Development
Theconceptofstretchdatesbackto15
89whenthefirstknitfabricwasintroduced.Knitfabricconstru
ctioncantakerelativelyfirmyarnswithlittleornoextensibil
ityandforthemintofabricsthatdohavegoodelongationorstr
ecth.StretchFabricClassificationTherearetwocategorieso
fstretchfabrics:comfortstretchandactionorpowerstretch.
Fiberstretch-elastomericfiberandfibermodificationYarnstre
tch-texturizingandheat-settingprocessesFabricstretch-knittin
gandsimilarprocessesFinishingmethods-theapplicationofspeci
alfinishestoimpartstretchafterthefabrichasbeenconstruct
edTypesofSkirtstomakewithStretchFabricMiniSkirt–Denim
andcottonarethetwomainfabricsthatareoftencombinedwith
otherelasticmaterialssuchasSpandexorLycrausedtocreate
mini-skirts.TheA-lineandpencilversionsareamongthemostpo
pular.Sometimesshorteroneswithrufflesareworntodayandthe
secanalsobeconstructedwithstretchfabric.StretchFabric
Nowdays,wecanseestretchfabricproductseverywherefor
fabricshavebeenusedinavarietyofapplicationsotherthana
pparel.Theyareusedinitemsforhomefurnishing,partic
ularlyforupholsteryandslipcoverfabricsandfittedsheets.Co
mfortstretchisusedtoidentififyfabricsthatareusedforapp
arelandhomefurnishinginwhichstretchneednotbegreatertha
n30%.Poweroractionstretchreferstofabricsinwhichstretch
isgreaterthan30%andwhichhavequickrecoverywhenthestrain
isreleased.Power-stretchfabricsmayhaveaveryhighpercentag
eofstretch,but35to50percentisgenerallyconsideredsuffic
ientformostuses.Thesefabricsareusedinsports-wearforact
ivespotssuchasskiing,swimming,andrunningandinsuchspeci
alapparelasfoundationgarments.Stretchcanbeintroducedinto
fabricsthroughseveralpocedures.Foreaseofdiscussion,them
aterialhasbeendividedintofoursections:MaternitySkirt–Th
iscoversawidevarietyofskirtsmadewithstretchfabric.Some
timesextraelasticisusedintheabdominalareabutoftentimes
theentirematerialismadeintoamoreseamlessstyle.Denimand
cottonaswellasSpandexandotherexpandablematerialsareuse
dtomakeawidearrayofthistypeofgarment.Today,short,med
ium,andlongcutsaredesignedfortheexpectantmother.Matern
itySkirtwithStretchFabricPencil-Thisstyleisonethatusua
llyisshapedtofitsymmetricallyallaroundandstraightdownf
romthewaist.Pencil-shapedskirtsareoftencutforwearingjustaboveorbelowtheknee.Certaintypesareappropriatefortheofficewhileothersmightbemoresuitableforanightout.PencilSkirtfromStretchFabric |
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