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We create innovative, industry-leading fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries.

For over 65 years, we, at The LYCRA Company, have pioneered innovations in spandex, polyester, and nylon fibers and related technologies, weaving comfort, performance, and durability into the fabric of the fashion and textile industries.

Our advanced fiber technology helps improve the performance of stretch fabrics and garment aesthetics to elevate the wearing experience.

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We offer a diverse range of over 200 fibers designed to deliver comfort, with benefits ranging from lasting stretch and recovery, lightweight warmth, moisture-wicking cooling, quick-drying properties, and durability.

Enhance fit and comfort with LYCRA® brand a lightweight, and powerful synthetic elastic fiber that allows the fabric to stretch and recover, transforming garments into better-fitting, longer-lasting apparel that moves with the wearer.

Experience moisture-wicking cooling performance with COOLMAX® brand fibers as it transports moisture away from the body to the fabric's surface, where it evaporates, helping to keep you cool, dry, and comfortable. Available in EcoMade fibers.

Enjoy lightweight warmth in clothing and non-clothing items with EcoMade versions using recycled resources. THERMOLITE® brand fibers and insulations keep you warm without added weight while optimizing performance.

Benefit from LYCRA® T400® brand, a polyester fiber that offers the stretch and recovery of spandex, providing lasting comfort, fit, shape, and moisture-wicking performance.

Witness innovative stretch performance with LYCRA HyFit® brand in disposable diapers, adult incontinence, and personal hygiene products, enabling a snug fit that helps prevent leakage.

Experience nylon that provides exceptional stretch and durability, with SUPPLEX^® brand that creates fabric with a soft, comfortable cotton-like feel. It is known for its ability to maintain shape, breathability, quick drying, color retention, and resistance to wear and tear.

Enjoy the benefits of a nylon that is lightweight and durable, with TACTEL^® brand offering known for its quick drying, softness, and breathability, and minimizing chafing while offering virtually weightless comfort.

Trust in ELASPAN^® brand exclusive generic spandex (elastane) fiber that sets the standard for unwavering quality, performance, and value.

Brand Spotlight

Discover Honeylove Intimates

Honeylove, a Los Angeles-based brand producing innovative intimates for women of all shapes and sizes, has chosen LYCRA^® brand technologies across several of their offerings. One of their most popular innerwear styles, the CrossOver Brief, features the comfort and “moves with you” feel of LYCRA^® ADAPTIV technology. This mid-waist brief comes in many colors and has rave reviews for its stylish shaping and ease of wear.

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Select your garment category and find solutions that will elevate your collections!

ActivewearDesign stylish, great-fitting, and durable apparel with gentle contouring, precise compression, moisture-wicking cooling, and beyond.

DenimOffer denim jeans that retain their shape and elasticity over time, reduce sagging and bagging, and provide adaptive shaping, lasting comfort, durability, and a great fit.

HosieryCreate premium hosiery featuring lasting comfort, flawless appearance, vibrant colors, superior fit, shape retention, targeted compression, and durability.

Intimate ApparelDesign form-fitting undergarments that shape, lift, contour, and deliver lasting performance to bras, panties, shapewear and more.

CompressionCraft compression garments for sports, medical use, travel, and prolonged standing, offering energizing support and graduated compression.

SocksKnit socks that seamlessly blend stretch and recovery with moisture-wicking capabilities to help keep feet dry, ensuring enduring comfort, and a secure fit across a wide range of sock styles.

SwimwearDevelop size-inclusive swimwear with impeccable fit, comfort, and style that maintains its shape, resists fading from the sun and chlorine, and lasts up to 10 times longer than unprotected spandex.

UnderwearDesign great-fitting, comfortable, and durable boxers, briefs, and other underwear styles that stay in place and move with the wearer to provide a perfect, confidence-boosting fit for all body types.

WovensProduce easy-care, wrinkle-resistant woven garments that provide lasting comfort, an impeccable fit, moisture-wicking cooling or lightweight warmth.

Explore Our Sustainable Solutions

We are always exploring new ways to reduce our environmental impact while creating products that help our customers and consumers reduce theirs. We are passionate about developing groundbreaking technologies that use fewer resources, reduce waste, and use recycled and renewable materials.

Visit our Product Sustainabilitypage to learn more about our EcoMade family of sustainable fibersthat offer equivalent performance to standard products.

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Connect With Fabric Suppliers

Explore the world of quality fabrics made with genuine LYCRA®, COOLMAX® and THERMOLITE® fibers from our network of global fabric mills and manufacturers. View the supplier directory where you can refine your search by country, garment category, or fabric type.

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Order Printed or Virtual HangtagsExplain our product’s benefits to help drive sales. Order your free LYCRA®, COOLMAX® or THERMOLITE® brand clothing hang tags today.

Request Garment LettersWe can provide a letter, when needed, to verify with a local customs office that your samples and/or garments contain genuine products from The LYCRA Company.

License Our Brands and LogosEnhance your sales potential by capitalizing on the awareness of the LYCRA®, COOLMAX®, and THERMOLITE® brands and co-brand your collections.

Fabric Testing and ApprovalProtect your investment in genuine LYCRA®, COOLMAX® or THERMOLITE® fibers by submitting your fabrics for testing and approval.

Create a Mill ShowroomReach qualified audiences and boost business opportunities by showcasing your fabric collections on LYCRA ONE™.

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