o MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - FULLY FASHIONED STOCKINGS |
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The processes in manufacturing hosiery changed over the years due to improvements in machinery, developments in yarn features and in changes in fashion requirements. |
Knit |
30 section flat-bed, fine guage machine |
Steam conditioned |
Relaxing of the loops to a natural handle |
Seamed |
Joining the selvedges in a 3-thread seam on a Union Special machine |
Examined and Turned |
Inspected over a leg-form and turned. |
Bagged for Dyeing |
Placed in net bags and sealed with rubber size-coded tie-ups |
Dyed |
Scoured, dyed in rotary drum or side-paddle machines and lanolin-finished |
Tumble dried |
Dyed bags put into tumble-dryers |
Shaped by Boarding form |
Pulled on heated metal forms and steam pressure set |
Examined |
Placed on white table-top and inspected |
Paired in equal lengths |
Selected in pairs of equal lengths |
Transfer-printing |
Name and sizing details applied by heat transfer. |
Packed |
Folded into Slimfold or Broadfold packs, stickers added and Boxed |
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