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Fully fashioned stockings are usually knitted from sheer nylon yarn. To support the attachment of suspenders , they have a darker section of double fabric at the top, called the welt. This is followed by a lighter transitional section called the shadow welt.
Dylon International is a British brand of textile dyes and other household chemicals. It was founded in 1946 by the Mayborn Group. [ 1 ] The Mayborn Group sold Dylon International to European homecare company Spotless Group in 2008.
Pantyhose, sometimes also called sheer tights, are close-fitting legwear covering the wearer's body from the waist to the toes. Pantyhose first appeared on store shelves in 1959 for the advertisement of new design panties (Allen Gant's product, 'Panti-Legs') [1] as a convenient alternative to stockings and/or control panties which, in turn, replaced girdles.
Stocking Feet: Shoeless feet covered by stockings or socks. 14 Strap Burlesque style Suspender Belt Suspender belt (British English) or Garter belt (American English): a belt with straps to keep stockings (not hold-ups) in place: usually they have 4 or 6 straps, but may have from 8 to as many as 14 straps. Suspender Belts with 12 or 14 straps ...
She volunteered to test the first nylon parachute, which DuPont agreed to. [2] On June 6, 1942, she became the first person to jump wearing a nylon parachute, doing so from 2,500 feet (760 m) at Brainard Field, Connecticut. [2] [3] [4] Media reports from the time remarked on Gray's calm demeanor before the test, which was her 33rd parachute jump.
[1] [a] It mostly includes images of the feet of famous actors, actresses and other entertainers, though some politicians' feet are also featured on the site. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was founded in 2008 by Eli Ozer, an Israeli former computer programmer and animator who now runs the site full-time.
Caprolactam molecule used to synthesize Nylon 6 by ring opening polymerization. Nylon 6 or polycaprolactam is a polymer, in particular semicrystalline polyamide.Unlike most other nylons, nylon 6 is not a condensation polymer, but instead is formed by ring-opening polymerization; this makes it a special case in the comparison between condensation and addition polymers.
Nylon stockings became increasingly popular on the black market, and sold for up to $20 per pair. Women who could not get their hands on nylons resorted to lotions, creams, stick cakes and painting seam lines down their legs to give the illusion of nylons. Because nylon stockings were so widely sought-after, they also became the target of crime.