Sheerness of Extended Circular Plain Knitted Fabrics

Abstract

To improve the sheerness of pantyhose to enhance the beauty of women's legs, the design and development of a new yarn and product are proposed. The sheerness of circular plain knitted fabric made from single covered yarns is examined, and the relationships between color, covering level of single covered yarns, and degree of extension of knitted fabrics are discussed. The results show that the appearance and sheerness of pantyhose are greatly influenced by yarn characteristics, degree of extension, and color. Furthermore, sheerness cannot be defined only by light transmittivity. It is necessary to evaluate the lightness difference Δ L* of a uniform color space for a colorless sample and/or chroma ticity differences, Δa* and Δb* of a uniform color space for a colored sample.