LYCRA_r_Denim_technology_s1712926441.pdf

Lycra denim technology for fashion clothing

1. DENIM AND WOVENS FIBER AND FABRIC
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
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2. ADAPT
TO LIVE
IN THE WORLD OF
LYCRA® ADAPTIV FIBER
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3. GAMECHANGER
NOW FOR ALL
WHY CHOOSE
LYCRA
®ADAPTIV
THE REVOLUTIONARY POLYMER BEHIND
LYCRA
®
ADAPTIV FIBER ENGINEERS DENIM
GARMENTS WITH:
EASY AND SOFT STRETCH
Supports freedom of movement with comfortable holding force
Gives soft shaping on the wearer’s body, avoids restrictive compression.
Easy to put on, take off
FIT FLEXIBILITY
Maximum comfort for all shapes and sizes with a wider fit window.
Fit forgiveness for accommodating comfort for fluctuation in weight
and size.
SHAPE RETENTION
Reduced bag & sag. Good fit retention
ONLINE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE BENEFITS
Potential for reducing returns with fit flexibility for a stress-free
shopping experience
DURABLE AND LONGER WEAR LIFE
Still showing easy and soft stretch properties, good balance of power,
lower restraining force even after repeated washes
A NEW FIBER THAT ADAPTS TO YOUR
CONSUMER, THEIR NEEDS AND LIFESTYLE
As a solution provider for the apparel industry,
The LYCRA Company aims to help consumers find
that pair of great fitting jeans and woven bottoms
across a wider range of body shapes and sizes.
LYCRA
®
ADAPTIV fiber is a revolutionary polymer
that proactively adapts its unique chemistry to a
wearer’s functional needs: at restthe polymer
adapts its holding force to deliver the right fit,
shape and control. In motion as the wearer’s needs
change, the polymer then adapts its elastic
modulus in a way that delivers what’s needed:
improved comfort in motion, inclusive sizing
and second skin effect.
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4. LYCRA® ADAPTIV fiber Incumbentspandex fiber
EXTENSION%
FORCE (GRAMS)
TECHNOLOGY
STRESS- STRAIN CURVE
Compared to standard spandex, LYCRA
®
ADAPTIV fiber in
denim delivers fabric power, modulus and restrain force
that are lower than incumbent spandex fiber.
Soft stretch effect is improved vs. incumbent spandex
fiber when stretching out the fabrics manually.
*Stress- strain curve reflects the relationship to how
much force is required to elongate/stretch a material
COMPARATIVE STRESS -STRAIN CURVE
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
10 20 30 40 50 60
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5. 0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
Dynamic Wear Force @MID-THIGH DURING SQUATS
WEAR FORCE (GF)
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
WEAR FORCE (GF)
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
Dynamic Wear Force @MID-THIGH DURING SQUATS
WEAR TEST
LYCRA® ADAPTIV FIBER DELIVERS COMFORT DURING MOVEMENT
Comparative wear force tests on the models during squatting activity reflects lower pressure on
body and less restrictive feeling in jeans made LYCRA
®
ADAPTIV fiber than incumbent spandex.
SIZE 6 SIZE 18
Dynamic Wear Force @STOMACH DURING SQUATS
WEAR FORCE (GF)
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Dynamic Wear Force @REAR DURING SQUATS
WEAR FORCE (GF)
13
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
Dynamic Wear Force @STOMACH DURING SQUATS
WEAR FORCE (GF)
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Dynamic Wear Force @REAR DURING SQUATS
WEAR FORCE (GF)
THESE JEANS ARE MADE FROM 108D ULTRA STRETCH DENIM FABRIC
INCUMBENT LYCRA® ADAPTIV FIBER
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6. KEEP
MOVING
NO MATTER HOW YOU
WEAR YOUR JEANS
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7. WHY CHOOSE
LYCRA
®Anti-Slip
LYCRA
®
Anti-Slip FIBER ENGINEERS DENIM
GARMENTS WITH:
FLAWLESS JEANS
Beautiful looking, premium jeans, no unsightly puckering.
Consistent fit after wash.
PROLONGED WEAR EXPERIENCE
Perfectly fitting garments. Premium wear comfort.
