This report examines the field of stretch fibres and fabrics, which have been credited with radically changing the way people look and feel in the clothes they wear.  Developments in stretch fibres and fabrics have made it possible to produce new types of functional clothing-including compression garments which help to improve an athlete's performance and workwear which offers greater comfort and freedom of movement.

This report provides a wealth of information on various types of stretch fabrics; ways of imparting stretch properties to fabrics; elastane fibres; testing of stretch fabrics; and applications of stretch fabrics.  It also provides an overview on the key producers of stretch fibres and yarns, stretch fabrics, and the products and innovations in both sectors.

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Stretch fibres and fabrics: reaching new levels of comfortSummaryIntroductionTypes of stretch fabricsRoles of fibre type and fabric construction in the properties of stretch fabricsWays of imparting stretch properties to fabricsDevelopment of elastane fibres and elastane fibre marketsCharacteristics of elastane fibres Production of elastane fibresIncorporating elastane fibres in textilesSupply and demand for elastane fibresTesting of stretch fabricsApplications of stretch fabricsKey producers of stretch fibres and yarns and their productsKey producers of stretch fabrics and their productsOutlook

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Stretch fibres and fabrics: reaching new levels of comfort

Published 3rd Quarter 2011 

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