What is the difference between Polyamide and Nylon?

I have been noticing some new yarns that are rolling into the shop list "polyamide" instead of nylon...and that got me pondering....

What is the difference between Polyamide and Nylon????

I knew Polyamide was a man-made product...but didn't realize nylon IS a polyamide

A google search led me to https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-nylon-and-polyamide/

The chart I listed above is probably the best way to understand their differences, but if you really want to get into the geeky parts there are break downs of the chemical structure on that website too! But all of this is to say...in a sock yarn they pretty much serve the same purpose!!

We have a couple sock yarns in the shop that have PBT as well...so I wanted to touch upon that too!

PBT (PolyButylene Terephthalate) is a lycra-like human-made polymer. PBT is a natural UV-ray blocker, and much summer wear and sportswear is now being made from this fiber because it's lightweight, quite stretchy, but not clingy!

Who knew you would get a chemistry lesson while visiting a yarn shop blog! :)

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