Fabric Knowledge: Get Out Of Modle's Misunderstanding

Underwear Fabric Modal: pure cotton + Lycra?

Modal fiber is a new type of cellulose fiber introduced by Austria Lenzing Co. It is a kind of viscose fiber, which is made from European beech. Its main body is natural cellulose fiber and can be self degraded. Modal fiber has the characteristics of soft handle, smooth, pure color, good air permeability and easy to handle.

In the previous articles, I have made a detailed introduction about modle, so today we mainly know about Lycra: Lycra is a very fashionable word nowadays. It is a trademark registered by the US DuPont Co for its elastic fibers. In fact, Lycra is only a commodity name of the former DuPont's wholly owned subsidiary, yweida (which was bought by Coriolis industrial group in 2004 for $4 billion 400 million). Because of its market dominance in the field of spandex, Lycra is almost synonymous with all spandex yarn. It is an artificial elastic fiber made of petroleum, which can be stretched for 4-5 times and released quickly after the release of external force. It can be interwoven with any man-made fiber or natural fiber, but it can not be used alone.

Its appearance completely replaced the traditional elastic rubber cord, and Lycra is almost an essential element in the garment with special requirements for body sculpting underwear, gym suit and swimsuit. It allows you to curve out, colloid stretch without pressure. Lycra is not only widely used in everyday clothes, but also a pet in fashion kaleidoscope made by fashion designers. Lycra has been so delighted by people called magic fibers.

Looking at the above introduction, it may be easy for people to confuse the two. Here we compare the characteristics of the two:

Same point:

The 1 or two can generally blend with other fibers, such as cotton, linen and silk, to improve the quality of these fabrics and keep the fabrics soft and smooth.

The 2 and the two have great elasticity. They are not only comfortable but also close to body.

Difference:

1. Modal can be made into clothes alone, and Lycra must be blended with other fibers.

2, according to the characteristics of the two, modal leather is more suitable for underwear fabric because it is more soft, breathable, close fitting and 100% natural.

3, the elasticity of Lycra is stronger than modal, which is why Lycra is not soft. So Lekado is used in body sculpting underwear, gym suit, swimsuit and so on.

Looking at the above comparison, we should know that modle and Lycra are two different fabrics. There is no relationship between them. Many people think that it is wrong for modle to be pure cotton plus Lycra. Of course, they also have a very similar place, which depends on our daily life for different needs to choose different fabrics.