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Hosiery describes undergarments worn directly on the feet and legs. Most are made by knitting methods. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Undergarments, also called underwear, lingerie (undergarments for women), or sometimes intimate clothing and pants in British English are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... For other senses of this word, see leg (disambiguation). ... Knit hat, yarn, and knitting needles Close up of knitting Knitting is one of several ways to turn thread or yarn into cloth (compare to weaving, crochet). ...
Types of hosiery
Hold-ups (British English) or Thigh-high stockings (American English)
A pair of dark grey nylon stockings. ... A stocking is a close-fitting, variously elastic garment covering the foot and lower part of the leg, but usually not intended to conceal the leg. ... Three women wearing different styles of tights Tights are a type of leg coverings fabric extending from the waist to feet. ... Black pantyhose Pantyhose are sheer, close fitting coverings of the body from the waist to the feet, most frequently worn by women. ... Socks A sock is a knitted garment for enclosing the human foot and/or lower leg, which is designed to: ease chafing between the foot and footwear, keep the feet warm absorb moisture Sock is also the term given to the layer of leather or other material covering the insole...
Leggings are any of several sorts of fitted clothing to cover the legs. ... Pantyhose for men (or male pantyhose) is pantyhose specially designed and manufactured for men. ... Gerbe stockings Gerbe, located in France, is a marketer and manufacturer of hosiery and lingerie. ...
HOSIERY, a term used to designate all manufactured textile fabrics which in their process of manufacture have been built on the principle of looping or loop structure.
The origin of the term is obvious, being derived from "hose" or stocking, this being one of the earliest garments made by the process of knitting.
One of the most important inventions in connexion with the hosiery trade was the latch, tumbler, or self-acting needle invented by Matthew Townsend and ?, David Moulding of Leicester in 1858.
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