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If you have any doubts about choosing the correct size do not hesitate to contact us directly . Here you will find people happy to advise you. With a few simple questions our staff can identify the size most suitable for you.

Made to measure service.

Our company produces all the garments in house, due to this we can produce made to measure products on demand; for information and price quotation please contact us at :

Mail : info@viscontidiangera.com.com

Phone + 39 0331 960200

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Posted on 9 July 201818 January 2024 by paolo carletto

Care of silk

Maintenance and care of silk

Care of silk is a very important because it is a very resistent fiber but is also quite delicate. Dry clean or hand wash is strongly recommended, but it’s also possible to machine wash, using a delicate cycle (max 30° Celsius). It’s a good idea to use neutral soap and never powder detergergent, bleach, any ammonia or whitener

The process

care of silk, hand washing

For hand washing we suggest to soak the silk for 5 mins in warm water; if the silk garment is coloured, it must be rinsed quickly adding a bit of vinegar to the water will give more brightness to the colour. For White silk garments, add some hydrogen peroxide when rinsing; move the silk garment carefully, without twisting and rinse using cold water, most importantly, dry the garment flat without exposing the silk to direct sunlight, so you can avoid staining and fading. Above all we suggest to iron the silk garments when they are still damp, placing a cloth inbetween the garment and the iron, will ensure no steam stains.

Special tips for the care of silk

If machine washing, the drums must be perfect without burrs to avoid pulling threads and ruining the silk, likewise washing bins must be very smooth. (see picture)

estrazione di fili nella manutenzione della seta

Another aspect to consider is that wet silk has the tendency to surface abrasion; rubbing causes pilling with the formation of fluff that reults in a loss of brightness, for this reason, it is strongly disadvised to tumble dry when the silk is damp. These problems do not occur when dry cleaning, for the reason that during this process the silk doesn’t become wet.

dry cleaning machine for the care of silk

Silk electrostatic charges

Finally, some silk products can have electrostatic charges, a solution doesn’t exist, but certainly the use of a softner can reduce the problem.

Some of our products made in silk

Wide strap vest

V – neck long sleeves

Longjohns

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Posted on 6 July 201818 January 2024 by paolo carletto

Care of cotton

Here are the best suggestions for the care of Lisle cotton yarn in order to avoid shrinkage or damaging the garments; there are different way to wash the garments without the risk of ruining them.

How to proceed

First of all, it is possible to machine wash on the delicate cycle, (with a low temperature max.30°); the program must have the short rinse cycle also reduced spinning time; it is strongly advised to turn the garments inside out and put them in a proper washing bag before placing into the machine.

program for the care of lisle cotton yarn

Above all we strongly recommend the use of a liquid detergent for delicate garments with the softner.

washing liquid for the care of lisle cotton yarn

Furthermore, we woud advise that the garments are hand washed for the first two washes using warm water of about 30°; above all, we recommend that you follow the washing instructions which you will find on the label sewn inside the garment; finally we suggest that the garments are divided before washing into light and dark colours.

Special tips for the care of cotton

In the case of very dirty garments it is a good idea to rub them with a bar of Marseille soap (see picture ) before you put them into the washing machine; this is a very good remedy for most stains and above all for the stubbon marks.

soap for the care of lisle cotton yarn

Above all Liquid detergent is advised as it has the advantage of dissolving very quickly in the water, as a result avoiding staining.

Attention!!!

Bleach should only be used on white garments; regarding coloured garments it is necessary to check the colour resistence; our garments do not have this problem because they are made in house using coloured thread. Should the garments stretch during washing, it is possible to recover the shape by placing them in cold water.

Drying the cotton

Above all, dry far away from direct heat and sunlight, also turn the garments inside out.

Our products made in lisle cotton yarn

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Posted on 6 July 20188 January 2024 by paolo carletto

Lisle cotton yarn

Lisle cotton yarn – the history

Lisle cotton yarn is made with the best Egyptian Makò cotton, and treated with a double mercerising process.

It was created close to the Scottish Lowlands in a company named Coats. Since the second half of the 1800’s this thread was widely recognised as the best quality thread produced by Coats. Its original name was “Scottish crochet thread”.

lisle cotton yarn plant

lisle cotton yarn (Lowlands)

The origins of Lisle cotton yarn

Makò cotton comes from Northern Egypt, it is a long stape cotton, in fact, the length of the stape is between 30 and 34 mm. Due to its charateristics, it is used to produce the highest quality cotton thread. The name Makò comes from the area in Egypt where it is grown (see picture). It was discovered around the 1820 by a Frenchman named Louis Alexis Jumel in the Egyptian governor’s Mello Bey garden, here there were plants which the governor had imported from Ethiopia and in a short time it was commercialised and used Worldwide.

