25 November 2009, Casaloldo - According to Italian polyamide
yarn producer Contifibre, laddering is one of the most frustrating and annoying
things experienced by those who wear tights or stockings. With this in mind the
company launched a development project more than two years ago to develop and
commercialise a series of innovative yarns for the production of fine denier
anti-ladder hosiery.
The result was Lycra Fusion covered yarns and Contifil
polyamide, both of which are identical in their aim but completely different in
their appearance in order to meet the various demands of hosiery consumers.
Lycra Fusion covered yarns were developed in close
collaboration with Invista and recently launched at the Lycra Legwear Forum in
Verona, Italy. The covered yarns have a matt cosmetic appearance with exceptional
fit and comfort, Contifibre says and under the correct hosiery finishing
conditions the special bi-component structure of this unique elastane reacts to
bond each stitch so ensuring exceptional resistance to laddering, the company
adds.
Lycra Fusion is based on Invista’s new patent-pending
technology where the bi-component technology delivers fusibility with superior
stress-strain performance functions helping to prevent runs whilst maintaining
stretch and recovery benefits. According to Invista, Lycra Fusion fibre not
only helps make hosiery ladder resistant, but it also improves the durability
and wear life of legwear, delivers exceptional fit and maintains shape
retention, can be adopted by hosiery makers on commercial machines and
processes and provides a uniform appearance to hosiery.
Contifil was a direct development by Contifibre at its Contifashion
development centre and is designed for those customers looking for elegant
sheen and high level of transparency. Here too a bi-component yarn structure
locks in the stitches during the hosiery finishing process to give a ladder
resistant bright garment.
Contifibre says that thanks to these developments women
no-longer need to live in fear of finding a place to change their tights or
resort to the classic nail polish fix.
