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Lace Top - Stockings and hold-ups that have a lace top, which gives a pretty finish.

Ladder – A broken yarn or mis-formed stitch causes a loop to collapse into straight lengths of yarn, running in a vertical line up/down the hosiery item.

Lycra® - Lycra is Du Pont’s registered trademark for elastane fibre. A man-made fibre that can be made into a wide range of deniers and different products. It can stretch up to five times its original length and then fully recover. During the knitting process the control of the tension can, in turn, control the strength of the Lycra’s elasticity. Lycra can be single covered or twice, double covered. Covering the Lycra increases the thickness and handling characteristic. It also adds to the durability. Lycra can be mixed with Nylon by air jet, which is an alternative to covering it. These air intermingled yarns are widely used in support hosiery. The use of Lycra in hosiery includes waistbands and control tops. It is also “laid in”, as in 15 denier hosiery, where it is laid in every third row to enhance fit. Lycra 3D transforms the way hosiery looks and acts. With this technology a very smooth and comfortable fabric is produced, which gives stretch in all directions and an excellent fit. As well as exceptional comfort and clear, even colour coverage, it has a unique softness and silkiness.

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