How many kinds of socks do you know ?

In the current daily life
Socks have never been given the attention they deserve
They have always been the companion of shoes
But you know what?
Spring, summer, fall and winter, there is no seasonal fashion item
is socks.
Especially for those who love to wear socks even when wearing slippers.
For the sake of public elegance, they usually don’t expose their toes so easily.
But this also puts your feet under the pressure of the heat.
Wrapped in socks, stuffed into shoes
All day long, they suffer in the small space…
If you want to take care of your feet
The first step, of course, is to understand socks
Let’s learn more about socks from Fiberglass.

What kind of socks are there?

Usually we like to wear cotton socks.
But does cotton mean 100% cotton?
As a matter of fact, natural cotton yarn has very poor elasticity
Moreover, 100% cotton socks have a high shrinkage rate and are not durable.
So in order to wear socks comfortably fit and not easily broken
Cotton socks will be blended with a certain percentage of other fibers
Spandex, nylon, acrylic, polyester, etc.
are very common functional fibers

1
Combed Cotton
Combed cotton is the use of combing machine to remove the shorter fibers in the ordinary fibers left long and neat cotton fibers. Characteristics: more delicate, feel also smoother and more comfortable.

2
Mercerized cotton
Mercerized cotton refers to the ordinary cotton fibers after the concentrated alkali solution in the mercerization process after the cotton fiber. Features: better gloss, more shiny, not easy to wrinkle. Usually common in thin summer socks.

3
Acrylic Cotton
Acrylic cotton belongs to the blended yarn (usually blended to complement the shortcomings of the two raw materials), acrylic has “artificial wool” called. Characteristics: soft, fluffy, not easy to dye, bright color, light resistance, antibacterial, not afraid of insects. Commonly used acrylic cotton content ratio of 30% acrylic, cotton 70%, with cotton sweat and odor functions.

4
Spandex
Spandex is commonly known as elastic fiber. Characteristics: Socks made with spandex have elasticity and shrinkage, and are easier to wear, making them fit the foot better and not slipping off. There is a material called “friendly” fiber in spandex fiber – Lycra, the advantage is that it can stretch up to 500%, and can be restored to its original form can be close to the surface of the human body, the binding force on the human body is very small, and wear the activities feel more flexible.

5
Nylon
Nylon, also known as nylon, features: better dyeing, wearing lightweight, but also has good waterproof windproof performance, high wear resistance, strength and elasticity are very good, easy to wash and easy to dry, strong and durable, good stretch, color variety, but does not absorb perspiration, poor breathability, the production of stockings other than ordinary socks are prone to stink feet.

6
Wool
Mainly composed of an insoluble protein, good elasticity, feel full, moisture absorption, good warmth, not easy to stain, soft luster, excellent dyeing, due to a unique shrinkage of velvet, so generally need to go through the shrinkage treatment to ensure that the size of the fabric. The disadvantage is that it is not easy to dry.