 A lightweight, moisture absorbing fiber. No other fabric offers the comfort and feel of nature's own fiber. It's breathable, washable and biodegradable too.
Combed cotton - A cotton yarn that goes through an additional "combing," process so that only the longer fibers remain. This improves the softness and strength of the yarn.
Ring Spun Carded cotton - A cotton yarn with good durability and hand (feel), however it is not combed to remove the short fibers.
Mercerized cotton - A cotton yarn that is put through an additional finishing process (Mercerizing) to provide great luster and softness to the yarn and to intensify dyed colors.
Elastic - A rubber or spandex core covered with nylon to provide extreme stretch and recovery.
Rayon - A natural cellulose filament fiber known for its sheen, its soft hand and its high moisture absorption properties.
Silk - A very smooth, soft and moisture absorbing fiber. It boasts a high tensile strength and acts as a natural thermal retainer that does not conduct heat.
 The original, easy care fiber. Each wool fiber is made up of millions of "coiled springs," that stretch in use, but coil back to their original positions. It features inherent qualities such as wrinkle resistance, colorfastness, shape recovery (resiliency) and it breathes with your body. It can be knit in various weights to provide increasing levels of insulation for every temperature. Wool yarn, when knit into a thicker sock, tends to be bulky and lofty. Air becomes entrapped and it becomes an ideal insulator. Wool socks also keep feet drier because wool absorbs as much as 30% of its own weight before it begins to feel damp.
 A special, fine grade of wool that originally came from Merino sheep. It has all of the characteristics classic to wool that are listed above, but what makes Merino wool different is the luxurious softness and comfort provided by the fine diameter Merino fibers. Unlike traditional wool, Merino wool does not itch and is shrink-treated to hold its size and shape even after repeated washings.
Merino lambs wool - A unique type of Merino wool. This specialized luxury fiber is prized for its plush softness, and is the finest grade of commercial wool available. For yarn to qualify as lambs wool, 65% of the fiber content must come from the very first shearing of a lamb. These virgin-shorn fibers have a tapered, "un-cut," end for a feel that you have to wear to believe.
Worsted wool - A wool yarn spun under the Worsted system. This type of spinning aligns the fibers parallel to each other to provide extreme strength and durability.
Woolenspun - The process of spinning wool with random fiber alignment to create loft and softness.
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Acrylic - a man made fiber that provides softness and warmth with little weight, and high durability. Acrylic's inherent properties allow it to hold brighter and more brilliant colors than its natural fiber counterparts.
Nylon - a very strong, versatile, hard wearing fiber. Socks made of nylon can be thin and silky or bulky and highly elastic. Nylon is often used with other fibers to give added stretch or to improve durability.
Stretch Nylon - Nylon strands that are air-entangled or crimped to provide elasticity. It is used to achieve stretch and recovery.
Polyester & Stretch Polyester - Two hydrophobic (moisture repelling) fibers that are known for their durability and are extremely colorfast for vivid coloration.
Olefin (Polypropylene) - A superior moisture repellent fiber that won't accept moisture. It is used alone or with absorbent outer layers that work together to wick moisture away from your body. It is very strong and has the lowest specific gravity (lightest) of any synthetic fiber.
 Wonder~Wick® - the Wonder~Wick Moisture Control System was developed by Wigwam Mills, Inc. to keep your feet warm, dry and comfortable. A moisture repelling yarn next to the skin wicks the perspiration away from the foot. A moisture-absorbing fiber on the outside of the sock works with the inner fiber to ensure that the moisture stays away from the foot. A dry foot is warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. The lack of moisture next to the foot is also instrumental in minimizing blisters.
TECHNICAL WIGWAM FIBER BLENDS
4-Channel Polyester - a generic term for a high-performance four-channel fiber engineered to move moisture and speed the evaporation of perspiration. It is a superior fabric for wicking action, drying time, moisture absorption and transport.
 A high-performance, four-channel fiber engineered to move moisture and speed the evaporation of perspiration. It is a superior fabric, for wicking action, drying time, moisture absorption and transport.
Dacron® Polyester - a DuPont® brand of polyester fibers.
Duraspun® Acrylic - a premium high-bulk acrylic fiber that offers superior softness, wicking and thermal conductivity. It has a superior warmth to weight ratio so it can keep feet warm without adding weight or excess bulk. In warmer weather, its wicking action works to keep feet dry and cool.
Gore-Tex® - a windproof, waterproof, breathable membrane. Microscopic pores in the membrane are small enough to prevent liquid water from penetrating, but are large enough to allow water vapor to pass for breathability.
Holofil® Polyester - DuPont® Holofil® Polyester fiber is a high-loft insulation that keeps the cold out. Hollow core fibers trap air to provide warmth and loft. Combined with other fibers, it creates a lightweight, thermally superior sock.
Lumiza™ Acrylic - an advanced moisture-absorbing acrylic fiber containing micropores that have a capillary action to absorb moisture and then dissipate it by evaporation. Although it is a lightweight fiber, it has superior insulation qualities. It is soft, breathable and quick drying.
Lycra® - DuPont's brand of spandex fiber that adds four-way stretch and recovery to increase form fitting ability.
 OUTLAST® Temperature Regulating Fibers minimize the reliance on trapped air for insulating. Instead, micro-thermal materials absorb, store, distribute and release heat in response to the body's comfort needs. This minimizes changes in thermal comfort by neutralizing uncomfortable and potentially dangerous temperature extremes, regardless of the outside environment.
 A lightweight fabric providing breathability and warmth while moving moisture from the body by combining a thermally-efficient polymer and micro-sized hollow core fibers that heat up quickly and retain warmth.
 Hollow core fibers prevent heat loss by trapping a layer of warm air around the foot while transporting perspiration to the outer layer of moisture absorbing fabric. It offers great softness and wicking ability.
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