Lauren Moodie

We all want to help do our bit for the planet - but ideally without compromising on the quality, convenience or style we’re used to. So, what can we actually do to make our hosiery habit kinder to the environment? Read some small things we can ALL do to help reduce waste and make the hosiery cycle c

Most tights are made in a circular knitting machine. Yarn is fed into the machine, which uses 300 to 420 needles to convert the nylon or other fibres used to create the tights into a series of loops. The threading machines make a tubular sleeve of material for the legs. Circular knitting is very fast,

A mixture of your personality, current trends and the seasons will form the basis of which tights you choose to buy. Your own interpretation of fashion and how you style your outfits can be complemented by your choice of tights or hosiery.  What better way to express your individuality than with

At The Tight Spot, we have over 2,000 styles of hosiery across 25 best selling hosiery brands.  Each brand varies slightly in their sizing guides so always check our ‘Size Guide’ button on each product page to ensure you get the best fit of tights according to your height, weight and hip measurements.

The difference between ordinary tights and seamless tights is the way they have been constructed. Regular tights are two legs sewn together to create a brief with a seam down the centre at the brief, sometimes with a separate gusset inserted. In contrast, seamless tights are knitted as one piece. This

During World War II, the DuPont factory, which introduced Nylon, had to cease making nylon stockings, which created a black market for stockings.