What
Is A Stocking?
Cuban
heel - A stocking with a heel made with
folded over and sewn reinforcement.
Demi-toe - Stockings which have a reinforced toe with half
the coverage on top as on the bottom. This results in a reinforcement
that covers only the tip of the toes as opposed to the whole toe.
These can be with or without a reinforced heel.
Denier - The lower the denier number the sheerer the garment.
Stockings knitted with a higher denier tend to be less sheer but
more durable.
Fishnet - Knitted stockings with a very wide open knit
resembling a fish net.
Fencenet - Similar to fishnet, but with a much wider pattern.
These are sometimes worn over another pair of stockings or pantyhose,
such as matte or opaque, with a contrasting colour.
Full-Fashioned - Full-fashioned stockings are knitted flat,
the material is then cut and the two sides are then united by
a seam up the back. Full-fashioned stockings were the most popular
style until the 1960s.
Hold-ups or Stay-ups - Stockings that are held up by sewn-in
elasticated bands (quite often a wide lace top band).
Matte - Stockings which have a dull or non-lustre finish.
Mock seam - A false seam sewn into the back of a seamless
stocking.
Nude heel - Stockings without reinforcement in the heel
area.
Opaque - Stockings made of yarn which give them a heavier
appearance (usually 40 denier or greater).
RHT - Abbreviation of reinforced heel and toe.
Open-toed
- Stockings
that stop at the base of the toe with a piece that goes between
the first and second toes to hold them down. They can be worn
with some open-toed shoes, especially to show off pedicured toes.
Sandalfoot - Stockings with a nude toe, meaning no heavier yarn
in the toe than is in the leg.
Seamed - Stockings manufactured in the old Full-Fashioned
manner with a seam running up the back of the leg. In the past
they were manufactured by cutting the fabric and then sewing it
together. Today stockings are generally fully knitted and a fake
or mock seam is added up the back for a particular fashion look.
Seamless - Stockings knit in one operation on circular
machines (one continuous operation) so that no seaming is required
up the back.
Sheers - Stockings generally of a 15 to 20 denier.
Knee-Highs - Stockings that terminate at or just barely
below the knee.
Thigh-Highs - Stockings that terminate somewhere in the
mid-thigh.
Ultra Sheer - A fine denier fiber which gives the ultimate
in sheerness. Usually 10 denier.
Welt - A fabric knitted separately and machine-sewn to
the top of a stocking. Knit in a heavier denier yarn and folded
double to give strength for supporter fastening.
Reference:
encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com
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