The fibers are chosen with great care. Whether it be natural fibers like wool and cotton, or synthetic materials like nylon and acrylic, and up to the most updated innovations in the industry like polypropylene, Fine COOL and spandex, our standards remain the same… no compromising on the quality of our products.

Natural Fibres

Wool
Characteristics: biodegradable, breathable, resilient*, elastic, versatile and thermo-insulating.
Advantages: socks made with wool keep feet dry by repelling moisture; wool can absorb up to a third of its weight in water without losing its warm quality. Wool has been known for centuries as the warmest of fabrics; it doesn’t stick to skin, and provides unequaled softness and comfort.

Common denominations

Pure new wool
Pure wool with long, soft fibres; it has never been manufactured or blended with other wools of different quality.

Merino wool
Sheared from merino sheep, this wool is softer than most, and its fibre is smaller in diameter.

Lambswool
A fine, silky and shiny wool, it comes from the first shearing of lambs under the age of one year.

Origins of Duray wool
New Zealand, Australia, Canada

Cotton
Characteristics: soft and breathable fibre that absorbs moisture.
Advantage: combined to wool’s natural qualities, cotton adds to its softness.

Synthetic Fibres

Acrylic
Characteristics: soft, light and fast-drying, its fibre takes well to dyeing.
Advantages: often compared to wool, acrylic adds softness and helps keep feet dry.

Polypropylene
Characteristic: hydrophobic non-absorbent fibre (the only one that floats on water).
Advantages: with its incomparable wicking ability, polypropylene practically expels water from the fibre, keeping feet dry.

FINE COOL
Characteristics : soft and breathable
Advantages : quick adsorption and fast drying. Easy care.



Spandex
Characteristic: elastic.
Advantages: adding spandex to other fibres makes socks spring back to their original shape, preventing sagging and providing an easy fit for different sizes.

Nylon
Characteristic: resistant.
Advantages: when added to another fibre, nylon assures resistance and durability, especially if both fibres are knitted together. Duray uses nylon throughout the entire sock for extra long wear.

Types of nylon used:

Discontinuous nylon fibre
Crude nylon fibres blended directly with wool before carding to obtain a continuous yarn.

Multifibre nylon
Nylon thread knitted with wool when manufacturing socks.

Stretch nylon
Maximum elasticity.

Superwash treatment
What it is: a chemical process applied to Duray socks after washing.
What it does: prevents shrinkage despite numerous machine washings and dryings.

Care
Washing tips: to ensure long wear to your socks and prevent pilling, we recommend that you...
• turn your socks inside out before washing
• always wash in warm water
• do not bleach
• tumble-dry at low heat
• use fabric softener

*Resilient: Wool fibres are made up of numerous coiled springs, giving wool fabrics the ability to coil back to their original shape even after being folded, crushed or stretched. Wool can be stretched by as much as 40% and still regain its original shape. Furthermore, these coil-springed fibres retain warmth.