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BRANDS
FF
A and B
Aristoc (
2 styles
)
Bas Nylon
Bear Brand (
3 styles
)
Brettles
C and D
California
Cervin (
2 styles
)
Charnos
Delamare
Dorothy Vernon (
2 styles
)
E and F
Elti
Empress
English Rose
Exquisite
Firefly
Fortifax
G and H
Gerbe
Holyrood
I and J
Kayser (
3 styles
)
K and L
La Mode
La Velatissima
M and N
Morley
Nobis
Noemi (
2 styles
)
Nylcoto
O and P
Paramount (
2 styles
)
Pretty Polly (
2 styles
)
Printemps
Q and R
Sisi
S and T
St Michael
Surprise
Taylor-Woods
Three Knots
Tudorose
U - Z
Unbranded
Wolsey (
2 styles
)
RHT
A and B
Aesse (
3 styles
)
Ago d Oro
Ambrosiana (
3 styles
)
Annabelle
Anne Neville
Aristoc (
7 styles
)
Arwa (
3 styles
)
Atkins
B. C. (
4 styles
)
Babette (
2 styles
)
Ballerina (
2 styles
)
Ballito (
2 styles
)
BBB
Bear Brand (
5 styles
)
Bi (
4 styles
)
Bloch (
4 styles
)
Bluebird (
4 styles
)
C and D
C. N.
Ca Ro Ca (
3 styles
)
Cadette (
2 styles
)
CandG (
3 styles
)
Cervin (
4 styles
)
Chamberlain (
2 styles
)
CLAB (
2 styles
)
Clio
Cri-Cri (
2 styles
)
Cristina
Cubex
Dansilar (
7 styles
)
Doppieri
DoreDore
Dorothy Vernon (
2 styles
)
E and F
Edy
Elbeo
Elegance
Elly (
2 styles
)
Emilio Schuberth
English Rose (
2 styles
)
FBP
Fer (
2 styles
)
Flair
G and H
Gibson (
2 styles
)
Girardi
Guendalina
Happy Lady
Helene
Holeproof
Hosen
Hudson
I and J
Ibici (
4 styles
)
Impact
Impudence
Isis (
2 styles
)
Jacqueline
Jan Christian (
2 styles
)
K and L
Katherine
Kayser
Ketron Dorset (
3 styles
)
Kraft
Kunert
La Buccia (
3 styles
)
La Perla
Lady Angela
Libellula
Lisa
Luisella
M and N
Malerba (
5 styles
)
Mami
Manuela
Mascot
Mayfair (
2 styles
)
Mecatex
Millhill
MyWay
New Look
New Society
Noemi
Norman Hartnell
Normid
O and P
Omsa (
14 styles
)
Peggys Pride
Pirouette (
3 styles
)
Playgirl
Q and R
Ragno (
2 styles
)
Rede (
4 styles
)
Rosemary
Rossella 60
Ruscus
S and T
Sanclair
Santerno
Schiaparelli
Seamfree Mesh
Seamfree Micromesh
Sesana (
3 styles
)
Silca
Silver Bow
Sisi (
7 styles
)
Stabilise
Tiger
Toscana Calze (
2 styles
)
U - Z
Unbranded (
3 styles
)
Vignoni
Wonderful
Sandalfoot
Charnos
Dansilar
Histoire
Jonelle
La Perla
Loris
New York (
2 styles
)
Omsa
Ramacalze
Rede
Nude Heel
Aristoc
Bear Brand (
2 styles
)
Berkshire
Bi (
2 styles
)
Dior
Greta
Katimar
Kayser
La Buccia
La Perla
Levante
Media
New York
Phildar
Pretty Polly (
4 styles
)
Rede
Sisi
Tahiti
Trasparenze
Seamed RHT
Jonathan Aston
La Perla
Seamed Sandalfoot
Pierre Mantoux
Fancy RHT
Bi
Delle Stelle
Ibici (
2 styles
)
Fancy Sandalfoot
Delle Stelle
Scanam
Stilnovo
Fancy Nude Heel
Pierre Balmain
Patterned RHT
Bear Brand (
4 styles
)
Bloch
Blue Mambo
Patterned Sandalfoot
Charnos
Patterned Nude Heel
Patterned
Shadow RHT
Exciting (
2 styles
)
Glizia
Ibici
La Perla
Macrame
New York
Veclamar (
2 styles
)
Shadow Toe
Pierre Mantoux
RHT Pantyhose
Omsa
Sandalfoot Pantyhose
Panty Stocking
Nude Heel Pantyhose
Panty Media
Recent Additions
April 2011
Holeproof
Norman Hartnell
July 2011
Pretty Polly
August 2011
Annabelle
Anne Neville
Aristoc (
8 styles
)
Atkins
Ballerina (
2 styles
)
Ballito
Bear Brand (
11 styles
)
Berkshire
Bluebird (
2 styles
)
Brettles
Chamberlain (
2 styles
)
Charnos
Cubex
Dior
Dorothy Vernon (
2 styles
)
Elegance
Fortifax
Happy Lady
Holyrood
Impact
Kayser (
4 styles
)
Ketron Dorset (
3 styles
)
Kraft
Lady Angela
Mayfair (
2 styles
)
Media
Millhill
Morley
New Look
Normid
Nylcoto
Paramount (
2 styles
)
Playgirl
Pretty Polly (
3 styles
)
Schiaparelli
Silver Bow
St Michael
Taylor-Woods
Three Knots
Wolsey
September 2011
Aristoc
Bas Nylon
Bear Brand (
3 styles
)
Bluebird
Empress
English Rose
Exquisite
Firefly
Flair
Jan Christian (
2 styles
)
Kayser
Wolsey
December 2011
Ago d Oro
Babette
BBB
Bi
Bloch (
3 styles
)
Delamare
Dorothy Vernon (
2 styles
)
English Rose
Girardi
Glizia
