touch / MH — The Right Versatility for Multiple Fabric Weights

The SC-2017’s dual Hard Touch / MH finish calibration is one of its most commercially valuable characteristics. It allows garment factories to use a single interlining article across a range of shirting weights — reducing inventory complexity without compromising collar quality across the production range. If your collar fabric weight varies between orders (as is common for factories serving multiple buyers), the SC-2017’s 195 GSM MH finish adapts effectively to both lighter and heavier outer fabric constructions.

4. HDPE Coating — Bond Strength That Outlasts the Garment

The SC-2017 uses pure HDPE flat coating — a premium coating technology chosen for garment-grade woven interlinings because it produces a stronger, cleaner bond at controlled fusing temperatures compared to PA or LDPE alternatives. The HDPE coating on the SC-2017:

• Activates cleanly between 160°C and 175°C without adhesive bleed-through into the outer fabric
• Achieves an exceptional peel bond strength, withstanding repeated industrial washing at 90°C without blistering or delamination.
• Resists commercial dry cleaning solvents
• Does not re-melt during steam pressing at normal ironing temperatures after initial fusing
• Maintains bond integrity through garment lifetime under normal wear and repeated laundering conditions

5. German and Swiss Machinery — Precision Manufacturing

Sadiq Interlinings produces the SC-2017 on advanced coating and finishing machinery sourced from Germany and Switzerland — the same equipment benchmark used by leading European interlining manufacturers. This machinery enables precise HDPE coating weight control across the full 60-inch roll width, ensuring coating density uniformity from selvedge to selvedge, roll to roll, batch to batch. For garment manufacturers, this translates into consistent fusing results across every metre of every order — eliminating the patchy bonding and variable stiffness that are the most common quality complaints associated with lower-grade interlining from commodity suppliers.

6. Local Manufacturing — Faster Supply, Local Currency, Zero Import Duty

For Pakistani garment manufacturers, sourcing the SC-2017 from Sadiq Interlinings means zero import duty, local currency transactions, shorter lead times, and direct technical support from our sales team in Gujranwala. Chinese interlining alternatives may appear competitively priced at FOB, but after adding import duty, sea freight insurance, and a 15–30 day transit lead time, the total landed cost — and the operational risk of remote supply — consistently favours Pakistan-manufactured Sadiq interlinings for local buyers. Contact our team to discuss pricing, lead times, and MOQ for the SC-2017.

To understand Sadiq Interlinings’ full manufacturing background, certifications, and production capacity, visit our OEKO-TEX and ISO-certified manufacturing facility in Gujranwala.

National Supply Chain & Regional Manufacturing Hubs

Pakistan’s apparel manufacturing industry is clustered across several major production centres. The SC-2017 serves manufacturers in each of them with consistent quality and reliable local supply.

SC-2017 Export Markets and Global Availability

Sadiq Interlinings exports the SC-2017 and our full woven fusible interlining range to international buyers across multiple continents. Pakistan’s competitive manufacturing cost structure, combined with Sadiq’s ISO-9001 quality assurance and OEKO-TEX certification, makes the SC-2017 a competitive alternative to Chinese or Bangladeshi interlinings for global buyers who want certified quality with export-grade pricing and flexible MOQ.

Active export markets include:

• Middle East: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan — Thobe and uniform manufacturers, fashion retailers, and garment factories supplying regional apparel chains
• South Asia: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka — integrated garment manufacturers who source interlining independently from their main fabric supply chain
• Africa: Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia — growing garment export sectors where Pakistan-origin OEKO-TEX certified interlining is competitive against Chinese alternatives
• United Kingdom and Europe: Buying houses and garment agents sourcing OEKO-TEX compliant cotton-base interlining for European market-bound apparel production
• USA and Canada: Niche formal wear and institutional uniform manufacturers who specify 100% cotton-base woven interlinings for natural fibre garment production

To place an export inquiry, request technical datasheets, or discuss container-load pricing for the SC-2017, visit our Contact page or download our Woven Fusible Interlinings Catalogue.

SC-2017 vs Other Sadiq Woven Fusible Interlinings — Choosing the Right Grade

Sadiq Interlinings produces woven fusible interlinings across a broad GSM and finish spectrum. Understanding where the SC-2017 sits in the range helps you identify the right article for your specific application.

