27 July 2010, Friedrichshafen - The growing demand for garments with wool are
beginning to make merino a favourite for Outdoor apparel and in response Mönchengladbach based Stöhr AG a manufacturer of
combed wool yarns, and Leicester, UK based Wykes International Ltd., a yarn covering
specialist, have developed a range of ThermoCool-Merino
composite yarns suitable for seamless outerwear production.
UK based Sub Zero Technologies, thermal underwear and base layer
brand has used the ThermoCool-Merino composite yarns to develop a range of
seamless base layer garments which it launched at the Outdoor show in
Friedrichshafen earlier this month. The garments were produced at well known
Hinckley, UK based knitwear manufacturer Skinwear Ltd, on the company’s Shima
SWG-X seamless flat-bed knitting machines.
According to Advansa, manufacturer of ThermoCool fibre, a
technically advanced performance base layer incorporating the composite yarn was
also presented at last week’s Spinexpo in New York, at the Richter / Stöhr AG
booth. The garment was apparently developed for a launch in 2011 by a world
leading motorcycle brand.
Thermocool with Merino wool is said to have a good range of
attributes due to the combination of the best properties of both fibres. Advansa
says the natural touch of wool with the outstanding moisture management and
thermo buffering properties of ThermoCool is an ideal choice for functional
garments with the natural and luxuriously gentle touch of wool.
Advansa also says
that ThermoCool transforms high quality wool garments into incomparable
functional clothing and gives the user a lightweight and well tempered wearing
experience as well.
“ThermoCool with Merino fabrics give significant benefits,
reducing the effect that the humid climate or tough exercise would have on the
wearers’ performance, helping to keep him dry during physical exertion and thermo
regulated and comfortable whenever needed,” says Nurhan Nalbant of Advansa.
“Superior evaporative
cooling, thermo buffering and exceptional wearing properties are what it is all
about thanks to the unique fibre mix in with Merino wool. Through this fibre
combination, the garment keeps body temperature for longer in a comfort zone throughout
all of the exercise period, independent of being in a high or low activity
phase and thereby giving every wearer an edge in performance while experiencing
well-balanced wearing comfort and a pleasant wearing sensation at all times.”
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