Maintaining garment appearance for repeated wear and multiple
home laundry cycle.
LONG-LASTING QUALITY
Designing jeans for longevity and increased durability.
Meets sustainability expectations for long lasting wear.
BRAND IMAGE
Fewer returns and negative product reviews, satisfied customers.
Meets LYCRA
®
brand standards and certification.
A NEW
INNOVATION
FRONTIER
With the increased use of polyester, rayon and other fiber blends
in denim, seam (elastane) slippage is a challenge experienced by
mills, brands and retailers, and ultimately the end- consumer which
can result in product returns and consumer dissatisfaction in
quality and the aesthetics of the garment.
It can also affect the wear life of the garments after home laundry.
The patent pending LYCRA
®
Anti-Slip fiber is developed to help
prevent seam (elastane) slippage and improve garments quality in
denim applications.
THE SLIPPAGE SOLUTION EXPERIENCED FOR
SINGLE CORE FABRICS THAT REQUIRE STRETCH
AND GOOD RECOVERY POWER
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8. WHAT IS SEAM
SLIPPAGE?
In the seam area, slippage happens when the elastane fiber
is retracted towards the inside of the yarn bundle causing
immediate adverse impact on fabric quality appearance.
The heart of the technology is the unique filament structure and proprietary chemical
composition specially engineered to increase the adhesive and frictional force between
the surrounding hard fiber and LYCRA
®
spandex fiber.
SLIPPAGE SOLUTION
HARD FIBERS
SPECIAL FILAMENT STRUCTURE
AND PROPRIETARY CHEMICAL
COMPOSITION
HIGHER ADHESIVE AND
FRICTION FORCE
LYCRA
®
FIBER
STAYS IN PLACE
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9. LYCRA
®
Anti-Slip FIBER DELIVERS
EXCELLENT STRETCH AND
RECOVERY POWER
1600
1400
1200
1000
400
200
800
600
0
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
40D FIBER
LOAD G
EXTENSION %
1600
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
10 20 30 40
70D FIBER
LOAD G
EXTENSION %
40D
LYCRA
®
INCUMBENT
FIBER
40D
LYCRA
®
Anti-Slip
FIBER
16
14
12
10
4
2
8
6
0
INCUMBENT
SPANDEX 40D
LYCRA
®
Anti-Slip
FIBER 40D
INCUMBENT
SPANDEX 70D
LYCRA
®
Anti-Slip
FIBER 70D
25
20
15
5
10
0
INCUMBENT
SPANDEX 40D
LYCRA
®
Anti-Slip
FIBER 40D
INCUMBENT
SPANDEX 70D
LYCRA
®
Anti-Slip
FIBER 70D
SEAM SLIPPAGE OF COTTON FABRICS (mm)
SEAM SLIPPAGE OF POLY/RAYON (mm)
THE LYCRA COMPANY SEAM -SLIPPAGE PROPIETARY TEST ILUSTRATES
IMPROVED SEAM SLIPPAGE IN POLY/RAYON AND COTTON FABRICS BY
TYPE LYCRA
®
Anti-Slip FIBER.
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10. SUPER STRETCH
SUPER SHAPE
RETENTION
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11. LYCRA
®
dualFX
®
Technology was developed in response to
market demand for high-stretch denim fabrics that keep their
shape. This patented technology is based on the use of two
stretch components -LYCRA
®
and LYCRA
®
T400
®
fibers –in a
single yarn.
With LYCRA® dualFX® technology the consumer gets the
best of both worlds—the high stretch of LYCRA® fiber and
the excellent recovery power of LYCRA
®
T400
®
fiber for
jeans that fit all day, every day.
