Not only are machines invented then have improved a great deal but also the variety of style changes were also made to women's hosiery over the last fifty years. As a matter of fact,1950 marked the invention of styles that lead to a temporary loss of seamed stockings, and the popularity of short skirts in 1960 led to the invention of pantyhose.
Modern women seem to have opted for a mixture of practical with the aesthetically pleasing, with a greater variety of tights being available to carry on day to day with a welcome revival of seamed stockings. Modern society hosiery has to meet the high demand for quality goods. Women nowadays demand among the finest tights, from the 7 denier sheer stockings to the multicolor and patterned tights.
Modern stockings and pantyhose are produced on circular machines, which eliminates the need for back seams by knitting tubes, then "set" the shape of the leg. While the first machines produced circular sock hop with a reinforced heel pocket, more contemporary machines offer a better fit whatever the size of the user.
In addition, Lycra and smooth is perhaps the biggest step forward in the production of hosiery, the result is a pair of stockings and tights, which combine the flexibility and the ability to complete the leg. Unfortunately, the addition of Lycra for women has a low draw-back. Even if Lycra is a great addition to hosiery, some ladies miss the sheer stocking effect of old-fashioned stockings.
Seamed stockings, have made a comeback in recent years, and are still easy to find, but it is manufactured using a different method - one that was used before the invention of the circular machine. Following the original stocking techniques of the past century, plain knitting is used. After the fabric has been produced, each stocking is seamed. The top of the seam has a cycle "finish, a small hole under each seam as a result of the machinist turning the welt inside-out to finish.
Once sewn, the stockings are then processed and "boarded". This is a procedure where each stocking is stretched over a flat metal leg and steamed. By doing this, the knit slowly tightens, wrinkles are removed and the foot is properly formatted.
Because the process takes time, seamed stockings are never cheap. Add to this the fact that about one third of production - particularly in those of stockings - are discarded during quality control and you'll understand why they are so expensive.
While women's hosiery production will undoubtedly continue to evolve, there will always be a demand for the sheer hosiery of yesterday that are just as loved by women who wear them as men who enjoy the sight of a stocking top.
The truth of the fact is that women's hosiery has come a long way and are rightly a prestigious and stylish leg-wear to put on have a sense of pride that you are having them on.
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