1. Classification by raw materials
According to the raw materials used for knitting socks, it can be divided into cotton yarn socks, wool socks, nylon stockings, elastic nylon stockings, nylon-cotton blended socks, cotton-acrylic blended socks and natural stockings.
2. Classification by organizational structure
According to the knitting organization of socks, it can be divided into two categories: plain socks and flower socks. Single-cylinder plain socks are one-color plain knitted socks. Flower socks can be divided into jacquard socks (single-sided jacquard organization), embroidered socks (embroidered plating organization), mesh plating socks (overhead plating organization), horizontal strip socks (transverse horizontal connection organization of different colors), terry Socks (terry tissue), etc.
But there are also two kinds of weaving, such as jacquard embroidered socks, jacquard striped socks, mesh embroidered socks and so on. The plain socks knitted with double needles are ribbed. The flower socks are jacquard socks (double-sided jacquard organization), embroidered socks, plain concave-convex composite organization), and embroidered concave-convex socks (embroidered concave-convex composite organization).
3. Classification according to the length of socks
Generally, it can be divided into three types: long socks, middle socks and short socks, in addition to pantyhose.
4. according to the classification of socks
Generally, it can be divided into plain long, middle socks, single cuff, double cuff, elastic cuff, elastic elastic cuff and fancy cuff socks.
Expansion information:
Ancient socks were called "foot clothes" or "foot pockets", and it took thousands of years of evolution to develop into modern socks.
Women in ancient Rome wore thin straps around their feet and legs, and these leggings were the most primitive socks. Until the middle of the Middle Ages, this kind of "socks" also became popular in Europe, but the thin straps were replaced by cloth pieces. In the 16th century, the Spanish began to separate the pantyhose from the trousers, and began to use the knitting method to weave socks.
The Englishman William Lee (William Lee) engaged his wife in hand-knitting, which led to his research on knitting machinery. In 1589, he invented the world's first hand-knitting machine to weave wool pants. In 1598, it was transformed into a knitting machine that could produce finer stockings.
Soon, the French Fournier (Fournier) began to produce silk stockings in Lyon, until the middle of the 17th century began to produce cotton socks. After DuPont invented nylon in 1938, the first batch of nylon socks was put on the market in the same year. Since then, the socks market has undergone complete changes. Nylon stockings are deeply favored by people and are all the rage.
The popularity in Europe was late, and it was not until 1945 that the first batch of nylon stockings was officially launched. According to research, the most primitive socks appeared in China's Xia Dynasty (21st century BC - 17th century BC). In the book "Wenzi", there is a phrase "King Wen defeated Chong, and the socks were loosened", which means that the straps of King Wen of Zhou's socks were loosened.
Judging from the two pairs of silk socks unearthed from the Western Han Dynasty Tomb No. 1 in Mawangdui, Changsha, they were all made of whole silk tailors, sewn on the instep and back, and the bottom was seamless. Opening at the back of the tube with garter straps attached to the opening. The size of the socks is 23cm and 23.4cm, and the height of the socks is 21cm and 22.5cm.