The boll has a charateristic light pink colour and the stape length is around 31 to 38 mm, furthermore the fineness of the fiber is around 12 to 14 micron. There are different qualities of long stape Makò: Giza 86, Giza 89 and Giza 90. Even more, there are other luxurious varieties which have a superior fiber length (extra long stape) where the fibers are longer than 33 mm. Above all, in this type of cotton, there are some that are exceptional, for example Giza 45, Giza 70, Giza87 and Giza 88. Most noteworthy is Giza 45, it has a very soft, silky hand and is used to produce the best quality thread.

lisle cotton yarn (Giza 45)

lisle cotton yarn

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Posted on 5 July 20188 January 2024 by paolo carletto

Mercerise

This process, (mercerise) was invented and copyrighted in 1851 by the English chemist John Mercer who gave his name to this treatment.

mercerise (John Mercer)

First of all it is necessary to whiten and improve the quality of the raw cotton by adding sodium hydroxide at a temperature of 10° (Celsius) and with a concentration of 30° (Baumè). Sodium hydroxide (see picture) is melted in water and this solution transforms the molecular structure of the raw material giving it more softness. This type of treatment is use to give maximum brightness to the thread and consequently the final fabric. While in the case of colouredthread, the final result on the fabric will be a better intensity and stability of the colour. Furthermore mercerising improves the dimentional stability and also increases the tearing resistence.

sodium hydroxide for mercerise

mercerise

Results of mercerise

The fibers become more compact as a result more uniform and regular.
Big pores decrease , hence a more resistent fiber.
Micro pores increase, as a result there is better absorbtion.
The realligning of the fiber’s crystal structure consequently increasing the elasticity also the resistence.
Increased brightness.

Furthermore, all products made with mercerised cotton, have improved anallergic and antibacterical charateristics and above all, better absorbtion. In fact using this treatment , the natural body transpiration becomes absorbed and disperses in the air. This is a specialised treatment, due to this not all varieties of cotton are suitable; only extra long stape, for example Egyptian Makò, Caribbean Sea -Island are able to reach the right brightness that is the principal benefit of mercerising. This process can be made on the fabric or the thread only after bleaching, therefore it is impossible to mercerise raw cotton. The fabric or the thread, remains in the sodium hydroxide solution for a short amount of time ( aprox. 1 to 3 mins) after which, the excess liquid is removed before ironing.

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Pyjamas

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Posted on 5 July 20189 January 2024 by paolo carletto

Singed cotton

Singed cotton is the result of an industrial procedure where the cotton thread is passed through a flame to eliminate all the excess fluff.

Process

singed cotton machine

The cotton thread is passed very fast over a flame that burns off the external fluff; above all, the speed by which the thread passes over the flame is very important, it must not be burnt and furthermore no residue can be left on the fiber of singed cotton.

The machine that does this process uses natural gas for the flames for the reason that natural gas does not leave any residue on the fibers. Alessandro Volta in 1776 discovered and studied the natural gas or so said methane, exactly here in Angera while he was a guest of the inventor Teresa Ciceri Castiglioni. Walking alongside the shore of the lake, he saw some bubbles coming up from the bottom of the lake, and collected them in a bottle. He subsequently discovered that you can light this gas with a candle or an electric spark and the flame burns at the temperature of 600°

singed cotton (A. Volta)

Singed cotton – Results

The resulting thread is more uniform, (see picture) also fresher and more luminous; eliminating the fluff, makes the cotton drier and consequently fresher; this process is done before the mercerising, therefore the final result is even better.

singed cotton

Singeing is done on high quality cotton only, with long fibers, as a preparation for all the subsequent processes that will transform it from its original form ( egyptian Makò cotton) into the finished product Lisle Cotton Yarn; at the end of this operation, about 6/7 % of the initial weight will have been lost, this is necessary to guarantee the excellence of the product.

Some of our singed cotton products

V – neck short sleeves

Boxers

Pyjamas

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Posted on 4 July 20189 January 2024 by paolo carletto

Ribbed fabric

The Ribbed fabric was created to give volume and elasticity, hence we can realise very comfortable garments. This fabric can be made using different fibers, Visconti di Angera uses only the best quality; such as: Lisle Cotton Yarn, cashmere and silk, merino wool, wool and silk and pure silk

Charateristics of ribbed fabric

The main strenghts of this fabric are elasticity and also complete stability. Due to this particular production process, where the horizontal and the vertical needles work together, the fabric is absolutely stable. Consequently, these charateristics, make this fabric ideal for underwear with a perfect fit and no constrictions. Furthermore, in order to make our garments even more comfortable, we produce them without any side seams; for this reason, we need circular machines with different diameters, hence, we have one machine for each size.

macchina circolare a costina

Knitting

Ribbed fabric is made by circular machines in which the Needles both vertical and horizontal work alternatively. The thread makes a kind of continuos ” 8 ” shape that generates the ribs. As a result this particular fabric has a natural elasticity.

ribbed fabric structure

Once completed, the ribbed fabric has to be ironed with a particular machine. This machine has a vibrating belt, the fabric is passed over this whilst simultaneosly being steamed. Consequently it shrinks and stabilizes; finally, the fabric is folded and left to rest for several weeks, as a result the shrinking problems are reduced to a minimum.

Results

This fabric is very elastic, voluminous and above all breathable, consequently, this fabric is ideal for all wool based products where softness and fit are certainly improved. Due to its constructive charateristics, a lot of air is trapped inbetween the fibers, hence it is absorbent and above all has maximum insulation.

Our Ribbed fabric products

Wide strap vest

Crew neck short sleeve

Longjohns

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