Arm Hosiery and Methods for Making the Same
Arm hosiery, more specifically, arm tights or arm stockings are described that provide a wearer with the same advantages as tights or stocking can provide for the legs. The arm hosiery as described are seamless hosiery that are attached to a comfortable and attractive bodice providing comfortable and attractive sheer arm covers that can be worn under a variety of tops, dresses, and the like.
1 . A garment for the arms and torso of the body comprising:
a hosiery bodice comprising a front and a back, wherein the front of the bodice is sewn to the back of the bodice;
two non-compression seamless hosiery sleeves connected to the bodice, one on the right side and the other on the left side; and
wherein the seamless hosiery sleeves comprise a transition area indicative of production from a hosiery tube comprising cut lines.
2 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the sleeves are raglan sleeves.
3 . The garment of claim 1 comprising,
a first non-compression hosiery tube comprising a right sleeve and a right half of a bodice;
a second non-compression hosiery tube comprising a left sleeve and a left half of a bodice;
wherein the right half of the bodice is sewn to the left half of the bodice to create a bodice having a seam down the front and a seam down the back and a pair of hosiery arms.
4 . A garment for the arms and torso comprising:
a non-compression body portion; and
a non-compression, seamless, hosiery sleeve connected to each side of the body portion by stitching, wherein the seamless sleeves comprise anti-run lines proximate the stitching.
5 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the sleeves are raglan.
6 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the sleeves are sewn to the body portion using an overlock stitch.
7 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the sleeves are opaque, sheer or semi-sheer.
8 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the sleeves are capped, short, elbow length, three-quarter, long.
9 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the front of the body portion is sewn to the back of the body portion to form seams down the sides of the garment.
10 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the sleeves bear a decorative pattern.
11 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the neckline of the bodice is chosen from one of crew neck, v-neck, scoop neck, low cut, turtleneck, or open bust.
12 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the neckline comprises one or more of binding, decorative trim, or embellishments.
13 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the bodice is a crop top; wherein the neckline includes a binding; and wherein the sleeves are raglan sleeves.
14 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the sleeves comprise one or more of a double layer folded hem, a cuffed hem, a trimmed or embellished hem, or a finger or thumb hole.
15 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the body portion is a crop top, an open bust, waist length, hip length or a slip.
16 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the bodice forms a portion of a body suit, a body shaper or a cat suit.
17 . The garment of claim 4 , further comprising the application of one or more finishing treatments.
18 . A method of making a foundation garment comprising:
forming a first hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a left sleeve;
forming a second hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a right sleeve;
forming a third hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a bodice front;
forming a fourth hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a bodice back; and
cutting the first hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a first left sleeve;
cutting the second hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a first right sleeve;
cutting the third hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a bodice front;
cutting the fourth hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a bodice back;
sewing the bodice front to the bodice back to form a bodice;
attaching a left sleeve to the bodice; and
attaching the right sleeve to the bodice.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the bodice is sewn together using an overlock stitch.
20 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising one or more of dyeing the garment, applying one or more finishing chemicals to the garment, or boarding the arm and subjecting it to a smoothing treatment.