Guendalina
Histoire
Hosen
Ibici (
4 styles
)
La Buccia (
4 styles
)
La Perla
Lisa
Macrame
Mascot
New York (
3 styles
)
Omsa
Pierre Mantoux
Seamfree Mesh
Seamfree Micromesh
Sesana (
2 styles
)
Trasparenze
Tudorose
Veclamar (
2 styles
)
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C and D
E and F
G and H
I and J
K and L
M and N
O and P
Q and R
S and T
U - Z
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Cover
Frontispiece
Acknowledgments
Contents
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Knitting (1)
Knitting (1)
Page 12
Page 13
Yarn
Yarn
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Knitting (2)
Knitting (2)
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Page 24
Page 25
Page 26
Page 27
Page 28
Page 29
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 33
Page 34
Page 35
Page 36
Page 37
Warehouse
Warehouse
Page 39
Inspection and Mending
Inspection and Mending
Page 41
Page 42
Page 43
Page 44
Page 45
The Dye Warehouse
The Dye Warehouse
Page 47
Dyeing
Dyeing
Page 49
Page 50
Page 51
Page 52
Page 53
Finishing Operations
Finishing Operations
Page 55
Page 56
Packing
Packing
Purchasing
Purchasing
Page 59
Washing; and Wearing
Washing; and Wearing
Page 61
Page 62
Page 63
Page 64
Page 65
Page 66
Gauge and Denier
Gauge and Denier
Page 68
Glossary
Glossary
Page 70
Page 71
Page 72
Notes
Notes
Stockings
by A. W. Eley
Cover etc.
Cover
Frontis 1
Contents 1
Contents 2
1. Historical
1. Historical
Pages 2-3
Pages 4-5
Pages 6-7
2. Silk
2. Silk
Pages 10-11
Pages 12-13
Pages 14-15
Pages 16-17
Pages 18-19
3. Rayon
3. Rayon
Pages 22-23
Pages 24-25
Pages 26-27
4. Nylon
4. Nylon
Pages 30-31
Pages 32-33
5. Cotton
5. Cotton
Pages 36-37
6. Wool
6. Wool
7. The Manufacture of Fully Fashioned Stockings
7. The Manufacture of Fully Fashioned Stockings
Pages 42-43
Pages 44-45
Pages 46-47
Pages 48-49
Pages 50-51
Pages 52-53
Pages 54-55
Pages 56-57
Pages 58-59
Pages 60-61
Pages 62-63
Pages 64-65
Pages 66-67
Pages 68-69
Pages 70-71
Pages 72-73
8. The Manufacture of Seamless Stockings
8. The Manufacture of Seamless Stockings
Pages 76-77
Pages 78-79
Pages 80-81
9. Comparison of Fully Fashioned and Seamless Stockings
9. Comparison of Fully Fashioned and Seamless Stockings
Pages 84-85
Pages 86-87
10. Reinforcement
11. Foot Styles
10. Reinforcement
11. Foot Styles
Pages 90-91
Pages 92-93
12. Lace Meshes
12. Lace Meshes
13.Sheerness - Denier v. Gauge
13.Sheerness - Denier v. Gauge
Pages 98-99
14. The Secret of Hosiery Prices
14. The Secret of Hosiery Prices
Pages 102-103
15. Proportionate Lengths
15. Proportionate Lengths
16. Ancillary Operations
16. Ancillary Operations
Pages 108-109
Pages 110-111
17. Dyeing and Finishing
17. Dyeing and Finishing
Pages 114-115
Pages 116-117
Pages 118-119
Pages 120-121
18. Final Check-Up
18. Final Check-Up
Pages 124-125
Pages 126-127
Pages 128-129
Pages 130-131
19. Now - about Selling
19. Now - about Selling
Pages 134-135
Pages 136-137
Pages 138-139
Pages 140-141
Pages 142-143
Pages 144-145
20. Care of Stockings
20. Care of Stockings
Pages 148-149
21. Identification of Fibres
22. Those Terms - what they mean
21. Identification of Fibres
22. Those Terms - what they mean
Pages 152-153
Pages 154-155
Pages 156-157
Pages 158-159
Pages 160-161
Pages 162-163
Pages 164-165
Pages 166-167
Acknowledgments & Reading List
Acknowledgments & Reading List
Advertisements
Advertisements
Pages 172-173
Pages 174-175
Pages 176-177
Pages 178-179
Pages 180-181
Pages 182-183
Pages 184-185
Histories
Aristoc
Calze BC
Cacharel
Cervin
Charnos
Elbeo
Elly
Emilio Cavallini
Ergee
Gerbe
Hanes
Jonathan Aston
Kayser
Kunert
La Perla
Laura Biagiotti
Levante
Nobis
Noemi
Norman Hartnell
Pierre Balmain
Pierre Cardin
Pierre Mantoux
Pretty Polly
Rede
Silca
Sisi
Stilnovo
Wolford
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