WHY CHOOSE
LYCRA
®
dualFX
®
TECHNOLOGY
LYCRA
®
dualFX
®
FIBER TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERS DENIM GARMENTS WITH:
HIGH STRETCH
AND EXCELLENT
RECOVERY POWER
FIBER TECHNOLOGY FOR JEANS
THAT FIT ALL DAY, EVERY DAY
HIGH STRETCH
LOW GROWTH
LOW SHRINKAGE
HELPS PREVENT SEAM SLIPPAGE
AVAILABLE WITH
ECOMADE TECHNOLOGY
REDUCES GARMENT RETURNS
DIVERTS WASTE,
KEEPING MATERIALS IN USE
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12. HOW IT’S DONE
LYCRA
®
FIBER + LYCRA
®
T400
®
FIBER
IN THE SAME YARN
LYCRA
®
dualFX
®
technology forms the building blocks for two
other LYCRA Company technologies: LYCRA
®
FREEF!T
®
and
LYCRA
®
BEAUTYfabrics. All three technologies use LYCRA
®
dualFX
®
yarns but in different ways to achieve unique properties.
LYCRA
®
FIBER
LYCRA® T400
®
FIBER
COTTON
LYCRA
®
dualFX
®
TECHNOLOGY
PLATFORM
SUPER STRETCH, SUPER RECOVERY
LYCRA
®
FIBER PLUS LYCRA
®
T400
®
FIBER
IN THE CORE
SOFT, EASY STRETCH
WITH GOOD RECOVERY
LYCRA
®
dualFX
®
YARNS ARE TREATED
BY A PATENTED PROCESS AND
WOVEN IN AN OPEN STRUCTURE TO
ACHIEVE SOFT, EASY STRETCH
COMFORTABLE SHAPING
LYCRA
®
dualFX
®
FABRIC WITH MINIMUM
40% STRETCH AND OPTIMUM
COMPRESSIVE SHAPING POWER.
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13. DURABILITY
IS THE KEY TO
SUSTAINABILITY
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14. DURABILITY
IS KEY TO
SUSTAINABILITY
Our NEW and improved LYCRA
®
lastingFIT2.0 technology,
a key offering from our LYCRA
®
XTRA LIFE™ brand suite of
products, helps create durable denim with long-lasting fit
and comfort.
LONG-LASTING
COMFORT & FIT
COTTON-LIKE
HAND FEEL
RANGE OF STRETCH
OPTIONS
LYCRA
®
lastingFIT2.0 technology, our latest LYCRA
®
XTRA
LIFE™brand offering, is an innovative solution for meeting today’s
consumer’s demand for more sustainable apparel. This offering
creates fabrics with a range of stretch levels, an authentic denim
look and feel, and long-lasting recovery that can keep garments in
longer use. An EcoMade version of technology is also offered
using recycled materials.
WHY CHOOSE
LYCRA
®lastingFIT
TECHNOLOGY
LYCRA
®
lastingFITFIBER ENGINEERS DENIM
GARMENTS WITH:
LONG-LASTING RECOVERY
Due to self-crimping structure of LYCRA
®
T400
®
fiber, it
has long- lasting performance.
AUTHENTIC DENIM LOOK & FEEL
Offer a more cotton- like look and feel with the addition of a
staple fiber
RANGE OF STRETCH OPTIONS
Low, middle and high stretch levels provide excellent recovery
performance when adding LYCRA
®
fiber
SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS
Potential to create more sustainable denim by choosing fabrics
that use recycled materials:
LYCRA
®
T400
®
EcoMadefiber
LYCRA
®
EcoMadefiber
PATENTED TECHNOLOGY
Generate excitement with a new innovationbacked by the
quality assurance of the LYCRA
®
brand name
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15. LYCRA
®
lastingFIT2.0
TECHNOLOGY
BARE LYCRA
®
T400
®
FIBER
This new patented offering combines the benefits of bare
LYCRA
®
T400
®
fiber or LYCRA
®
T400
®
EcoMadefiber with
staple fiber in the weft using versatile construction methods to
deliver long-lasting performance with sustainability benefits.
HOW DOES THE
TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVE
COTTON RICH HAND &
NATURAL APPEARANCE?
A staple spun yarn and a LYCRA
®
T400
®
fiber are inserted into the
fabric at the same time. These two yarns are woven in the same
weaving pattern.
During the relaxation process, yarn B of LYCRA
®
T400
®
fiber
shrinks and forms stretch. The warp yarn comes closer, and the fabric
width becomes narrower. At the same time, yarn A of staple spun yarn
bends and crimps up.
