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Circular knitting machine with a full yarn creel on the El-Araby factory floor
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Thread & circular knitting · El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Egypt

Strong thread. Steady fabric.

El-Araby makes high-quality thread and knits fabric on circular knitting machines, supplying garment makers, dyehouses and traders in Egypt and abroad directly from the factory.

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ThreadBranded El-Araby cones
KnittingCircular knitting machines
Factory-directNo middlemen on price
Local & exportWholesale and repeat orders
El-Araby thread label: high-quality thread, made in Egypt El-Araby thread cone with its branded sleeve
The El-Araby thread

Thread you can trust

العربي .. جودة تثق بها

Every cone carries the El-Araby mark: strong thread, lasting performance and careful work in every metre. It is made in Egypt and packed in a branded sleeve, ready for workshops, factories and traders.

  • Quality you can trustChecked before it leaves the factory
  • Strong threadHolds up on fast machines
  • Consistent in useKeeps its quality cone after cone
  • Made in EgyptMade by our own hands
Illustration of thread cones in white, gold, green, red and navy
Thread range

White and colours, cone after cone

Ask us for the current colour card, counts and cone weights. We match repeat orders batch to batch.

Ask for the colour card
El-Araby high-quality thread, made in Egypt: quality you can trust
Knitted fabrics

Fabric by the roll

We knit greige (raw white) fabric in tight, wrapped rolls ready for dyeing, printing or cutting. Send us the construction, weight and width you need and we'll confirm what we can run for you.

Close-up of single jersey knit loops

Single Jersey

Light with a smooth face. The base fabric for T-shirts, linings and basics.

GreigeRolls
Close-up of fine interlock knit

Interlock

Double-knit, the same on both sides. Stable, soft and good for dyeing.

GreigeRolls
Close-up of 1x1 rib knit

Rib

Stretch fabric for cuffs, collars and close-fitting garments.

GreigeRolls
Close-up of a custom knit in gold yarn

To your spec

Your own construction, gauge or yarn blend, knitted to order.

Made to order
Tell us: fabric type · GSM · width · yarn · quantity We reply with: price, lead time and sample options
Woven stripe tape

Stripe tape for everything

Woven stripe tape is a core product of ours, and it goes on far more than trousers: tracksuits, jackets, sleeves and collars, bags and straps, caps, shoes, uniforms and home textiles. We make it in every form: one, two or three stripes, wide bands, piping and jacquard patterns, in any colour and width you need.

Black track pants with a three-stripe white side tape sewn down the leg seam
Three-stripe tapeThe classic sportswear look: three parallel stripes on a solid ground, for trousers, sleeves or any trim.
Navy joggers with a white and gold two-stripe side tape
Two-stripe tapeTwin stripes with optional contrast edges, for joggers, jackets, collars and school or club uniforms.
Dark green trousers with a single wide gold side band
Single wide bandOne bold solid band, from narrow piping widths to wide panels for garments, bags and straps.
Several jacquard side tapes with chevron, diamond and checkered patterns
Jacquard patternsWoven geometric designs: chevrons, diamonds, checks and borders, or your own pattern.
Rolls of striped side tape in many colours stacked on a factory table
Every colour, by the rollReady-made colourways and custom colour matching, wound on rolls for your cutting room.
Narrow-fabric loom weaving colourful striped tape
Woven in our factoryWoven on narrow-fabric looms to a consistent width, colour and stripe spacing.

Used on anything

Black track jacket with a red and white striped tape along the sleeve and collar
Jackets, sleeves & collarsDown the sleeve, round the collar and cuffs, or across the chest of any top.
Navy backpack, duffel bag and lanyard with yellow striped woven straps and trim
Bags, straps & lanyardsHandles, shoulder straps, webbing and decorative bands for bags and accessories.
Cap, sneakers, polo shirt and cushion all trimmed with woven striped and jacquard tape
Caps, shoes, shirts & homeCap trims, heel tabs, polo collars, and jacquard borders for cushions and home textiles.
Widths from narrow piping to wide bandsAny colour combinationPlain, striped or jacquardWholesale rollsGarments, bags, shoes, caps & home textiles
How a roll is made

From cone to roll

Everything happens under one roof, on the floor you see in these photos. Our own team runs, watches and rolls every batch.

Operator loading yarn cones onto the creel

Yarn & creel

Yarn cones are loaded onto the creel and threaded into the machine.

Needle cylinder of a circular knitting machine

Knitting

Circular machines knit the fabric as one continuous tube.

Fabric winding onto a roll under the machine

Take-up & rolling

The fabric winds into a tight roll under the machine and is checked.

Wrapped fabric rolls stacked in the warehouse

Store & dispatch

Rolls are wrapped, stacked and loaded for delivery.

El-Araby worker carrying a finished fabric roll across the floor
For buyers

Why buy from El-Araby

01

Straight from the factoryYou deal with the people who make it, with no trader margin in between.

02

Built for volumeWholesale and repeat orders, with stock rolls ready in the warehouse.

03

One partner for thread and fabricOrder both from the same factory and the same team.

Inside the mill

See the factory

Real photos from our floor in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, with no stock images. Tap a photo to see it full size.

Stacked white fabric rolls in the warehouse
Finished rolls, wrapped and ready to ship
El-Araby logo on a worker's vest
Our team, our name on every roll

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Contact

Request a quote

Tell us what you need and we'll reply with price, lead time and sample options.

Moustafa Elsayes
Sales & orders
040 243 2207 Phone 040 243 0227 Phone

El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Gharbia, Egypt · from abroad: +20 40 243 2207

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