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This synthetic fiber was introduced in the 1930s. It was another early substitute for silk and soon quickly became the fiber of choice for women's stockings.

Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers known generically as polyamides and first produced on February 28, 1935 by Wallace Carothers at DuPont. Nylon is one of the most commonly used polymers.

All about nylon and how nylon is manufactured, used and cared for.

Nylon was developed as a synthetic substitute for silk. Silk is harvested from cocoons made by silkworms.