Browse the complete woven range on our Woven Fusible Interlining (Buckram) product page or view the full visual catalogue on our Woven Fusible Interlinings Technical Catalog .

How to Fuse the SC-2017: Official Guidelines

Correct fusing calibration is as critical as the interlining specification itself. Even premium 195 GSM HDPE interlinings will underperform or delaminate if thermal parameters are ignored. To ensure maximum peel bond strength, Sadiq Interlinings mandates the following official fusing parameters for the SC-2017:

Official Fusing Parameters for SC-2017 (HDPE Coating)

• Thermal Activation Range: 160°C – 175°C

• Applied Pressure: 3.0 – 3.5 kg/cm²

• Dwell / Contact Time: 15 – 20 seconds

Engineering Notes & Quality Control Guidelines

• Temperature Calibration: Below 160°C, the HDPE adhesive will not fully activate. Above 180°C, you risk thermal adhesive bleed-through into the outer collar fabric.

• Pressure Tolerances: Insufficient pressure (< 3.0 kg/cm²) produces poor adhesion across the fused area. Excessive pressure (> 3.5 kg/cm²) can compress the 60×60 weave structure and alter the garment’s natural hand feel.

• Cooling Protocol: Always allow fused panels to cool flat under light pressure before handling. Moving or folding the fused assembly while still hot will distort the HDPE bond before it sets completely.

• Pre-Production Testing: Before committing to a full production run, conduct a benchmark adhesion test on a sample of your specific outer collar fabric. Different shirting weights may require minor thermal calibration within the stated parameters.

• Press Maintenance: Ensure your fusing press plates are calibrated regularly. Uneven press plate temperature across the platen width is the leading cause of patchy or inconsistent bonding with any woven interlining, including the SC-2017.

For application-specific technical guidance, contact our Gujranwala team and we will provide fusing recommendations tailored to your fabric and garment type.

Competitor Analysis Note for Internal Use

B2B Market Analysis & Sourcing Alternatives

Direct Pakistan competitors: Sadiq Interlinings is the leading ISO-certified woven fusible interlining manufacturer in Pakistan. Very few Pakistani manufacturers produce woven fusible interlinings at ISO-9001 and OEKO-TEX certified quality at this GSM level. Most Pakistani alternatives are either lower-quality uncertified production or resellers of Chinese-origin interlining.

Chinese competitors (primary global competition):

• Chinese manufacturers via Alibaba (Shanghai Doublegull, Changshu Xingyan, etc.) offer 195–200 GSM cotton woven interlinings with similar HDPE coating specifications. However, they require 3,000–5,000 metre MOQs, involve 15–30 day sea freight to Pakistan, import duty costs, and offer limited post-sale technical support for Pakistani buyers.
• MH (China) produces similar cotton HDPE HF collar interlinings but primarily targets wholesale distributors without OEKO-TEX documentary transparency visible to end buyers.

Manufacturing Advantages Over Regional Import Options

1. Zero import duty for Pakistan buyers
2. Local currency pricing (PKR)
3. Shorter lead times (days vs weeks)
4. ISO-9001 + OEKO-TEX certification — documented and verifiable
5. Direct factory technical support in Gujranwala
6. Flexible MOQ for local buyers
7. German and Swiss machinery for consistent coating quality

Explore Related Woven Fusible Interlinings

If the SC-2017 does not match your exact GSM, finish, or width requirement, explore these closely related products in our woven range:

• SC-2013 — 200 GSM Hard Touch (60″ & 44″)
• SC-2016 — Medium Hard / Hard Touch
• SC-2018 ROSE — Hard Touch
• SC-2020 WINNER — Light-Mid Hard Touch
• SC-6202 LENO — Medium Hard Touch, Leno Construction
• SC-ROSE PLUS

Can’t find the exact specification? Visit our full Woven Fusible Interlinings range or contact our team for custom GSM and finish development.

Request a Free Sample for Production Testing

Sadiq Interlinings offers free samples of the SC-2017 for qualified garment manufacturers and international buyers. Test the SC-2017 in your production line — fuse it on your collar fabric, wash it, press it, and confirm it meets your specification before placing a bulk order.

To request a sample or obtain a bulk price quote:

• Fill out our online Contact & Enquiry form
• Call us at +92-055-4443767 or +92-055-4442337
• Email: info@sadiqinterlining.com
• Visit our factory: Behind Sui Gas Transmission office, Sheikhupura Road, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan

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