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Tensile properties and compressibility of fine women's hosiery

Simple fine women’s hosiery is most often made of multifilament polyamide (PA) yarns with the yarn count of 13, 17, 20, 22, 30, 33, 40, 44, 60 and 72 dtex. The main part or the body of the hosiery is made with one yarn and different loop length. The compressibility of the hosiery depends on the structure and the stretch size of knitwear. Hosiery with stronger compression is made by simultaneously knitting with polyamide and elastane yarns in one row. Elastane yarn can be knitted in every row or in just a few rows of knitwear. Six tubular samples with different densities and structures were made. The first group of samples were knitted with PA multifilament yarn with the yarn count of 33 dtex f34. The second group of samples were made with PA multifilament yarn and additional elastane yarn with the yarn count of 22/17 dtex f7 is knitted in every other row. The third group of samples were made with one PA multifilament yarn with the yarn count of 33 dtex f34 and one elastane yarn with the yarn count of 22/17 dtex f7 knitted in every row. In these samples with different density, structure and composition, the structural parameters were analysed and stretchability and compressibility were measured.

fine women’s hosiery, polyamide, elastane, multifilament yarn, microfibers, elongation, compression

This work has been fully supported by the Croatian Science Foundation under the project (IP-2016-06- 5278)