Nylon is a man-made fibre, also known as polyamide. Nylon is durable, lightweight and resilient. Nylon was the first completely synthetic fiber developed. Known for its high strength
Nylons refer to stockings or Tights made from a synthetic polymer. The process was invented by Wallace Carothers in the 1930's at DuPont. Nylon was named after New York (NY) and Londo