What is lisle?

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What is lisle?

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Lisle, pronounces Lyle, is yarn that used to commonly be used to make stockings.

To create lisle, one thread is twisted an extra twist per inch than ordinary yarns in one direction and a second thread is twisted at the same rate in the opposite direction. The two threads are then combined and twisted together. The extra twists in lisle yarns give additional strength and resilience. Due to the additional processing required to make lisle, it is more expensive than basic cotton yarn. The additional costs and quality aspects meant that Sea Island cotton was often used to produce lisle.

Taking the lisle yarn and exposing it to a caustic soda solution creates mercerised lisle. The process adds a lustre and additional strength to the yarn. Mercerised lisle was often used to reinforce the heels and toes of stockings. The yarn is was used to produce fine gauge sheer stockings known as 'Chiffon-Lisles'

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Lisle is a type of cotton fabric used in household linen and working clothes.
Lisle is a suburb of Chicago, located off of I-355.
Lisle is a west side suburb of Chicago located just south of where I-88 and I-355 have an interchange.
a suburb southwest of chicago. very nice by the way too.
Lisle is a town!! It's pronounced "Ly-uhl", and it's along both I-88 and 355. The only place I've been to in Lisle is Lisle Lanes, the bowling alley haha. I think it's a nice town though! Similar to Downers Grove and Wheaton and Glen Ellyn.