The crimps- up of yarn A (staple spun yarn) make the 3D effects and
fabric thickness increases. The staple spun yarn also covers LYCRA
®
T400
®
fiber generating visual effects and reduce the synthetic
appearance.
STAPLE SPUN YARN
W ARP YARN
YARN B
YARN A
W ARP YARN
YARN B
YARN A
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16. COMFORT IS
THE MOST
POPULAR
REASON FOR
WEARING A
FAVORITE PAIR
OF JEANS
COMFORTABLE FIT
FLATTERS MY SHAPE
MAKES ME FEEL GOOD
EASY TO MOVE IN
CAN WEAR ALL DAY
DURABLE/LONG LASTING
SLIMS
VERSATILE
KEEPS SHAPE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY
EASY TO PUT ON TAKE OFF
SHAPES, SCULPTS, SMOOTHS
BREATHABLE
SUPPORTS
LIFT UP/PUSH UP
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
63
52
48
48
45
36
36
35
34
32
28
21
21
13
LYCRA® Consumer Survey April 2023”
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17. NEW
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR BI-STRETCH
DENIM
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18. WHAT IS LYCRA
®
XFIT DOUBLE BEAM
TECHNOLOGY?
Upgraded LYCRA
®
XFIT technology is a patented
innovation by The LYCRA Company to offer new
design opportunities in bi-stretch denim.
Yarn A:
Rigid Indigo Warp
Yarn B:
Elastic Yarn
Yarn A: 100% Indigo Yarn
Yarn A is 100% cotton indigo-
dyed yarn.
Indigo-dyed Yarn A is heavier
than Yarn B with LYCRA
®
fiber.
This helps to enable fabrics to
have natural cotton aesthetics
and handfeel.
Yarn B: Elastic Yarn
Yarn B is stretch covered yarn
(AJY yarn), such as air covered
yarn of polyester with LYCRA
®
fiber.
Yarn B with LYCRA
®
fiber can
be buried inside the fabric and
provide good stretch and high
recovery.
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By using looms with double beam capability -on the loom, the
bottom beam is used for rigid indigo warp yarn A, and the top
beam for stretch covered yarn B. Yarn B with LYCRA
®
fiber can
be buried inside the fabric and provide stretch and recovery.
Rigid Indigo yarn A is much heavier than the stretch covered
yarn B, so the fabrics have natural cotton aesthetic and
handfeel. Unlike conventional bi- stretch denim constructions,
LYCRA
®
XFIT technology does not need to use core spun yarn
in warp direction.Any kind of warp indigo yarn and weft yarn
can be used to create various fabric types with high fabric
recovery with low growth.

19. KEY BENEFITS
FOR MILLS/MAKERS
360°Flexibility
The technology supports
a stable fabric stretch
with easy control for
better size consistency
Fabric Dimensional
Stability
Low warp shrinkage %
to support the 360°
stretchability. Better
control fabric
shrinkage %.
Fabric Development
Flexibility
Possible to create two
layers of denim for
warmth. Any kind of warp
indigo yarn and weft yarn
can be used to create
various fabric types.
Fabric Shade
Better dyeing uniformity,
saturated cast, deep
shades, improved color
fastness
Fabric Performance
Low Warp Growth % and
High Warp Recovery
Traditional bi-stretch Double Beam bi-stretch
Traditional bi-stretch Double Beam bi-stretch
Warp recovery %
Fabric Growth in Warp %
Warp stretch %
Fabric Shrinkage in Warp %
High Fabric
Recovery &
Stable Fabric
Stretch
Low Warp
Shrinkage &
Fabric Growth
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20. KEY BENEFITS
FOR CONSUMERS
360°FLEXIBILITY
Exhibits less compression (compressive force) compared to
traditional bi- stretch denim. Ultra-comfort & fit.
SHAPE RETENTION Reduces bag & sag and provides better fit to ensure pro- longed
wear experience and a longer wear life
PREMIUM LOOK Demonstrating a true denim character and authentic vintage
denim look with 360°stretch.
SOFT HANDFEEL
The technology gives fabric a good body, avoiding spongy or
gummy feel, exhibiting clear twill lines.
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21. THANK
YOU
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