Single Jersey front side under microscope

Single Jersey back side under microscope

A jersey is an item of knitted clothing, traditionally in wool or cotton, with sleeves, worn as a pullover; this is to say, it does not open at the front, unlike a cardigan. "Knit" redirects here See also KNIT and Knitted fabric. Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Sleeve ( O Eng ''slieve'' or ''slyf'', a word allied to slip, cf A cardigan is a type of Sweater / Jumper that ties Buttons or zips down the front by contrast a pullover does not It is usually close-fitting and machine knitted in contrast to a guernsey that is more often hand knit with a thicker yarn. A guernsey or gansey is a seaman's knitted woolen Sweater, similar to a jersey, which originated from the Channel Island of the same This article is about the fiber product For the type of joke see Shaggy dog story. The word is usually used interchangeably with sweater and is the name always officially used in the United Kingdom to refer to the item when worn as part of the uniform of military, police or other uniformed personnel. A sweater, pullover, jumper, or jersey is a relatively heavy Shirt intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though in some cases The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

The traditional Jersey, and traditional Guernsey, are dyed a navy blue colour, using a dye that does not require stripping the wool of its natural oil, rendering these sweaters surprisingly water resistant. The wool used in guernseys is often passed through oil in order to render it doubly water-resistant.

Alternatively, a jersey as used in sport is the name of a shirt worn by a member of a team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype or corporate sponsor. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively A sportsperson ( British and American English) or athlete (principally American English is any person who participates regularly in a Sport. A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) Cycling jerseys of specific colour or pattern represent certain statuses in cycling - such as the maillot jaune (yellow jersey) of the leader of the Tour de France, or the rainbow jersey. A cycling jersey is a specialized jersey (shirt for Cycling. While the vast majority of cyclists worldwide wear conventional clothing while riding a jersey offers Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The Yellow jersey (Maillot jaune majo ʒoːn is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races originally and most notably the Tour de France History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France The Rainbow jersey is the distinctive jersey worn by the reigning world champion in a Bicycle racing discipline Cycling jerseys are usually made of synthetic microfiber material to aid in wicking sweat away from the skin to allow it to evaporate. Microfiber ( British spelling: Microfibre) refers to synthetic fibers ( Fiber) that measure less than one denier. Evaporation is the process by which Molecules in a Liquid state (e The main garment of an ice hockey uniform, which was traditionally called a sweater, is increasingly know as a hockey jerseys have also become a fashion accessory. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A hockey jersey, traditionally called a sweater (due to it originally being made from Sweater material such as wool is a piece of Clothing worn by Basketball jerseys are usually sleeveless. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m

It is common for Australian Year 12 students and Year 13 students in New Zealand to receive personalised jerseys during their last year at school - these are commonly referred to as a Year or Leavers' Jerseys. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island They are based on the design of a sport jersey (usually Rugby Union, feature school colours, the year the students graduate, and a personalised 'nickname'. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short They are usually worn over the normal school uniform.

Jersey is also a soft, slightly elastic knit cloth made from wool, cotton or silk. An elastomer is a Polymer with the property of Elasticity. The term which is derived from elastic polymer, is often used interchangeably with the term A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons

In some sports, (examples include Basketball, and American Football) a player's Jersey may be "retired". When a Jersey is retired that player's jersey is placed usually where the team plays in honor of that player's accomplishment. The retiring of a Jersey at one time included the retiring of the number on the player's jersey leaving it unavailable for future players, to further honor that player. However as Jerseys are usually double digit (00-99) that leaves only 100 possible numbers. As such the practice of retiring the number has dwindled, and in most cases only the specific jersey is retired and put on display.

The name derives from Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, where the material was first produced. The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Channel Islands ( Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are a group of Islands