Metallic Yarns

It is with regret that after 75 years of manufacturing and selling Metallic yarns, we are discontinuing the line. The volume of sales in the US no longer justifies manufacturing or selling metallic yarns.

We currently have a very limited amount of product available from inventory. Once liquidated we will no longer be offering Metallics.

50NL – half mil non-laminated, metallized polyester film with protective lacquer on both sides. The lacquer is clear for silver and colored for gold and colors. Stocked in gold, silver, green, and irise. Typical end uses:

• sweaters
• hosiery
• broad goods
• labels

The Metallic Yarn Manufacturing Process

Metallic yarns start as rolls of film 30″ or wider. These wide rolls are slit into narrow rolls 2″ to 5″ wide. These narrow rolls are gang slit across their entire width to micro widths from 1/100” (.010”) and wider and then taken up on plastic spools for shipment to textile mills.

Supported yarns are made by wrapping single slit yarns with two ends of nylon. One end of nylon is wrapped clockwise and the other end is wrapped counterclockwise around the metallic yarn. The most commonly used nylon is 20 denier. Supported yarns are put up on cones.

Metallic Yarn Uses

Metallic yarns are woven, braided, and knit into many fashionable fabrics and trims. Additionally, metallic yarns are twisted with other fibers such as wool, nylon, cotton and synthetic blends to produce yarns which add novelty effects to the end cloth or trim. 

Throughout the years, metallic yarns have been used in just about every form of textiles. Some end uses have been in automotive fabrics, television front fabrics, bath towels and face cloths, clerical vestments, bathing suits, hosiery, upholstery, hat bands, etc. They were also used in theatrical clothing, theater back drops, doll clothing, banners and uniforms.

Care of Fabrics With Metallic Yarns

Professional dry cleaning with perchlorethylene is preferred to laundering. Hand laundering with Woolite and cold water is the only suggested laundering method. Bleach should not be used.

Fabrics containing metallic yarns should be treated like all synthetic fabrics. Ironing should be at the lowest setting. If there is no thermostat on the iron, do not use. Also, do not use steam when ironing metallic yarns.