Clothing for professional training and sports is sewn from special materialswhich have a number of specific properties. What materials are used for this - our article will tell.
Features
The material used to make the tracksuit must meet the following requirements:
- High breathability. The suit should let air through easily so that the athlete is comfortable even during the most intense workouts. In addition, the fabric must allow moisture to pass through, preventing sweat from accumulating under clothing.
- Strength. The tracksuit should be designed for a fairly serious load, stretch well and maintain its original shape.
- Practicality. The material should be easy to wash and dry quickly.
- Outward appeal. It is good if the costume, in addition to the basic functions, also looks stylish and beautiful. It is much more pleasant to practice in such clothes.
Kinds
To create sportswear, both natural and synthetic fabrics are used.
Cotton is one of the most popular and frequently used materials for tailoring tracksuits. Among its advantages include: high strength, resistance to fading, excellent water and air permeability, hypoallergenicity. Its disadvantages include relative fragility.
Canvas also has a cotton base. But, unlike a cotton suit, canvas clothing is highly resistant to wear and retains its original appearance for a long time. The material is very dense, does not stretch, and is practical to use.
Wool is often used for sewing insulated models. It has goals with a number of advantages, including hygiene, a high coefficient of heat conservation, hygroscopicity. The disadvantages include, perhaps, only the difficulty in care.
Silk is never used in its pure form, usually in combination with other materials. The addition of silk fibers allows you to make the material more wear-resistant, durable and outwardly attractive.
Footer - natural cotton material, very soft, pleasant to the touch, thanks to the special interweaving of threads. Sometimes used in combination with polyester threads. The footer is divided into 2 groups: two-thread and three-thread.
The two-thread is formed by the interweaving of two threads. It is thinner, softer, lighter, used with a fleece lining. Three-thread - more dense and warm material, which is suitable for use in the cold season.
The disadvantages of natural materials include their unsuitability for sublimation, that is, through color. Decor and print are applied to them by embroidery on fabric, patch parts or silk screen printing.
The advantages of synthetic materials, first of all, are their increased elasticity. Due to this, the service life of sportswear and the comfort of its use are significantly increased. In addition, synthetics are easy to maintain. It is very easy to wash, dries quickly, does not stretch and does not lose its shape. Synthetics, on the other hand, can cause an allergic reaction.
False net is a synthetic material for tailoring sports suits. This is polyester, which is characterized by very high wear resistance, practicality, ease of care. The color does not fade or fade even after repeated washing. The material is very hygroscopic, and to improve its properties it is often treated with special impregnation. The mesh is hypoallergenic; therefore, it is applicable for creating children's clothing. Most often, the material is used for sewing a hockey, volleyball, football uniform. The grid may have different densities.
Elastic externally it is an absolutely smooth material on the one hand and soft, warm, resembling fleece, on the other. The material perfectly keeps heat, therefore it is suitable for the autumn-spring period.
The main advantage of duspo is good wind protection. A parade, beautiful form is often sewn from such material. Sometimes the material is treated with special impregnation. Duspo clothing is usually lined.
Micropolyester is a material based on polyester fibers. It has good density, strength, lightness. Almost no creases, holds its shape well, is resistant to fading. The front side of the material has a soft, pleasant to the touch velvety surface.
The material Prince has good water repellent ability, easy to care for, durable, and externally attractive.
Taslan is a polyamide-based material. It is characterized by an unusual weaving structure and the presence of a porous waterproof coating on the wrong side. The material is very light, durable, does not retain moisture, does not allow fluff, is easy to use, resistant to abrasion, mechanical stretching and other loads.
Other materials include lycra, nylon, spandex, knitwear, antibacterial fabric, etc.
Several materials can be used for tailoring a tracksuit.possessing excellent physical and mechanical properties. As a rule, the outer part is made of waterproof polyester, warm fleece, lining mesh, etc. are used as a lining.
When buying a tracksuit, you need to carefully study the information about the composition of the fabric and how to care for it. Such information is placed by the manufacturer on the label. Careful and thorough care is the key to the durability of any material.
Innovative technologies
Modern technologies are aimed at improving materials not only for professional sports suits, but also for ordinary T-shirts, shorts, sweatpants and other clothes.
For example, Adidas pays special attention to the development of the material that is most comfortable for athletes involved in intense loads. With active physical exercise, the human body produces a large amount of sweat. The polyester microgrid used by the brand allows you to instantly absorb moisture and bring it to the surface with subsequent evaporation.
At the same time, the material also has excellent breathability. The mesh material has a special tunnel design, so that air is trapped in the cells, but does not interfere with the absorption and withdrawal of sweat.
The athlete feels absolutely comfortable even with intense power loads.
Puma company is actively engaged in the implementation of innovative developments in its own production. The materials used perfectly absorb moisture. In addition, special anatomical inserts on clothing provide optimal thermal and air regulation during training of different intensities. The capillary structure of the material allows you to retain heat and at the same time remove moisture to the surface.
Another innovative development from the company - PowerCELL. The principle of its operation is based on the phenomenon of compression. The athletic tape, applied in special places under clothing, has a compression effect, micromassage and improves blood flow to the body. This is the perfect solution for extended workouts and workouts.
Nike is one of the world leaders in sportswear. It is not surprising that this brand is also actively introducing the latest scientific developments into production. For example, for tailoring sports shorts, trousers and other clothes, the company uses microfiber from recycled polyester. This material stretches wonderfully in different directions, instantly absorbs sweat. It is perfectly erased and dries very quickly.
For lovers of natural fabrics, microfiber is often used in combination with cotton. At the same time, the suit has all the advantages of synthetics, and its inner part, made of natural cotton, gives comfort and pleasant sensations during classes.