Basic Knowledge Of Fabric Tutorial 4- What Is Lycra?

(LYCRA) is an artificial elastic fiber produced by the exclusive invention of the DuPont Co of the United States. It can stretch 4 to 7 times freely and quickly restore its original length after the release of external force.

It can not be used alone, and can be interwoven with any other man-made or natural fibers.

It does not change the appearance of the fabric, it is an invisible fiber, which can greatly improve the fabric's performance.

At present, as long as the Lycra clothes are hung with a triangle tag, the tag is also a symbol of high quality.

Lycra's English word: LYCRA

So where is the advantage of Lycra?

According to the quality specification introduced by DuPont Co, the difference between lycra and traditional elastic fiber is that its extension can reach 500%, and it can restore the original pattern.

That is to say, this fiber can be stretched very easily, and then it can be clung to the surface of the human body.

Lycra fiber can be used with any fabric, including wool, linen, silk and cotton, so as to increase the fabric's elasticity, elasticity and loose natural characteristics.

Moreover, Lycra is different from most spandex yarns. It has special chemical structure, and it will not grow mouldy in damp heat sealed space after wet water.

Therefore, Lycra is known as "friendly".

Not only can it be integrated with natural and man-made fibers, but also it can increase the comfort, body feel, movement and service life of fabrics or clothing.

Lycra has outstanding stretches.

For knitwear, its multidirectional extension is determined by the fabric itself, and Lycra only brings back resilience.

Woven fabric has ductility only in the direction of weaving into Lycra, such as warp knitting (straight line) or weft knitting (horizontal alignment).

Trousers are driven by meridian elasticity, while the two way elastic fabric containing Lycra provides great comfort and freedom in two directions.

Therefore, adding Lycra into women's clothing such as trousers and jackets, folds can be easily restored automatically, clothes are more comfortable and are not easy to deform, smart and free, feel free new body.

Even when making a rigorous suit and coat, there is no urgency and sense of urgency. The knitwear of T-shirt, underwear, body building trousers and so on is added with a little Lycra, which fits and comforts, and stretches freely on the body.

Lycra has a wide range of applications, which can add extra comfort to all types of garments, including underwear, custom jackets, Western-style clothes, skirts, trousers, etc.

And so on.

It greatly improved the fabric's handle, drape and crease recovery ability, increased the comfort and sense of fit of all kinds of clothes, and made all kinds of garments show new vitality, especially the blend materials of lycra and wool developed jointly by DuPont Co and the international wool Bureau. It provided a brand-new concept for the textile industry in the late twentieth Century and twenty-first Century.