The invention relates to a cutting wire (20) for a vegetation cutting machine, comprising a main body (201) and at least one lip (200) extending from said main body.The invention also relates to a coil (2) of cutting wire for a vegetation cutting machine, comprising at least one cutting wire would on itself so as to form at least two adjacent turns (21, 22), wherein said at least two adjacent turns are temporarily bonded by a film extending on at least one main surface of the coil and made of the same material as the cutting wire.The invention further relates to a process for producing a coil of cutting wire, comprising:- providing a cutting wire or a ribbon comprising at least two cutting wires- winding each cutting wire on itself so as to form a coil- fusing the at least one lip (200) of the cutting wire so as to form a film temporarily bonding adjacent turns of the coil.